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Linux Fedora 8: Scheduled for Release in November: 15 Proposed Features

By: Daniel Chubb | July 17, 2007 | 1 Comment

Fedora 8

With a scheduled release date of November 2007, we thought it was time to give you a Linux update on some proposed features for Fedora 8.

Some of these features may change as Fedora 8 is still 4 months of release.

Summery of proposed features for Fedora 8:

  • Better Startup Graphical, smooth and polished startup
  • Bigboard Replacement for GNOME panel that uses online services via mugshot
  • Codec Buddy Helper app promotes Free alternatives and guides users trying to play content under restricted codecs
  • KDE4 Integrating KDE 4.0, a new major version of KDE
  • NetworkManager System wide default network manager integration
  • PolicyKit: Easy and painless administration
  • PulseAudio: Feature rich sound server
  • Presto: Using delta RPM updates by default. Saves heavy amount of bandwidth and time for updates
  • VirtSecurity: Secure remote mangement for Xen, KVM & QEMU virtualization
  • Bookmarks: Fedora 8 Bookmarks
  • TexLive: TeXLive 2007 inclusion
  • Rsyslog: New default syslog daemon
  • No More XFS Don’t start XFS font server daemon by default and fix font packages. Savings on performance and bootup time.
  • XULrunner: Use and integrate XULRunner which is the Gecko browser engine separated from the user interface
  • Laptop Improvements: Improved support for using Fedora on Laptops

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  • http://www.gerhards.net Rainer Gerhards

    Hi, I am the maintainer of the rsyslog project. We are currently looking for folks who would like to break it, so that we can find fixes. Our goal is to provide the best possible experience for any user. If you’d like to have a look, please visit http://www.rsyslog.com.

    Thanks, Rainer