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

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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