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

By: Daniel Chubb | July 17, 2007

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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One Response to “Linux Fedora 8: Scheduled for Release in November: 15 Proposed Features”

Rainer Gerhards says:
July 17, 2007 at 5:35 pm
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
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