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{{admon/important|This page is an F14 Placeholder.| To see when this page will be completed, please refer to the F14 Marketing Schedule. To learn how to write a [[Final announcement]], please refer to the [[Final announcement SOP]].}}
It's here!  It's here!  It's really here!  Fedora 14 has been released! Fedora is a leading edge, free and open source operating system that continues to deliver innovative features to many users, with a new release about every six months.
 
Fedora 14, codename Laughlin, is now available for download.  Join us and share the joy of Free software and the community with friends and family.  


It's here!  It's here!  It's really here!  Fedora 14 has been released! Fedora is a leading edge, free and open source operating system that continues to deliver innovative features to many users, with a new release about every six months.
We know you can't wait to get started with Fedora 14, so simply follow this link to download it today:
  http://get.fedoraproject.org?anF14


Fedora 14, codename Laughlin, after months of work is now available for download.  Join us and share the joy of Free software and the community with friends and family.  
If you want a quick tour of highlights in this release, check out:
  http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F14_one_page_release_notes?anF14


For more information including common and known bugs, and tips on how to report
bugs, please refer to the release notes:
  http://docs.fedoraproject.org/?anF14


You can also find this announcement text at:
  http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_14_announcement?anF14


=== What's New in Fedora 14? ===
=== What's New in Fedora 14? ===
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* '''libjpeg-turbo'''  Users can load and save images faster in Fedora 14 than in previous releases.  
* '''libjpeg-turbo'''  Users can load and save images faster in Fedora 14 than in previous releases.  
* '''Spice''' Spice (Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments) provides a better interface to interact with the virtualized desktop. Currently, it provides the rudimentary foundation to take advantage of things like Accelerated 2D graphics, encryption, and "hardware" cursor support.  
* '''Spice''' Spice (Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments) provides users with an enhanced remote desktop experience. Currently, it provides the rudimentary foundation to take advantage of things like Accelerated 2D graphics, encryption, and "hardware" cursor support.  


==== For developers ====
==== For developers ====
For developers there are all sorts of additional goodies:
For developers there are all sorts of additional goodies:


* '''Support for Milkymist''' Developers can enjoy developing for Milkymist, an open hardware embedded board, on Fedora 14. Thanks to the Fedora Electronic Lab.
* '''D''' Fedora 14 introduces support for D, a systems programming language combining the power and high performance of C and C++ with the programmer productivity of modern languages such as Ruby and Python.  
* '''D''' Fedora 14 introduces support for D, a systems programming language combining the power and high performance of C and C++ with the programmer productivity of modern languages such as Ruby and Python.  
* '''Python 2 upgrade''' The system python 2 stack has been upgraded to 2.7.
* '''Python 2 upgrade''' The system python 2 stack has been upgraded to 2.7.
* '''GNUStep''' A GUI framework based of the Objective-C programming language which is part of the gcc.
* '''GNUStep''' A GUI framework based of the Objective-C programming language which is part of the gcc.
* '''Memory Debugging Tools''' The new "gdb-heap" package adds a new "heap" command to /usr/bin/gdb which allows you to get a breakdown of how a process is using dynamic memory.
* '''Memory Debugging Tools''' The new "gdb-heap" package adds a new "heap" command to /usr/bin/gdb which allows you to get a breakdown of how a process is using dynamic memory.
* '''
* '''Rakudo Star''' An implementation of Perl version 6.
* '''Support for Milkymist''' Developers can enjoy developing for Milkymist, an open hardware embedded board, on Fedora 14. Thanks to the Fedora Electronic Lab for their work in this regard.


==== For system administrators ====
==== For system administrators ====
And don't think we forgot the system administrators:
And don't think we forgot the system administrators:


* Fedora is now available for users of the '''Amazon Elastic Computing Cloud''' service.
* Fedora is now available for users of the '''Amazon Elastic Computing Cloud''' service, released concurrently with the traditional release.  
* The '''SPICE Framework for Desktop Virtualization''' provides users with an enhanced remote desktop experience.
* '''virt-v2v''' assists in the easy migration of Xen virtual machines to KVM virtual machines.
* '''virt-v2v''' assists in the easy migration of Xen virtual machines to KVM virtual machines.
* A '''Virtualization Technology Preview Repo''' allows users to test the very latest developments in virtualization related packages.
* A '''Virtualization Technology Preview Repo''' allows users to test the very latest developments in virtualization related packages.
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* '''Apache''' has been updated and includes a number of ''mod'' and ''security'' fixes.
* '''Apache''' has been updated and includes a number of ''mod'' and ''security'' fixes.


 
And that's only the beginning. Updated versions of many packages, as usual, will be available in Fedora 14. A more complete list with more details of the new features on board Fedora 14 is available at:
 
 
And that's only the beginning. A more complete list with details of all the new features on board Fedora 14 is available at:


http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/14/FeatureList
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/14/FeatureList


OK, go get it. You know you can't wait.
OK, so what are you waiting for?  Go download it! You know you can't wait.


http://get.fedoraproject.org/
http://get.fedoraproject.org/
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In particular, Fedora has made preupgrade a more robust solution and pushed several bug fixes to older releases of Fedora to enable an easy upgrade to Fedora 14.
In particular, Fedora has made preupgrade a more robust solution and pushed several bug fixes to older releases of Fedora to enable an easy upgrade to Fedora 14.
For an quick tour of features in Fedora 14 and pictures of many friends of Fedora, check out our "short-form" release notes:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F14_one_page_release_notes


Fedora 14 full release notes and guides for several languages are available at:
Fedora 14 full release notes and guides for several languages are available at:
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=== Fedora Spins ===
=== Fedora Spins ===


 
Fedora spins are alternate version of Fedora, tailored for various types of users via hand-picked application set or customizations. They can be found at:


http://spins.fedoraproject.org
http://spins.fedoraproject.org


== Contributing ==
== Contributing ==
For more information including common and known bugs, tips on how to report
bugs, and the official release schedule, please refer to the release notes:
http://docs.fedoraproject.org


There are many ways to contribute beyond bug reporting.  You can help translate software and content, test and give feedback on software updates, write and edit documentation, design and do artwork, help with all sorts of promotional activities, and package free software for use by millions of Fedora users worldwide.  To get started, visit http://join.fedoraproject.org today!
There are many ways to contribute beyond bug reporting.  You can help translate software and content, test and give feedback on software updates, write and edit documentation, design and do artwork, help with all sorts of promotional activities, and package free software for use by millions of Fedora users worldwide.  To get started, visit http://join.fedoraproject.org today!
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 18 September 2016

It's here! It's here! It's really here! Fedora 14 has been released! Fedora is a leading edge, free and open source operating system that continues to deliver innovative features to many users, with a new release about every six months.

Fedora 14, codename Laughlin, is now available for download. Join us and share the joy of Free software and the community with friends and family.

We know you can't wait to get started with Fedora 14, so simply follow this link to download it today:

 http://get.fedoraproject.org?anF14

If you want a quick tour of highlights in this release, check out:

 http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F14_one_page_release_notes?anF14

For more information including common and known bugs, and tips on how to report bugs, please refer to the release notes:

 http://docs.fedoraproject.org/?anF14

You can also find this announcement text at:

 http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_14_announcement?anF14

What's New in Fedora 14?

For desktop users

A universe of new features for end users:

  • libjpeg-turbo Users can load and save images faster in Fedora 14 than in previous releases.
  • Spice Spice (Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments) provides users with an enhanced remote desktop experience. Currently, it provides the rudimentary foundation to take advantage of things like Accelerated 2D graphics, encryption, and "hardware" cursor support.

For developers

For developers there are all sorts of additional goodies:

  • D Fedora 14 introduces support for D, a systems programming language combining the power and high performance of C and C++ with the programmer productivity of modern languages such as Ruby and Python.
  • Python 2 upgrade The system python 2 stack has been upgraded to 2.7.
  • GNUStep A GUI framework based of the Objective-C programming language which is part of the gcc.
  • Memory Debugging Tools The new "gdb-heap" package adds a new "heap" command to /usr/bin/gdb which allows you to get a breakdown of how a process is using dynamic memory.
  • Rakudo Star An implementation of Perl version 6.
  • Support for Milkymist Developers can enjoy developing for Milkymist, an open hardware embedded board, on Fedora 14. Thanks to the Fedora Electronic Lab for their work in this regard.

For system administrators

And don't think we forgot the system administrators:

  • Fedora is now available for users of the Amazon Elastic Computing Cloud service, released concurrently with the traditional release.
  • virt-v2v assists in the easy migration of Xen virtual machines to KVM virtual machines.
  • A Virtualization Technology Preview Repo allows users to test the very latest developments in virtualization related packages.
  • Varnish has been updated and includes improved scalability and a new log function.
  • Apache has been updated and includes a number of mod and security fixes.

And that's only the beginning. Updated versions of many packages, as usual, will be available in Fedora 14. A more complete list with more details of the new features on board Fedora 14 is available at:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/14/FeatureList

OK, so what are you waiting for? Go download it! You know you can't wait.

http://get.fedoraproject.org/

If you are upgrading from a previous release of Fedora, refer to

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading

In particular, Fedora has made preupgrade a more robust solution and pushed several bug fixes to older releases of Fedora to enable an easy upgrade to Fedora 14.

Fedora 14 full release notes and guides for several languages are available at:

http://docs.fedoraproject.org/

Fedora 14 common bugs are documented at:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F14_bugs

Fedora Spins

Fedora spins are alternate version of Fedora, tailored for various types of users via hand-picked application set or customizations. They can be found at:

http://spins.fedoraproject.org

Contributing

There are many ways to contribute beyond bug reporting. You can help translate software and content, test and give feedback on software updates, write and edit documentation, design and do artwork, help with all sorts of promotional activities, and package free software for use by millions of Fedora users worldwide. To get started, visit http://join.fedoraproject.org today!

Fedora 15

Even as we continue to provide updates with enhancements and bug fixes to improve the Fedora 14 experience, our next release, Fedora 15, is already being developed in parallel, and has been open for active development for several months already. We have an early schedule for an end of April 2011 release:

Contact information

If you are a journalist or reporter, you can find additional information at:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Press