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| == Fedora 11 Overview ==
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| As always, Fedora continues to develop (http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/RedHatContributions) and integrate the latest free and open source software (http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features). The following sections provide a brief overview of major changes from the last release of Fedora. For more details about other features that are included in Fedora 11, refer to their individual wiki pages that detail feature goals and progress:
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| http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList
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| Throughout the release cycle, there are interviews with the developers behind key features giving out the inside story:
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| http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Interviews
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| The following are major features for Fedora 11:
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| * Wireless connection sharing enables ad hoc network sharing -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ConnectionSharing
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| * Better setup and use of printers through improved management tools -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BetterPrinting
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| * Virtualization storage provisioning for local and remote connections now simplified -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/VirtStorage
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| * SecTool is a new security audit and intrusion detection system -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/SecurityAudit
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| * RPM 4.6 is a major update to the powerful, flexible software management libraries -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/RPM4.6
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| Some other features in this release include:
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| * Glitch free audio and better performance is achieved through a rewrite of the PulseAudio sound server to use timer-based audio scheduling -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/GlitchFreeAudio
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| * Improved webcam support -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BetterWebcamSupport
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| <!-- Why is this a feature worth listing? * Removal of all packages licensed under only the Artistic 1.0 license -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Artistic1Removal -->
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| * Better support for infrared remote controls makes them easier to connect and work with many applications -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BetterLIRCSupport
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| * The paths <code>/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin</code> have been added to the PATH for normal users, to simplify command-line administration tasks -- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/SbinSanity
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| * The online account service provides applications with credentials for online accounts listed on http://online.gnome.org or stored in GConf -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/OnlineAccountsService
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| Features for Fedora 11 tracked on the feature list page:
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| http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList
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