Fedora In the News
In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that is re-posted to the Fedora Marketing list[1]
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing
Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco
First look: Fedora 13 from Red Hat (PC World)
Kara Schlitz forwarded[2] an article from PC World from 2010-06-01:
"It seems like a million moons ago that Red Hat announced the demise of Red Hat Linux in favor of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and embraced the Fedora project as the testing ground for its commercial releases. Last week marked the 13th Fedora release[3] in nearly seven years, so the new paradigm must be working well, even though the Linux landscape is vastly different now."
The full post is available[4].
Fedora linux 13 “goddard” mini review (techenclave)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a short review on Fedora 13, with screenshots. :
"I rather like Fedora 13 because it was pretty stable and I found it to be faster than Ubuntu. All my laptop hardware including my Wifi and webcam were supported by default and there were no crashes and bugs or random system freezes which I experienced with Ubuntu 10.04. Fedora 13 is suitable for beginners, intermediate users as well as experienced users. I prefer it over Ubuntu. It is worth installing as a primary operating system or upgrading. Do try it out. As an operating system, Fedora 13 Linux, “Goodard”, is rock solid and stable and moreover its free. What more can anyone ask for?"
The full post is available[2]
Red Hat: Fedora project has no plans to support Xen again (Network World)
Jonathan Nalley forwarded[1] an update regarding future support of Xen in Fedora:
"Red Hat has officially gone on record to say that it is not involved in any projects that add Xen support back to Fedora and has no plans to be. Indeed, the spokesperson said that one such 'experimental' project was based on a forked Linux kernal 'with no support from Fedora.'
...
As a reader pointed out, since this is open source, if you want better support for Xen on Fedora, you are free to built it yourself. But here's hoping that Xen.org, or the users at Fedorapeople.org are willing to lend a hand."
The full article is available[2].
RedHat releases Fedora 13 OS - (Drivers HeadQuarters)
Jonathan Nalley forwarded [1] an article from Drivers HeadQuarters on Fedora 13:
"The newest release of the Fedora operating system - codenamed Goddard- includes several enhancements including automatic printing and open source drivers.
...
Ars Technica says the new system also includes significant improvements in simplifying the operating system's installer. The site says Red hat's installation program for its Fedora 11 release had very serious problems, and often crashed, requiring a system restart and re-installation."
The full post is available[2]
Fedora 13 Released With Automatic Printing, Open 3D Drivers - (lifehacker.com.au)
Jonathan Nalley forwarded[1] an Australian review of Fedora 13, including:
"All platforms: The Fedora Desktop Project rolled out its lucky number 13 release, adding a few nifty features to the Linux system. Plug-and-go printer support, open drivers for Intel, ATI, and NVidia hardware, and a crafty new desktop shell to try out.
The automatic printing and experimental GNOME Shell support are neat in themselves, but what about “open” 3D drivers? If you’ve ever had to download Nvidia’s proprietary drivers for a Linux system, you’ve felt the compromise — your hardware is recognised and utilised, but your operating system doesn’t have real control over it. Setting up things like dual monitors is a true headache with proprietary drivers, so the more natively supported video hardware available for Linux, the better its chances at becoming a really usable workspace.
Fedora 13 is a free download, and should work on most Intel and PowerPC-based systems. Read the release notes for an overview of the new stuff, and Fedora fans (and newcomers) are encouraged to share tips and favourite features in the comments."
The full post is available[2]
Red Hat introduces Fedora 13 - (Computer Business Review)
Jonathan Nalley forwarded[1] a brief review of Fedora 13:
"The Fedora Project, a Red Hat sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration, has introduced version 13 of its open source operating system that combines new open source features with an open and transparent development process."
The full article is available[2]
Fedora 13 Supports NetBeans IDE (adtmag.com)
Kara Schlitz forwarded[1] an article from May 26th covering Fedora 13's support for NetBeans:
"The fate of the open source NetBeans[2] integrated development environment (IDE) has been in doubt since Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in January. But at least one vendor is continuing to invest in the IDE. Fedora, the free Red Hat-sponsored Linux distribution, this week released Fedora 13, which includes support for NetBeans 6.8[3], the first IDE to offer complete support for the entire Java EE 6 specification."
The full post is available[4]