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
Continuing from the recent announcement of new Fedora Project Leader, Jared Smith, this past week saw one more story in the trade press on this. from PC World.
Fedora 13: what you need to know (techradar.com/Linux Format)
Kara Schlitz forwarded[1] a repost from Linux Format about Fedora 13, from the blog techradar.com:
"Corporate backing and a large supportive community – almost all Linux distributions can boast of at least one half of that.
Fedora, since its inception in late 2003 as Red Hat's community distribution, has nurtured around itself a devoted community. It has achieved this after providing, release after release, an innovative and complete distribution that demands attention and respect.
Being a rather large distribution (the number of DVD distributions now pales in comparison to single CD variants), Fedora 13 has something for just about every variety of Linux user."
The full post is available[2].
Fedora vs Ubuntu (MyBroadband - South Africa)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a posting comparing Fedora and Ubuntu project approaches to creating linux distributions:
"The difference between Ubuntu and Fedora lies primarily in their approaches to the end product they produce. Ubuntu's approach is to produce an easy-to-use desktop alternative to Windows. While not a Windows clone it is designed to be used by anyone keen to leave Windows behind. And in this it is remarkably successful.
Fedora, on the other hand, strives to make a desktop operating system that offers the best that the world of free and open source software has at the time. It routinely includes software that many other distributions consider too experimental to use and yet, somehow, manages to team that with stability."
The full post is available[2].
My Linux: Fedora 13 for Software Developers (University of Auckland New Zealand Linux User Group)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a posting from a New Zealand LUG about Fedora 13, from the perspective of an engineer:
"This is (hopefully) the first in a series of posts in which members of the LUG will detail their personal Linux set-ups and what they use them for. I’m going to start out by detailing my set-up which is based on Fedora 13. As a Computer Systems Engineer use my system(s) largely for developing software, both for desktop platforms and embedded systems. Therefore this article isn’t really for those new to computers, but it should be of use to those who are tech-savvy on other platforms. I’ll start by giving a quick overview of how I came to be a Fedora user, give a description of Fedora as a distribution and then give an overview of my system."
The full post is available[2].