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* [[Releases/{{FedoraVersionNumber|next}}/Schedule | Release schedule]] | * [[Releases/{{FedoraVersionNumber|next}}/Schedule | Release schedule]] | ||
* [[Releases/{{FedoraVersionNumber|next}}/FeatureList| Feature List]] | * [[Releases/{{FedoraVersionNumber|next}}/FeatureList| Feature List]] | ||
Starting with Fedora 13 the "No Frozen Rawhide" pattern will be used, meaning each release will have the following phases: | |||
* [[Releases/Rawhide]] - Continuous daily updates with no guarantee of stability. Intended for initial testing of the very latest code under active development. | |||
* Branched - Continuous daily updates. The [[Feature Freeze Policy|Feature Freeze]] and [[Software String Freeze Policy|String Freeze]] are started during this phase. See [[Branch Freeze Policy]]. The Alpha Freeze occurs as that milestone approaches. Installers and updaters receive close attention. | |||
* [[Alpha Milestone|Alpha]] - Initial testing of all packages, which must be feature-complete by this point. The [[Beta Freeze Policy|Beta Freeze]] occurs as that milestone approaches. | |||
* Beta - Wide testing of all packages. The [[Final Freeze Policy|Final Freeze]] occurs as that milestone approaches. | |||
* Final Release - Suitable for the general public. | |||
During the Branched, Alpha, Beta, and Final phases, a separate Rawhide version will continue to receive daily updates, and be developed in parallel to the code on the "stable release" track. For example, the Rawhide code that is being developed during Fedora 13 Branched, Alpha, Beta, and Final phases will become Fedora 14. | |||
== Current Supported Releases == | == Current Supported Releases == | ||
Revision as of 00:27, 24 February 2010
Fedora Releases
Time Based Release Schedule
To understand the reasoning behind time based release cycles and Fedora's release lifecycle see LifeCycle.
Development
The release of Fedora currently under development is Fedora 41.
Starting with Fedora 13 the "No Frozen Rawhide" pattern will be used, meaning each release will have the following phases:
- Releases/Rawhide - Continuous daily updates with no guarantee of stability. Intended for initial testing of the very latest code under active development.
- Branched - Continuous daily updates. The Feature Freeze and String Freeze are started during this phase. See Branch Freeze Policy. The Alpha Freeze occurs as that milestone approaches. Installers and updaters receive close attention.
- Alpha - Initial testing of all packages, which must be feature-complete by this point. The Beta Freeze occurs as that milestone approaches.
- Beta - Wide testing of all packages. The Final Freeze occurs as that milestone approaches.
- Final Release - Suitable for the general public.
During the Branched, Alpha, Beta, and Final phases, a separate Rawhide version will continue to receive daily updates, and be developed in parallel to the code on the "stable release" track. For example, the Rawhide code that is being developed during Fedora 13 Branched, Alpha, Beta, and Final phases will become Fedora 14.
Current Supported Releases
Currently maintained releases of Fedora are:
- Fedora 12 (Constantine) - Release schedule | Release notes | Feature List
- Fedora 11 (Leonidas) - Release schedule | Release notes | Feature List
Old Unsupported Releases
- Fedora 10 (Cambridge) - Release schedule | Release notes | Feature List
- Fedora 9 (Sulphur) - Release schedule | Release notes | Feature List
- Fedora 8 (Werewolf) - Release schedule | Release notes | Feature List
- Fedora 7 (Moonshine) - Release notes
- Fedora Core 6 (Zod) - Release notes
- Fedora Core 5 (Bordeaux) - Release notes
- Fedora Core 4 (Stentz) - Release notes
- Fedora Core 3 (Heidelberg) - x86 Release notes and x86_64 Release notes
- Fedora Core 2 (Tettnang) - x86 Release notes and x86_64 Release notes
- Fedora Core 1 (Yarrow) - x86 Release notes and x86_64 Release notes