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Fedora Core 2 Test 2 Released

Posted by simoniker on from the e2e4 dept.

Kalak writes "Fedora Core 2 Test 2, part of the project's goal to 'work with the Linux community to build a complete, general purpose operating system exclusively from open source software', has just been released - this test release 'is specifically designed for SELinux testing, as well as testing the 2.6 kernel, GNOME 2.5, and KDE 3.2.1.' Get a copy from one of the mirrors or grab a copy via BitTorrent. You probably want the binary only Torrent."

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  1. Re:Not the first project to do this? by aeoo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You mean "UnitedLinux" started by Caldera?

    Is UnitedLinux still alive in a more than a symbolic way?

  2. So the previous distributions weren't.... by millahtime · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So are you saying the previous distributions of linux weren't general purpose operating systems or that they weren't completely from open source software. Was say redhat 9 not general purpose??? Isn't FreeBSD general purpose and all open source??

    What defines general purpose???

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    Evolution or ID?
  3. Exciting stuff going on at Fedora by capz+loc · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I installed Fedora Core 1 when it first came out and I was very impressed. It included some stuff that wasn't in RH9, including a very pretty graphical boot. If Fedora continues on the path that it is on now, it could become a worthy competitor with SuSE and Mandrake on the home user front.

    The community projects like Fedora and Debian tend to innovate more than distros that are managed by companies because they can get away with the "if it breaks, you keep both pieces" warantee. Distros used in enterprise scenarios (generally) offer a more stable product, at the cost of innovation.

    1. Re:Exciting stuff going on at Fedora by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

      The community projects like Fedora and Debian tend to innovate more than distros that are managed by companies because they can get away with the "if it breaks, you keep both pieces" warantee. Distros used in enterprise scenarios (generally) offer a more stable product, at the cost of innovation.

      Please show me a company managed Linux distro that is more stable than Debian Stable. I'll promise to try it.

  4. How about giving Fedora its own topic/icon ? by phoxix · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because Redhat != Fedora.

    Sunny Dubey