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Fedora 7 Released

Posted by kdawson on from the get-yer-fresh-bits dept.

fedoraman writes "Fedora 7 has been released. With Xorg 7.3, KDE 3.5.6, GNOME 2.18, and version 2.6.21 of the Linux kernel Fedora 7 comes with all the latest and greatest open source desktop software. Fedora 7 drops the traditional 'Core' nomenclature, since it includes both what used to be termed the Core and Extra components by default. Fedora 7 is also the first release to be constructed with Fedora's revolutionary new build system, which is designed to improve the ease of developing derivatives and Fedora-based software appliances. As usual, extensive documentation and release notes are available. Torrents are also available and ISO images can be downloaded from mirrors around the world."

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  1. Does it use a "hacked" kernel? by Viol8 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm not accusing Fedora here because I don't know, I've never used it. Do they use their own special kernel version?

    It annoys me that of the big distros (hello Suse) seem to think that the standard kernel isn't good enough for them. So if you want to upgrade your kernel you can't just grab the source and use /proc/config.gz from your current setup because a dozen options won't be valid. Is there a good reason they seem to think they know better than Linus and all the other devs working hard on the standard kernel or is it just an ego trip for the developers at these distros?

    1. Re:Does it use a "hacked" kernel? by drinkypoo · · Score: 1, Troll

      It annoys me that of the big distros (hello Suse) seem to think that the standard kernel isn't good enough for them.

      It annoys me that you don't know that this is the official method for distributing kernels today.

      The same is also true of glibc.

      Is there a good reason they seem to think they know better than Linus and all the other devs working hard on the standard kernel

      You may choose the distribution you want to run. You could choose one without a pile of patches to the kernel. Several of the features of many of these distributions depend on those kernel patches. If you don't want those features, don't run those distributions.

      You might just as well ask why Linus thinks he knows better than the users, who want those drivers.

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  2. just take a look... by night_flyer · · Score: -1, Troll

    Xorg 7.3, KDE 3.5.6, GNOME 2.18... with names like these, it's no wonder Linux is having a hard time getting on the desktop

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    Thanks to the RIAA, I buy them used...
  3. Yay! Fedora 5 is now... by Builder · · Score: 0, Troll

    no longer updated and a liability on every single server that it is installed on.

    Let the MS bashing begin... somehow.

    Neat!