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Fedora 10 Released

Posted by timothy on from the looks-all-around-nice dept.

ekimd writes "Fedora 10, aka 'Cambridge,' was released today. Some of the major features include: 'wireless connection sharing enables ad hoc network sharing, better setup and use of printers through improved management tools, virtualization storage provisioning for local and remote connections now simplified, SecTool is a new security audit and intrusion detection system.' Versions of major software include: Gnome 2.24, Eclipse 3.4 and RPM 4.6. A features list can be found here." Reader Nate2 suggests LinuxFormat's detailed look at the new release, and adds a few more details about the software it contains: the release includes "a new graphical boot-up sequence, OpenOffice.org 3, many improvements to sound support via PulseAudio and other updates."

11 of 211 comments (clear)

  1. I would really like to give it a try... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...but unfortunately I'm still compiling the latest Gentoo!

  2. Re:Enjoy the porn by Random+BedHead+Ed · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was hoping that by "porn" the AC parent meant "screenshots of the new OS." But that's not what AC meant: AC meant "porn." Whoever modded this NSFW link +1 Informative should never get mod points again.

  3. Re:The big question is. by BigGerman · · Score: 2, Funny

    did not you read the FA? This ease-of-use-thing must be one of those terrible controversies every Ubuntu release is allegedly suffering from.

  4. Re:2+GB rpm's? by bubkus_jones · · Score: 5, Funny

    My package is at least that big.

    Oh come on, someone had to say it.

  5. Re:Will it fix the most notorious Linux bug?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is been a bug in the Linux kernel that makes computers reboot every 47.9 days. This bug has been around for nearly 15 years!

    I think you've misspelled "Windows NT" as "Linux".

    I don't think that Linux can claim to be ready for the desktop (nor the server for that matter) until its development process is streamlined. As it is, the development priorities are set at the whims of one person.

    I think you've misspelled "Windows" as "Linux".

    --
    Linux violates 235 Microsoft patents.

    I think you've misspelled "inspires" as "violates".

  6. Re:Competitive Advantage? by jmyers · · Score: 4, Funny

    Use Ubuntu if you are lazy and like free beer
    Use Fedora if you like free beer and Free software
    Use FreeBSD if you like free beer and dont like GPL
    Use OSX if you like to flash $100 bills when you pay for your beer

  7. Re:Distro comparison? by Jay+L · · Score: 2, Funny

    So for the rpm tags we re-defined "c" from "Core" to "collection"

    Well, then that's what we mean when we say FC10 here, too! So there.

  8. Re:Will it fix the most notorious Linux bug?? by smorken · · Score: 3, Funny

    You'd think that linux would have solved the "having to physically move the box" problem by now, sheesh

  9. Re:Will it fix the most notorious Linux bug?? by norminator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linux will never be ready for the desktop (or server) if you can't move it from one building to another without rebooting!

    Viva Vista!
    ;)

  10. Re:Different Audience by jd · · Score: 2, Funny

    But... but... I want things to just work when I tweak things! And I want the latest of everything! And I want all the tools that I've bookmarked on Freshmeat that the distros don't carry! And... and... and I want a pony!

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    It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
  11. Re:Will it fix the most notorious Linux bug?? by CrazedWalrus · · Score: 2, Funny

    My Linux laptop can move from one building to another without rebooting.

    Now with that trivial criterion met, we can declare that it's officially the Year of Linux on the Desktop! w00t!