Fedora is een Linux-distributie die voortvloeit uit een samenwerking tussen Red Hat en het Fedora Project, en is gebaseerd op technologie die afkomstig is van Red Hat. Sinds versie 7 heeft men de Core-repository compleet laten vallen waardoor men nu volledig zelfstandig werkt. De tweede testversie van Fedora 8 is sinds kort beschikbaar waarin men de nodige packages heeft vernieuwd en toegevoegd zoals Linux Kernel 2.6.23, Gnome 2.20 RC, KDE 3.5.7, Iced Tea en PulseAudio. Daarnaast stelt men ook verschillende 'spins' beschikbaar die elk toegespitst zijn op een bepaalde doelgroep, zoals applicatie ontwikkelaars of elektronica engineers. De aankondiging op de mailinglijst van Fedora 8 test 2 ziet er als volgt uit:
Batten down the hatches, Fedora 8 Test 2 spotted just over the port side bow! A veritable "sea" of choices await you in this release. First up is the "Fedora" installable 'choose your own adventure' style set of isos and trees for i386, x86_64, and ppc(64). Next up we have a variety of Live images:Remember that these Live images can be used on USB media via the 'livecd-iso-to-disk' utility available in the livecd-tools package.
- Fedora Live (i686, x86_64, ppc) - A good general use Desktop live image. i686 even fits on a CD!
- Fedora KDE Live (i686, x86_64) - A Desktop based on the KDE softwaresuite. i686 even fits on a CD!
- Fedora Developer Live (i686) - A Live image designed for software developers.
- Fedora Electronic Lab (FEL) Live (i686) - A live image designed for engineers working on electronics. Fits on a CD!
Test 2 is for "beta" users. This is the time where we have more features in a "testable" state where the more people using them and the more feedback we get the better. So please help us make Fedora 8 as good as we can!
Work in progress release notes for this test release can be found in the Fedora wiki. This is the second test release of the Fedora 8 release, which is scheduled for November 8, 2007. For further information see here.
The Release Engineering and QA teams keep track of bugs that are considered release blockers. You can see that list here. In addition, a list of non-blocker bugs that should be fixed for Fedora 8 if possible can be found here. Please check these lists before reporting new bugs!
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