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=== Unter der Haube tut sich was...Die wichtigsten Neuerungen von Fedora 14 (Linux Community Germany) ===
=== Unter der Haube tut sich was...Die wichtigsten Neuerungen von Fedora 14 (Linux Community Germany) ===


German readers will enjoy an article Michael Kappes forwarded
German readers will enjoy an article Michael Kappes forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013538.html</ref> an article in Linux-Community.de on Fedora 14:
 
"Fedora 14 alias "Laughlin" steht zum Download bereit. Die immer wieder als Vorreiter bezeichnete Distribution. hat sich auch diesmal wieder viel Mühe gegeben ihrem Ruf gerecht zu werden. Doch die Neuerungen brauchen auch etwas mehr Speicherplatz. Die aktuelle Distribution hat eine Größe von gut 5 GByte."
 
The full article is available<ref>http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Online-Artikel/Die-wichtigsten-Neuerungen-von-Fedora-14</ref>.
 
<references/>
 
=== Four Favourite Fedora 14 Free Features (ComputerWeekly.com) ===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013537.html</ref> a perspective on four fave features of F14:
 
"So here are four favourite features in free Fedora 14:
 
* Framework software for Spice, a rapidly advancing infrastructure for desktop virtualisation
 
* New debugging features for developers, such as support for dynamic/unplanned memory usage tracking and faster launch thanks to pre-generated indexes
 
* Updated tech preview of the GNOME shell environment, part of the upcoming GNOME 3.0 release
 
* A subset of new and innovative software from the MeeGo community for an enhanced experience on netbooks and small devices"
 
The full article is available<ref>http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/open-source-insider/2010/11/four-favourite-fedora-14-free-features.html</ref>.
 
<references/>
 
=== Fedora 14 (Laughlin) Released (ZDNet UK) ===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013536.html</ref>
another review of Fedora 14:
 
"Yesterday afternoon, right on schedule, the Fedora Project<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/</ref> released Fedora 14, aka "Laughlin". The Release Announcement<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_14_announcement</ref> gives a quick "What's New" look at the release (which saves me having to repeat it here), and the Release Notes<ref>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Release_Notes/index.html</ref> provide extensive details on this release.
 
From what I can tell so far it is, as expected and as usual, a very good distribution. I have downloaded the 32- and 64-bit versions, and installed it without problem so far on systems with Intel, AMD/ATI and VIA cpus and graphic controllers, and Intel, Broadcom and Atheros wired and wireless network interfaces. The only special requirement I have run into so far is that the Broadcom WiFi adapter has to be downloaded from the Fedora Unity<ref>http://fedoraunity.org/</ref> web site. This is a very simple procedure, which I described previously in a post about Fedora 14 Beta<ref>http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/jamies-mostly-linux-stuff-10006480/fedora-14-beta-shaping-up-very-nicely-10020572/</ref>."
 
The full post is available<ref>http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/jamies-mostly-linux-stuff-10006480/fedora-14-laughlin-released-10020937/</ref>.
 
<references/>
 
=== Fedora 14 released with new features for developers (Ars Technica) ===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013535.html</ref> a feature on Fedora 14 for developers:
 
"The Fedora development community announced on Tuesday the official release of Fedora 14, codenamed Laughlin. The new version is a bit light on user-facing changes, but adds some useful features for developers.  Fedora typically issues a new release every six months and is loosely aligned with the GNOME development cycle. Each release brings updated software and some new packages."
 
The full post is available<ref>http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/11/fedora-14-released-with-new-features-for-developers.ars</ref>.
 
<references/>
 
=== Fedora 14 freigegeben (Pro-Linux.de) ===
 
[User:wonderer|Henrik Heigl] forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013534.html</ref> another review of Fedora 14 in German:
 
"Zu den Neuerungen in Fedora 14, Codename »Laughlin«, gehören Desktop-Virtualisierung mit Spice, die schnellere JPEG-Bibliothek libjpeg-turbo, bessere Unterstützung für das Statistikpaket R, die Datenerfassungsplattform ROOT, vollständige Server-Verwaltung über IPMI mit ipmiutil und Unterstützung für das Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)."
 
The full post is available<ref>http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/16341/fedora-14-freigegeben.html</ref>.
 
<references/>
 
=== Fedora 14 Linux Heads to the Cloud (ServerWatch.com)===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013528.html</ref> 
an article highlighting Fedora 14's cloud features:
 
"The Red Hat sponsored Fedora Linux distribution is out today with its second release of 2010. Fedora 14, codenamed "Laughlin," introduces new security, virtualization<ref>http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3911076/Fedora-14-Linux-Heads-to-the-Cloud.htm#</ref> and developer features as well as the first Fedora release for the Amazon EC2 cloud in years.
 
Fedora release comes as Red Hat is gearing up for the release of Red Hat Enterprise<ref>http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3911076/Fedora-14-Linux-Heads-to-the-Cloud.htm#</ref> Linux 6 and the company continues to push forward on cloud foundation technologies<ref>http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3900491/Red-Hat-Lays-Out-Cloud-Foundations.htm</ref>."
 
The full post is available<ref>http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3911076/Fedora-14-Linux-Heads-to-the-Cloud.htm</ref>.
 
<references/>
 
=== Fedora gets nips and tucks with 14 release (The Register) ===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013527.html</ref> a review of Fedora 14 from the UK's The Register:
 
"The Fedora Project, the open source community that creates the Linux variant that eventually becomes Red Hat's commercial-grade Enterprise Linux distro, has kicked out the "Laughlin" Fedora 14 release. Jared
Smith, who took over as Fedora Project Leader in June<ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/29/new_fedora_project_leader/</ref>, has one notch on his belt now.
 
You can see the release notes for Fedora 14 here<ref>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Release_Notes/</ref> and you can check out /El Reg/'s review of the beta of the Laughlin release
back in September here<ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/29/fedora_14_beta_review/</ref>. You
can get the Fedora 14 code and look at the new community site at fedoraproject.org<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/</ref>.
 
Fedora 14 is based on the Linux 2.6.35 kernel. Perhaps the most important change with Fedora 14 is that it is now concurrently available out on Amazon's EC2 compute cloud on launch day."
 
The full post is available<ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/02/redhat_fedora_14_rhel_6/</ref>.
 
<references/>
 
=== Open source software receives a boost with new Fedora release (LocalTechWire) ===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013526.html</ref> a brief post from LocalTechWire on Fedora 14:
 
"Fedora 14<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_14_announcement</ref>, the latest version of the free open source operating system from the Fedora project, is now available for download.
 
Raleigh-based Red Hat (NYSE: RHT<ref>http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/wral?Page=QUOTE&Ticker=RHT</ref>), the world’s top Linux open source developer and services provider, sponsors the Fedora project.
 
Code named “Laughlin,” Fedora 14 runs on Linux and is a free, community supported project that can replace or run along side proprietary operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Mac OS."
 
The full post is available<ref>http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/news/blogpost/8551683/</ref>.
 
<references/>
 
=== Fedora 14 vs. Ubuntu Maverick: Distinct Differences (Datamation) ===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013525.html</ref> a comparative review of Fedora 14 and Ubuntu:
 
"Both Fedora and Ubuntu continue to be centered on GNOME. At the same time, both offer alternative interfaces. But with Ubuntu's focus on improving usability in the GNOME interface and, in the next release, defaulting to its new GNOME-based Unity desktop, alternatives like the KDE-based Kubuntu or Xfce-based Xubuntu seem to be receiving less attention. Lesser-known graphical interfaces like LXDE and Sugar are available in Ubuntu, but receive little promotion<ref>http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3911026_2/Fedora-14-vs-Ubuntu-Maverick-Distinct-Differences.htm#</ref> in the release notes.
 
The same is true to an extent in Fedora. However, in the last few years, Fedora has been giving KDE and Xfce more attention, acknowledging them more strongly as alternatives. Fedora 14 continues this tradition by
promoting the MeeGo mobile interface in its release notes.
 
Suggesting that Ubuntu neglects alternatives would be going too far. Still, it does seem accurate to say that the latest Ubuntu release focuses on its version of GNOME, and treats other desktops<ref>http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3911026_3/Fedora-14-vs-Ubuntu-Maverick-Distinct-Differences.htm#</ref> as secondary, particularly if they are not developed in a separate sub-project.
 
[clip]
 
By contrast, Fedora seems to retain more of the spirit of a traditional distribution, shipping a distribution that does not venture far technically from what upstream projects like GNOME offer. Nor does
Fedora show many signs<ref>http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3911026_3/Fedora-14-vs-Ubuntu-Maverick-Distinct-Differences.htm#</ref> of preferring one interface over another, aside from the fact that it defaults to GNOME.
 
[clip]
 
The message in the release notes is that Fedora is for all sorts of users, whereas Ubuntu seems focused on as straightforward an experience for new users as possible. Nothing could more indicative of the differences in the two distro's current concerns.
 
Which of these two approaches to distribution-building is preferable remains a matter of choice. Ubuntu's popularity and the speed of its changes suggest that there is something to be said for its commercial,
centralized approach. Yet, at the same time, Fedora's more generalist approach seems more tolerant of the differences in how users work.
 
In the end, neither Ubuntu 10.10 or Fedora 14 are major releases. However, if you look closely, you can see the seeds of differences that might grow larger over the next few years."
 
The full post is available<ref>http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3911026/Fedora-14-vs-Ubuntu-Maverick-Distinct-Differences.htm</ref>.
 
<references/>
 
=== Fedora 14 is leading-edge Linux (ITWorld) ===
 
Kara Schiltz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013522.html</ref> a review of Fedora 14 from ITWorld:
 
"I like Fedora, Red Hat's community Linux distribution, a lot. But, let me warn you right now, that it's not a Linux for beginners. That's not to say that the newest version of Fedora, Fedora 14 Laughlin<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease</ref>, is hard to use. It's not. But, if you need a lot of handholding as you explore Linux, I think you'll be better off with Ubuntu.
 
[clip]
 
On the other hand, there are some really neat, new features in Fedora that do work well. I have to say though that they're going to be more exiting for system administrators and developers than they are someone
just running Fedora at home.
 
Easily the most important of these is the arrival of of Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environment (SPICE<ref>http://www.spice-space.org/</ref>). This is a desktop presentation service protocol, like Microsoft's RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and Citrix's ICA (Independent Computing Architecture), that you use to run thin-client desktops.
 
[clip]
 
Fedora also includes a new interface: MeeGo<ref>http://www.itworld.com/meego</ref>. This is the interface for the MeeGo operating system, which is meant for netbooks, Mobile Internet Devices (MID) and embedded devices. While not as well known or as mature as Android<ref>http://www.itworld.com/android</ref>, MeeGo shows great promise. By making it available on Fedora, developers can develop applications for MeeGo.
 
Another interesting feature is you need not run Fedora at own on your own desktop or server. You can now run Fedora on the Amazon Elastic Computing Cloud<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/EC2</ref> (EC2) service."
 
The full post is available<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013522.html</ref>.
 
<references/>

Revision as of 00:52, 4 November 2010

Fedora In the News

In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that is re-posted to the Fedora Marketing list[1]

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing

Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/

Cloud and Virtualization Features Set Fedora 14 Apart - (PC World)

Kara Schiltz forwarded[1] a brief article on new cloud computing and virtualization features in Fedora 14:

"Fedora 14, or "Laughlin," made its official debut on Tuesday, and it's packed with a raft of new features designed to enhance the experience for users of the open source desktop operating system.

Usability has been a key focus in the past few releases of Red Hat-sponsored Fedora, which is the second most popular Linux distribution[2], behind only Ubuntu[3], according to DistroWatch. Significant improvements in networking, software management, hardware support, and other functionality have resulted, so much of the work on this latest release has concentrated instead on providing bug fixes and increased stability."

The full article is available[4]

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013543.html
  2. ↑ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/204767/a_guide_to_todays_top_10_linux_distributions.html
  3. ↑ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/208818/is_unity_the_right_interface_for_desktop_ubuntu.html
  4. ↑ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/209673/cloud_and_virtualization_features_set_fedora_14_apart.html

Fedora 14: haven for Ubuntu's homeless GNOMEs - (Channel Register - UK)

Kara Schiltz forwarded[1] another review of Fedora 14:

"Fedora 14, released Tuesday, has quite a bit of new stuff under the hood - things you probably won't notice most unless you're a systems admin or use Fedora for development.

For Fedora this is business as usual and, many would argue, the way it should be. After all, the latest UI bling is useless if the underlying system isn't delivering the tools you need on a rock solid foundation.

It also makes a nice contrast to Canonical's Ubuntu, which has a habit of taking Fedora's upstream contributions, wrapping them in a prettier package and stealing the limelight. There's nothing wrong with that, it's the nature of open source software - you can do what you want with it. It's just that Fedora rarely ends up getting the credit it deserves for making desktop Linux as usable as it has become over the years."

The full article is available[2]

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013542.html
  2. ↑ http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/11/03/fedora_14_review/

Unter der Haube tut sich was...Die wichtigsten Neuerungen von Fedora 14 (Linux Community Germany)

German readers will enjoy an article Michael Kappes forwarded[1] an article in Linux-Community.de on Fedora 14:

"Fedora 14 alias "Laughlin" steht zum Download bereit. Die immer wieder als Vorreiter bezeichnete Distribution. hat sich auch diesmal wieder viel Mühe gegeben ihrem Ruf gerecht zu werden. Doch die Neuerungen brauchen auch etwas mehr Speicherplatz. Die aktuelle Distribution hat eine Größe von gut 5 GByte."

The full article is available[2].

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013538.html
  2. ↑ http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Online-Artikel/Die-wichtigsten-Neuerungen-von-Fedora-14

Four Favourite Fedora 14 Free Features (ComputerWeekly.com)

Kara Schiltz forwarded[1] a perspective on four fave features of F14:

"So here are four favourite features in free Fedora 14:

  • Framework software for Spice, a rapidly advancing infrastructure for desktop virtualisation
  • New debugging features for developers, such as support for dynamic/unplanned memory usage tracking and faster launch thanks to pre-generated indexes
  • Updated tech preview of the GNOME shell environment, part of the upcoming GNOME 3.0 release
  • A subset of new and innovative software from the MeeGo community for an enhanced experience on netbooks and small devices"

The full article is available[2].

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013537.html
  2. ↑ http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/open-source-insider/2010/11/four-favourite-fedora-14-free-features.html

Fedora 14 (Laughlin) Released (ZDNet UK)

Kara Schiltz forwarded[1] another review of Fedora 14:

"Yesterday afternoon, right on schedule, the Fedora Project[2] released Fedora 14, aka "Laughlin". The Release Announcement[3] gives a quick "What's New" look at the release (which saves me having to repeat it here), and the Release Notes[4] provide extensive details on this release.

From what I can tell so far it is, as expected and as usual, a very good distribution. I have downloaded the 32- and 64-bit versions, and installed it without problem so far on systems with Intel, AMD/ATI and VIA cpus and graphic controllers, and Intel, Broadcom and Atheros wired and wireless network interfaces. The only special requirement I have run into so far is that the Broadcom WiFi adapter has to be downloaded from the Fedora Unity[5] web site. This is a very simple procedure, which I described previously in a post about Fedora 14 Beta[6]."

The full post is available[7].

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013536.html
  2. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/
  3. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_14_announcement
  4. ↑ http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Release_Notes/index.html
  5. ↑ http://fedoraunity.org/
  6. ↑ http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/jamies-mostly-linux-stuff-10006480/fedora-14-beta-shaping-up-very-nicely-10020572/
  7. ↑ http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/jamies-mostly-linux-stuff-10006480/fedora-14-laughlin-released-10020937/

Fedora 14 released with new features for developers (Ars Technica)

Kara Schiltz forwarded[1] a feature on Fedora 14 for developers:

"The Fedora development community announced on Tuesday the official release of Fedora 14, codenamed Laughlin. The new version is a bit light on user-facing changes, but adds some useful features for developers. Fedora typically issues a new release every six months and is loosely aligned with the GNOME development cycle. Each release brings updated software and some new packages."

The full post is available[2].

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013535.html
  2. ↑ http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/11/fedora-14-released-with-new-features-for-developers.ars

Fedora 14 freigegeben (Pro-Linux.de)

[User:wonderer|Henrik Heigl] forwarded[1] another review of Fedora 14 in German:

"Zu den Neuerungen in Fedora 14, Codename »Laughlin«, gehören Desktop-Virtualisierung mit Spice, die schnellere JPEG-Bibliothek libjpeg-turbo, bessere Unterstützung für das Statistikpaket R, die Datenerfassungsplattform ROOT, vollständige Server-Verwaltung über IPMI mit ipmiutil und Unterstützung für das Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)."

The full post is available[2].

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013534.html
  2. ↑ http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/16341/fedora-14-freigegeben.html

Fedora 14 Linux Heads to the Cloud (ServerWatch.com)

Kara Schiltz forwarded[1] an article highlighting Fedora 14's cloud features:

"The Red Hat sponsored Fedora Linux distribution is out today with its second release of 2010. Fedora 14, codenamed "Laughlin," introduces new security, virtualization[2] and developer features as well as the first Fedora release for the Amazon EC2 cloud in years.

Fedora release comes as Red Hat is gearing up for the release of Red Hat Enterprise[3] Linux 6 and the company continues to push forward on cloud foundation technologies[4]."

The full post is available[5].

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013528.html
  2. ↑ http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3911076/Fedora-14-Linux-Heads-to-the-Cloud.htm#
  3. ↑ http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3911076/Fedora-14-Linux-Heads-to-the-Cloud.htm#
  4. ↑ http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3900491/Red-Hat-Lays-Out-Cloud-Foundations.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3911076/Fedora-14-Linux-Heads-to-the-Cloud.htm

Fedora gets nips and tucks with 14 release (The Register)

Kara Schiltz forwarded[1] a review of Fedora 14 from the UK's The Register:

"The Fedora Project, the open source community that creates the Linux variant that eventually becomes Red Hat's commercial-grade Enterprise Linux distro, has kicked out the "Laughlin" Fedora 14 release. Jared Smith, who took over as Fedora Project Leader in June[2], has one notch on his belt now.

You can see the release notes for Fedora 14 here[3] and you can check out /El Reg/'s review of the beta of the Laughlin release back in September here[4]. You can get the Fedora 14 code and look at the new community site at fedoraproject.org[5].

Fedora 14 is based on the Linux 2.6.35 kernel. Perhaps the most important change with Fedora 14 is that it is now concurrently available out on Amazon's EC2 compute cloud on launch day."

The full post is available[6].

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013527.html
  2. ↑ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/29/new_fedora_project_leader/
  3. ↑ http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Release_Notes/
  4. ↑ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/29/fedora_14_beta_review/
  5. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/
  6. ↑ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/02/redhat_fedora_14_rhel_6/

Open source software receives a boost with new Fedora release (LocalTechWire)

Kara Schiltz forwarded[1] a brief post from LocalTechWire on Fedora 14:

"Fedora 14[2], the latest version of the free open source operating system from the Fedora project, is now available for download.

Raleigh-based Red Hat (NYSE: RHT[3]), the world’s top Linux open source developer and services provider, sponsors the Fedora project.

Code named “Laughlin,” Fedora 14 runs on Linux and is a free, community supported project that can replace or run along side proprietary operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Mac OS."

The full post is available[4].

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013526.html
  2. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_14_announcement
  3. ↑ http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/wral?Page=QUOTE&Ticker=RHT
  4. ↑ http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/news/blogpost/8551683/

Fedora 14 vs. Ubuntu Maverick: Distinct Differences (Datamation)

Kara Schiltz forwarded[1] a comparative review of Fedora 14 and Ubuntu:

"Both Fedora and Ubuntu continue to be centered on GNOME. At the same time, both offer alternative interfaces. But with Ubuntu's focus on improving usability in the GNOME interface and, in the next release, defaulting to its new GNOME-based Unity desktop, alternatives like the KDE-based Kubuntu or Xfce-based Xubuntu seem to be receiving less attention. Lesser-known graphical interfaces like LXDE and Sugar are available in Ubuntu, but receive little promotion[2] in the release notes.

The same is true to an extent in Fedora. However, in the last few years, Fedora has been giving KDE and Xfce more attention, acknowledging them more strongly as alternatives. Fedora 14 continues this tradition by promoting the MeeGo mobile interface in its release notes.

Suggesting that Ubuntu neglects alternatives would be going too far. Still, it does seem accurate to say that the latest Ubuntu release focuses on its version of GNOME, and treats other desktops[3] as secondary, particularly if they are not developed in a separate sub-project.

[clip]

By contrast, Fedora seems to retain more of the spirit of a traditional distribution, shipping a distribution that does not venture far technically from what upstream projects like GNOME offer. Nor does Fedora show many signs[4] of preferring one interface over another, aside from the fact that it defaults to GNOME.

[clip]

The message in the release notes is that Fedora is for all sorts of users, whereas Ubuntu seems focused on as straightforward an experience for new users as possible. Nothing could more indicative of the differences in the two distro's current concerns.

Which of these two approaches to distribution-building is preferable remains a matter of choice. Ubuntu's popularity and the speed of its changes suggest that there is something to be said for its commercial, centralized approach. Yet, at the same time, Fedora's more generalist approach seems more tolerant of the differences in how users work.

In the end, neither Ubuntu 10.10 or Fedora 14 are major releases. However, if you look closely, you can see the seeds of differences that might grow larger over the next few years."

The full post is available[5].

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013525.html
  2. ↑ http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3911026_2/Fedora-14-vs-Ubuntu-Maverick-Distinct-Differences.htm#
  3. ↑ http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3911026_3/Fedora-14-vs-Ubuntu-Maverick-Distinct-Differences.htm#
  4. ↑ http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3911026_3/Fedora-14-vs-Ubuntu-Maverick-Distinct-Differences.htm#
  5. ↑ http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3911026/Fedora-14-vs-Ubuntu-Maverick-Distinct-Differences.htm

Fedora 14 is leading-edge Linux (ITWorld)

Kara Schiltz forwarded[1] a review of Fedora 14 from ITWorld:

"I like Fedora, Red Hat's community Linux distribution, a lot. But, let me warn you right now, that it's not a Linux for beginners. That's not to say that the newest version of Fedora, Fedora 14 Laughlin[2], is hard to use. It's not. But, if you need a lot of handholding as you explore Linux, I think you'll be better off with Ubuntu.

[clip]

On the other hand, there are some really neat, new features in Fedora that do work well. I have to say though that they're going to be more exiting for system administrators and developers than they are someone just running Fedora at home.

Easily the most important of these is the arrival of of Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environment (SPICE[3]). This is a desktop presentation service protocol, like Microsoft's RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and Citrix's ICA (Independent Computing Architecture), that you use to run thin-client desktops.

[clip]

Fedora also includes a new interface: MeeGo[4]. This is the interface for the MeeGo operating system, which is meant for netbooks, Mobile Internet Devices (MID) and embedded devices. While not as well known or as mature as Android[5], MeeGo shows great promise. By making it available on Fedora, developers can develop applications for MeeGo.

Another interesting feature is you need not run Fedora at own on your own desktop or server. You can now run Fedora on the Amazon Elastic Computing Cloud[6] (EC2) service."

The full post is available[7].

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013522.html
  2. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease
  3. ↑ http://www.spice-space.org/
  4. ↑ http://www.itworld.com/meego
  5. ↑ http://www.itworld.com/android
  6. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/EC2
  7. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-November/013522.html
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