This is the part where I usually come up with something clever to say before the useful information regarding a development release. I had something great, I really did. In fact I had the most clever statement in the world. Only you see, my cat jumped on my keyboard, right when I was testing emacs (I don't even use emacs!) and the darn X session just got zapped! All my cleverness gone, and this, well this is just a tribute.
When Fedora 10 was released, users and press alike gushed: "Slick and stable... has a rock solid feel." "Fast and easy." "A great release." What's next for the free operating system that shows off the best new technology of tomorrow? You can find out at:
http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease
We also hope to repeat the crazy success of Fedora 10's Beta contest! Test five things in the Beta that are important to you as a user. If you find a bug *and* report it, you get the free attention of a package maintainer on a problem personally important to you! Do your part to make Fedora 11 that much better.
Among the top features of this ground-breaking release:
* Automatic Fonts & Mime Installer - Allows programs on the desktop to automatically install applications, fonts, multimedia capabilities, and clipart. * Fingerprint Readers - Better experience for systems with fingerprint readers, including support through the graphical Authentication Configuration tool and gnome-about-me. * Intel, ATI, and Nvidia kernel modesetting - Fedora 10 provided the first steps by a major distribution in using the kernel modesetting (KMS) feature to speed up graphical boot. Fedora 11 has increased the video card coverage of the KMS feature, with more to come. * Virt Console - Fedora 11 provides more accurate mouse pointer positioning and higher screen resolutions for virtual machine consoles, along with other improvements such as simpler use of USB devices. * MinGW Cross-compiler - Build and test full-featured Microsoft Windows programs, from the comfort of a Fedora system, without needing to use that "other OS." * Volume Control - The multimedia experience of Fedora users is improved by an easily understandable and much more flexible volume control.
But wait, there's more! For developers there are all sorts of goodies:
* Python 2.6 - This new version in Fedora is a precursor to Python 3000 (3.0), including many compatibility measures to help developers get their code prepared for the next generation of Python. * NetBeans 6.5 - NetBeans IDE 6.5 is a significant update of NetBeans IDE 6.1 that includes improved JavaScript, AJAX, Ruby, and database support. * gcc 4.4 - The gcc compiler suite has been updated to the latest version, featuring better error detection for the latest in safety and execution. * Eclipse profiling tools - Add the power of various native profiling tools into the Eclipse IDE and integrate with the rest of the development environment.
Peek under the hood and there is still more:
* Desktop Environments - Updates to Gnome 2.26 and KDE 4.2.1 bring the latest innovations and functionality to desktop users. Xfce and Sugar have also been updated. * Anaconda Storage - New storage code for the Anaconda installer improves the ability to handle new types of storage. The rewrite does not change the user interface. * Minimal Platform - New installer features make it much easier to create very small installations for embedded applications, such as for a server or desktop appliance. * Control groups - Allows system administrator to partition the system resources into different sub groups, and dedicate these sub groups resources to different applications' need. * DeviceKit - A simple, modular system service to manage devices and designed to partially replace HAL. Users gain a graphical disk management application that integrates nicely into the desktop. * DNS Security - DNSSEC (DNS SECurity) is a mechanism that can prove integrity and authenticity of DNS data. * ext4 filesystem - ext4 is the new default file system for Fedora 11 (replacing ext3) allowing for larger file system support and better performance by providing real-time fragmentation prevention and smarter data allocations. * sVirt MAC - sVirt integrates SELinux with the Fedora virtualization stack to allow Mandatory Access Control (MAC) security be applied to guest virtual machines * Power Management - Fedora 11 includes new power monitoring utilities and a new system daemon that automatically adjusts power settings to reflect the current system use. There is also a facility to review the system and make suggestions on improving power consumption. * IBus input method - Ibus has been rewritten in C, and provides a simple, clean default system for changing the way international users input information into a Fedora system.
And that is only the beginning. A more complete list and details of each new cited feature is available:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList
For release information, including common and known bugs, please refer to the release notes:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Beta_release_notes
Since this is a Beta release, there may still be some rough spots still in the polishing phase. Some of them are already known and in the process of fixing. If you find a problem, please check the list of known issues and then file a bug:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Beta_release_notes#Known_Issues
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 08:05:25 -0700, Jesse Keating jkeating@redhat.com wrote:
We also hope to repeat the crazy success of Fedora 10's Beta contest! Test five things in the Beta that are important to you as a user. If you find a bug *and* report it, you get the free attention of a package maintainer on a problem personally important to you! Do your part to make Fedora 11 that much better.
What would really be nice is if after submitting 5 buig reports, I could get the developers to work on a bug report of my choosing.
Jesse Keating wrote:
And that is only the beginning. A more complete list and details of each new cited feature is available:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList
For release information, including common and known bugs, please refer to the release notes:
I've clicked and clicked and clicked, but I cannot see the answer;
Where are we up to with virtualisation, and Xen in particular?
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:01 PM, John Summerfield debian@herakles.homelinux.org wrote:
Jesse Keating wrote:
And that is only the beginning. A more complete list and details of each new cited feature is available:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList
For release information, including common and known bugs, please refer to the release notes:
I've clicked and clicked and clicked, but I cannot see the answer;
Where are we up to with virtualisation, and Xen in particular?
I assume, of course, you're looking for dom0. It's a work in progress. Check the fedora-xen mail list archives from the past couple of weeks.
jerry
Jerry Amundson wrote:
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:01 PM, John Summerfield icked, but I cannot see the answer;
Where are we up to with virtualisation, and Xen in particular?
I assume, of course, you're looking for dom0. It's a work in progress. Check the fedora-xen mail list archives from the past couple of weeks.
Kernels for testing at
http://myoung.fedorapeople.org/dom0/
Rahul
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:01 PM, John Summerfield debian@herakles.homelinux.org wrote:
Jesse Keating wrote:
And that is only the beginning. A more complete list and details of each new cited feature is available:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList
For release information, including common and known bugs, please refer to the release notes:
I've clicked and clicked and clicked, but I cannot see the answer;
Where are we up to with virtualisation, and Xen in particular?
Dale Bewley's Virtualization beat in FWN might be of some use to you if you're looking for a quick overview:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue169#Virtualization
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue162#Test_Dom0_Xen_Kernel_RPM_Availabl...
On Wed, 1 Apr 2009, Oisin Feeley wrote:
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:01 PM, John Summerfield debian@herakles.homelinux.org wrote:
Jesse Keating wrote:
And that is only the beginning. A more complete list and details of each new cited feature is available:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList
For release information, including common and known bugs, please refer to the release notes:
I've clicked and clicked and clicked, but I cannot see the answer;
Where are we up to with virtualisation, and Xen in particular?
Dale Bewley's Virtualization beat in FWN might be of some use to you if you're looking for a quick overview:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue169#Virtualization
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue162#Test_Dom0_Xen_Kernel_RPM_Availabl...
what would folks recommend for a newbie-level tutorial on virtualization that i could point people at, or use as the basis of a short seminar on the topic? i already know about some of the stuff at kernelnewbies, such as:
http://virt.kernelnewbies.org/TechOverview
plus the fedora-specific content here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Virtualization_Quick_Start
is that second link still accurate WRT F11? thanks.
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On Wed, 1 Apr 2009, John Summerfield wrote:
I've clicked and clicked and clicked, but I cannot see the answer;
Where are we up to with virtualisation, and Xen in particular?
Fedora dom0 xen support is waiting for at least basic support to be put into the upstream kernels, which should happen during the current merge window for 2.6.30, but there is still a bit of arguing over it so it isn't certain. Hence it won't be in F11, though might be in F12.
Dom0 does however work (at least some of the time) in F11, and there are kernels based on the Fedora kernels with dom0 support added in at http://fedorapeople.org/~myoung/dom0/ using patches from the git repository of the xen developer Jeremy Fitzhardinge http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git;a=summary and should be close to what is proposed for 2.6.30. These kernels are not however expected to be bug-free.
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