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Tour of GNOME Online Desktop
by Rahul Sundaram 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

Hi Digg This: http://digg.com/linux_unix/Tour_of_GNOME_Online_Desktop http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/11/13/tour-of-gnome-online-desktop/ "Here’s a tour of the pre-alpha demo release of GNOME Online Desktop included in Fedora 8" Rahul

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Fedora 8: out of range
by Luya Tshimbalanga 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15299/1090/ Apparently, the author has a problem with the onboard Nvidia 6100. There are some mistake made like Fedora claiming to be the second distribution to feature LiveCD. I let you comment on these. -- Luya Tshimbalanga Fedora Project contributor http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/LuyaTshimbalanga

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Fedora Linux 8 hits back at Ubuntu
by Rahul Sundaram 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

Hi Digg it: http://digg.com/linux_unix/Fedora_Linux_8_hits_back_at_Ubuntu http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1049814461;fp;16;fpid;0 "The Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Linux project has released version 8 of its operating system with a host of new features aimed at raising the bar over rival Ubuntu. Fedora 8 release demonstrates an ongoing high level of development activity and strong user following" Rahul

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Wireless Networking Problem / Fedora Store Ideas
by Markus McLaughlin 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

I hate to be a complainer BUT when I was using the PPC version of Fedora 8 Live CD, wireless networking didn't work on an older iBook I use from time to time. I hope there is a good solution/workaround for this soon. I think the bugs must be ironed out for a Re-Spin before Fedora 9 is ready. But other then that, Fedora 8 is the BEST OS yet! As far as a Fedora Store : Book-Like Magazines with a FREE DVD attached are a MUST. Also, why not sell USB Flash Drives with Fedora 9 already on it?! Or a $300 PC with Fedora 9 pre-installed! Or $600 PC Laptops with Fedora 9. Or Getting Started Books with a Live CD attached! Or computer cases or luggage with the Fedora Logo on it! Or a Developer's Course with Fedora 9 SDK!!! Mark McLaughlin linuxglobe.wordpress.com Hudson, MA

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Spinning a New Kind of Distro
by Rahul Sundaram 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

Hi http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/archives/071113-111653.html "While talking with Fedora Project Leader Max Spevack yesterday, I increasingly got the sense that Fedora is positioning itself for something bigger. The key, I believe, is the spin management technology that was implemented in Fedora 7 and has now come to maturity in Fedora 8. Spins, in Fedora-parlance, are customized versions of Fedora that users can create using Fedora's on-board mixing/package management tools. Right now, besides the two official KDE and GNOME spins from Fedora, the Fedora Spin site is host to Electronic Lab, Games, and Development spins." Rahul

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Fedora Membership/Fellowship
by Fabian Affolter 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Hi all, A few months ago Gerold and I talked about a kind of Fedora Member- or Fellowship. This has included the webshop issue, too. The membership thing is a topic for the FAD [1] at the end of this month but perhaps it's a good idea to publish our "brain dump" right now. Because a intensive discussion about a shop has started... Some of you can surely remember the time when "Red Hat Magazin" has been delivered (between summer 2003 and winter 2004) to the subscribers in Europe. It was the printed german pendant to the online version [2]. Every issue contained an up-to-date "respins" of Red Hat Linux 9 and later Fedora Core. With one issue they sent a mouse pad. I believe that most subscribers like this kind of goodie because it was exclusive. But we don't want to focus to a magazine because there are already enough computer-related magazines on the market. Our focus will be the delivering of pressed and printed media with the newest release of Fedora at the Release Day. No waiting because the mirrors are slow or down just take the disc and install it. The goodies are the other part of the subscription. Basically we were just looking for something to get the people (most will be end users...) closer to the project and a way to make the customer relationship stronger. Of course it's about money. We hope to finance the participation of Fedora at Events with the profit. Check out your "brain dump" [3] and tell me your opinion, your ideas, your reservations or what ever. Kind regards, Fabian [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD/FADEMEA2007 [2] http://www.redhatmagazine.com/ [3] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing/Membership

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[Phoronix] WereWolf Vs the Gutsy Gibbon: 1- 1
by H. Guémar 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Hi, Phoronix has done some benchmarks on performancesbetween Fedora 8 and Ubuntu 7.10. "As would be expected, in the gaming benchmarks the two Linux distributions had performed about the same. In three of the benchmarks, however, Fedora 8 had the marginal lead over Ubuntu 7.10. Even though Fedora 8 was on top 60% of the time, the differences were so small that a Linux gamer would not notice a change while gaming." http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=912&num=1 I am interested to know if SELinux was activated on the Fedora Box since it brings some overhead. I also shared the link in Mugshot. Phoronix had previously made benchmarks on power management between both distribution, Marc Wiriadisastra posted about it on this m-l. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=880&num=1 Cheers. H. Guemar, FedoraProject ambassador

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future of FUDCon proposal
by Karsten Wade 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Fresh on Greg's blog: http://gregdek.livejournal.com/17724.html Although he asks for comments in his blog, I encourage you to also make them here. :) - Karsten -- Karsten Wade, Developer Community Mgr. Dev Fu : http://developer.redhatmagazine.com Fedora : http://quaid.fedorapeople.org gpg key : AD0E0C41

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Fedora/Linux for Noobs
by Rahul Sundaram 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Hi http://blog.coffeedaze.com/?p=66 "While Fedora may not be the best starting point for someone with minimal computer knowledge, it is one of the most cutting edge flavors of Linux and has some amazing support" Rahul

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PolicyKit: looser limitations, tighter security for Linux applications
by Rahul Sundaram 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

H Check out this article which has some nice details on how PolicyKit is useful. Digg it: http://digg.com/linux_unix/Fedora_8_adds_PolicyKit_to_provide_best_proactiv… http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2007/11/policykit_looser_limitations_… "We’re used to think of system-enforced access policies as crude and coarse-grained, such as the setuid permission bit that lets a user execute a program as the file’s owner. Fine-grained access has to be enforced by individual applications, a laborious coding process that is weakened by not being able to take advantage of underlying operation system security. PolicyKit, developed by Red Hat and included in Fedora 8, ameliorates this unsatisfactory situation." Rahul

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