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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/OverView" by RahulSundaram

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Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by RahulSundaram: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/OverView?action=diff&rev2=350&re... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * This release of Fedora uses ["Upstart"], an event-based replacement for the `/sbin/init` daemon. - * Firefox 3 brings a number of major improvements including a native look and feel, desktop integration, the new Places replacement for bookmarks, and a re-worked address bar. + * Firefox 3 (beta 5) brings a number of major improvements including a native look and feel, desktop integration, the new Places replacement for bookmarks, and a re-worked address bar. * The completely free and open source Java environment OpenJDK 6 is installed by default. IcedTea 7, derived from OpenJDK 1.7, is no longer the default. IcedTea includes a browser plugin based on GCJ, and is available for both x86 and x86_64 architectures. GCJ is still the default on PPC architecture.

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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Desktop" by NigelJones

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Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by NigelJones: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Desktop?action=diff&rev2=155&rev... The comment on the change is: "either or" -> "either of" & remove redundant use of x86_64, we don't ship firefox.i386 anymore. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==== Enabling Flash Plugin ==== - Fedora includes {{{swfdec}}} and {{{gnash}}}, which are free and open source implementations of Flash. We encourage you to try either or them before seeking out Adobe's proprietary Flash plugin software. Adobe Flash Plugin uses a legacy sound framework that does not work correctly without additional support. + Fedora includes {{{swfdec}}} and {{{gnash}}}, which are free and open source implementations of Flash. We encourage you to try either of them before seeking out Adobe's proprietary Flash plugin software. Adobe Flash Plugin uses a legacy sound framework that does not work correctly without additional support. {{{ su -c "yum install libflashsupport" }}} - Users of Fedora x86_64 must install the `nspluginwrapper.i386` package to enable the 32-bit Adobe Flash plugin in x86_64 '''Firefox''' and the `pulseaudio-libs.i386` package to enable sound from the plugin. + Users of Fedora x86_64 must install the `nspluginwrapper.i386` package to enable the 32-bit Adobe Flash plugin in '''Firefox''' and the `pulseaudio-libs.i386` package to enable sound from the plugin. * Install the `nspluginwrapper.i386`, `nspluginwrapper.x86_64`, and `pulseaudio-libs.i386` packages: {{{su -c "yum install nspluginwrapper.{i386,x86_64} pulseaudio-libs.i386"

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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Desktop" by RahulSundaram

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Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by RahulSundaram: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Desktop?action=diff&rev2=154&rev... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Firefox3 - ===== NSpluginwrapper ==== + ==== NSpluginwrapper ==== 'nspluginwrapper' is now installed by default since it makes the web browser plugins to run in a separate memory address. This helps increasing the stability of the browser since plugins crashes won't affect the web browser itself. It also helps security since Fedora now has optional SELinux policies which sandbox the plugins so that the impact of security issues are nullified or the minimized to a great extend.

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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Desktop" by RahulSundaram

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Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by RahulSundaram: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Desktop?action=diff&rev2=153&rev... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ === Web Browsers === - This release of Fedora includes version 3.0 of the popular '''Firefox''' web browser. Refer to http://firefox.com/ for more information about Firefox. The '''nspluginwrapper''' package is included by default even on 32-bit systems since it separates the plugins to run in their own address space, which increases security and reliability of the browser. + This release of Fedora includes version 3.0 (beta 5) of the popular '''Firefox''' web browser. Refer to http://firefox.com/ for more information about Firefox. The '''nspluginwrapper''' package is included by default even on 32-bit systems since it separates the plugins to run in their own address space, which increases security and reliability of the browser. - For information about '''Firefox''' 3.0 in Fedora, refer to this feature page: + For information about '''Firefox''' in Fedora, refer to this feature page: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Firefox3 @@ -142, +142 @@ Fedora includes {{{swfdec}}} and {{{gnash}}}, which are free and open source implementations of Flash. We encourage you to try either or them before seeking out Adobe's proprietary Flash plugin software. Adobe Flash Plugin uses a legacy sound framework that does not work correctly without additional support. {{{ - yum install libflashsupport + su -c "yum install libflashsupport" }}}

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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Desktop" by RahulSundaram

by fedorawiki-noreply＠fedoraproject.org

Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by RahulSundaram: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Desktop?action=diff&rev2=153&rev... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ === Web Browsers === - This release of Fedora includes version 3.0 of the popular '''Firefox''' web browser. Refer to http://firefox.com/ for more information about Firefox. The '''nspluginwrapper''' package is included by default even on 32-bit systems since it separates the plugins to run in their own address space, which increases security and reliability of the browser. + This release of Fedora includes version 3.0 (beta 5) of the popular '''Firefox''' web browser. Refer to http://firefox.com/ for more information about Firefox. The '''nspluginwrapper''' package is included by default even on 32-bit systems since it separates the plugins to run in their own address space, which increases security and reliability of the browser. - For information about '''Firefox''' 3.0 in Fedora, refer to this feature page: + For information about '''Firefox''' in Fedora, refer to this feature page: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Firefox3 @@ -142, +142 @@ Fedora includes {{{swfdec}}} and {{{gnash}}}, which are free and open source implementations of Flash. We encourage you to try either or them before seeking out Adobe's proprietary Flash plugin software. Adobe Flash Plugin uses a legacy sound framework that does not work correctly without additional support. {{{ - yum install libflashsupport + su -c "yum install libflashsupport" }}}

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[Bug 998] FTP/NFS install/upgrade is unsafe, should check GPG signatures.

by Red Hat Bugzilla

Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug report. Summary: FTP/NFS install/upgrade is unsafe, should check GPG signatures. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998 jonstanley(a)gmail.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords| |FutureFeature -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.

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[Bug 998] FTP/NFS install/upgrade is unsafe, should check GPG signatures.

by Red Hat Bugzilla

Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug report. Summary: FTP/NFS install/upgrade is unsafe, should check GPG signatures. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998 mcepl(a)redhat.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |mcepl(a)redhat.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.

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[Bug 998] FTP/NFS install/upgrade is unsafe, should check GPG signatures.

by Red Hat Bugzilla

Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug report. Summary: FTP/NFS install/upgrade is unsafe, should check GPG signatures. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998 atodorov(a)redhat.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |atodorov(a)redhat.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.

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[Bug 176186] offsite.js is missing for /usr/share/doc/HTML/index.html

by Red Hat Bugzilla

Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug report. Summary: offsite.js is missing for /usr/share/doc/HTML/index.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=176186 bugzilla(a)redhat.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|normal |medium -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee.

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[Bug 179584] Document common config files + release note

by Red Hat Bugzilla

Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug report. Summary: Document common config files + release note https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=179584 bugzilla(a)redhat.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Severity|normal |medium Priority|normal |medium Product|Fedora Core |Fedora Version|devel |rawhide -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.

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