Fedora 18 Beta to slip by two weeks, Beta release date is now Nov 27

Kevin Kofler kevin.kofler at chello.at
Sat Nov 10 19:03:18 UTC 2012


Adam Williamson wrote:
> Same outfit here, and they also use Ubuntu, but it's nothing to do with
> system requirements, just broader hardware support through non-free
> drivers and the simple fact that it's the most popular desktop
> general-user distro. Ubuntu 12.04 cites 384MB minimum for a 32-bit
> install and 512MB minimum for a 64-bit install:
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuDesktop#System_requirements
> 
> so they're very close to us.

The fact that even *Ubuntu*, of all distros, requires less RAM than we do
should ring a HUGE alarm bell!

        Kevin Kofler



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