F9 Beta blog for press.redhat.com?

[Paul W. Frields]

Kerri --

I thought I had sent this out but see that during one of my Evolution
crashes, the draft got filed where I didn't see it.  There are a couple
minor changes below:


On Tue, 2008-03-18 at 15:44 -0400, Kerrin Catallozzi wrote: 
> Jonathan Roberts wrote:
> >> Curious About Fedora 9?
> >> by: Fedora Team
> >>
> >> If you’re curious about what might be included in the next version of
> >> Fedora -- Fedora 9 Sulpher, due out in late April 2008 -- today’s Beta
> >> release gives a good glimpse into what’s ahead. The Beta release
> >>     
> > signals
> >   
> >> the feature freeze for the next release, meaning that all major features
> >> that we plan to include have to either be complete or in a testable
> >> state. It’s aimed at our developers and early adopters, but everyone in
> >> the community is given the opportunity to give feedback to improve our
> >> latest and greatest cycles. Testing of the Fedora 9 Beta release is
> >> really simple because with live media images, you don’t need to install
> >> anything.
> >>
> >> Some highlights included in the Beta release:
> >> o GNOME application enhancements including the ability share files via
> >> bluetooth, DVD and DVB support and a new default CD player.

Since we can't ship the stuff that makes DVD and DVB work, how about
this:

"o  GNOME application enhancements, including a new global clock, better
file sharing via bluetooth, improved support for using file systems over
a network, Totem improvements, and a new default CD player"

Also:

"o  KDE 4, which includes a brand new desktop and panel with many new
concepts, integrated desktop search, and a brand new visual style called
Oxygen -- all integrated by Fedora's KDE special interest group"


> >> o Firefox 3 Beta 3 Browser
> >>     
> >
> > I think it's beta 4 now ? I've updated the Release Notes to say this but
> > actually I'm not certain!

It's now Firefox 3 Beta 5. 
   
> >> o Improvements for managing network devices
> >> o A software flash browser plugin
> >>     
> >
> > Should probably try and highlight that it's a *free software* flash plugin,
> > that's enabled by *default*
> >
> >   
> >> o Consolidated dictionary support

"o  Consolidated dictionary support for consistent results and lower
memory usage"

> >> o Anaconda installer improvements
> >>     
> >
> > encrypted partitions might be worth mentioning here explicitly

Also:
o  easy resizing support for ext2, ext3, and NTFS partitions in the
installer.

> >> o Live image improvements
> >> o FreeIPA, to help make managing auditing, identity and policy easier
> >> o Virtualization
> >> For more information on enhancements, see the Beta release notes.
> >> (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/9/Beta/ReleaseNotes)
> >>
> >> Where does it go from here? Next, we take all of the feedback reported
> >> from the Beta and make enhancements and tweaks in time for the upcoming
> >> development and translation freezes and the planned April 22 Release
> >> Candidate 1. The final Fedora 9 release is scheduled for April 29.
> >>     
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jon
> >   
> Jon- Thanks for the input. Does anyone else have any edits? Would be 
> great if we could finalize the content by tomorrow (Wed.) so we have it 
> ready for posting on Thurs. morning ET.


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