[in the news] Beta version of Fedora 14 released

[Kara Schiltz]

The H
9.28.10

Beta version of Fedora 14 released

The Red Hat sponsored Fedora Project has released 
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F14_Beta_announcement> the first and 
only beta version of the Fedora 14 Linux distribution. Release of the 
final version is scheduled for early November 
<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/14/Schedule>. The release of the 
beta version is within the project's stipulated schedule, after the 
alpha version of this distribution, named 
<http://www.h-online.com/news/item/Fedora-14-to-be-named-Laughlin-997377.html> 
after physicist Robert B. Laughlin, was released a week late five weeks 
ago 
<http://www.h-online.com/news/item/First-pre-release-version-of-Fedora-14-1064587.html>. 


As previously mentioned 
<http://www.h-online.com/news/item/Fedora-14-to-use-Upstart-not-systemd-1079435.html>, 
the Fedora developers have recently returned to using Upstart, which is 
used in the current and several previous versions of Fedora, having 
removed Systemd which was introduced in April and used in the alpha 
version as the alternative to SysV-Init and Upstart. Everything 
currently points towards Systemd being chosen for system start-up in 
Fedora 15, which is expected next April or May.

Full article:
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Beta-version-of-Fedora-14-released-1097741.html