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Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv20540/en_US
Modified Files: OverView.xml Log Message: removing old content, adding new, as per wiki page
Index: OverView.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/OverView.xml,v retrieving revision 1.41 retrieving revision 1.42 diff -u -r1.41 -r1.42 --- OverView.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:41:56 -0000 1.41 +++ OverView.xml 7 Apr 2008 22:59:19 -0000 1.42 @@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ exciting new release at <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tours/Fedora9'/>. </para> + <section id="sn-Release-Summary"> + <title>Release Summary</title> + <para> + For a less technical user friendly summary of the important changes in this release, refer to: + </para> + <para> + <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/9/ReleaseSummary" /> + </para> + </section> </section>
<section id="sn-New-in-Fedora"> @@ -163,99 +172,57 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <ulink - url="http://www.pulseaudio.org/%22%3E<application>PulseAudio</application> - </ulink> is now installed and enabled by default. - <application>PulseAudio </application> is an advanced sound - server compatible with nearly all existing Linux sound - systems. <application>PulseAudio</application> allows for - hot-switching audio outputs, individual volume controls for - each audio stream, networked audio, and more. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <application>Compiz</application>, the compositing window - manager that brings eye candy and usability improvements to - the desktop, is installed by default, and is easily enabled - by both GNOME and KDE users via the <menuchoice> - <guimenu>System</guimenu> - <guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Desktop - Effects</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> tool from the Fedora - team. While <application>Compiz</application> is not yet - robust or mature enough to be enabled by default, ongoing, - long term X.Org work by Fedora developers continues. The - expectation is that Fedora is going to enable - <application>Compiz</application> by default in the next - release. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <ulink url="http://www.opencompositing.org/"> - <application>Compiz Fusion</application></ulink>, which - re-merges <application>Compiz</application> and - <application>Beryl</application>, is also available in the - Fedora software repository. Users can easily install - <application>Compiz Fusion </application> via - <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Add/Remove Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice> - tool or with <application>yum</application>. + The Fedora installer, <application>Anaconda</application>, now supports partition resizing for ext2/3, NTFS filesystems, creating and installing to encrypted file systems, improved Rescue Mode (FirstAidKit), independent locations for the second stage installer and the software packages. A redesigned, larger <filename>netboot.iso</filename> image now features a second stage installer partly for this reason. </para> </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - The Fedora installer, <application>Anaconda</application>, - now supports independent locations for the second stage - installer and the software packages. A redesigned, larger - <filename>boot.iso</filename> image now features a second - stage installer partly for this reason. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - 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. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OpenOffice"> - <application>OpenOffice.org 2.4</application></ulink>, with - many - <ulink - url="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/New_Features_2.4%22%3Enew - features</ulink>, is available as part of Fedora 9. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Bluetooth devices and tools now have better graphical and - system integration. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Laptop users benefit from the - <firstterm>"quirks"</firstterm> feature in HAL, including - better suspend/resume and multimedia keyboard support. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - The <filename>swfdec</filename> package, which decodes and - renders Flash animations and videos, is now installed by - default. However, many videos require additional codec - support. Refer to - <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AdditionalCodecs" /> - for more information. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Live images now support persistence so your data and setting changes will be preserved even after rebooting the live CD/DVD. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <ulink url="http://www.packagekit.org/">PackageKit</ulink>, a new set of graphical, console tools and framework for cross-distribution software management, has replaced <application>Pirut</application> in this release of Fedora. The <application>PackageKit</application> graphical updater is available instead of <application>Pup</application>. Behind <application>PackageKit</application>, the performance of <command>yum</command> has been significantly improved. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <package>swfdec</package> package, which decodes and renders Flash animations and videos, is now installed by default; however, many videos require additional codec support. Refer to <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AdditionalCodecs" /> for more information. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + FreeIPA makes managing auditing, identity and policy processes easier by providing web-based and command line provisioning and administration tools that takes the pain away from system administration: it combines the power of the Fedora Directory Server with FreeRADIUS, MIT Kerberos, NTP and DNS to provide an easy, out of the box solution. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext4">Ext4</ulink>, the next version of the mature and stable ext3 filesystem is available as a option in this release. Ext4 features better performance, higher storage capacity and several other new features. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + This release of Fedora uses + <ulink url="http://upstart.ubuntu.com/"> <application>Upstart</application></ulink>, an event-based + replacement for the <filename>/sbin/init</filename> daemon. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + 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. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The completely free and open source Java environment OpenJDK 6 is installed by default. <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/IcedTea">IcedTea</ulink> 7, derived from OpenJDK 1.7, is no longer the default. <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/IcedTea">IcedTea</ulink> includes a browser plug-in based on GCJ, and is available for both x86 and x86_64 architectures. GCJ is still the default on PPC architecture. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OpenOffice">OpenOffice.org</ulink> 2.4, with many new features, is available as part of Fedora 9. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para> Fedora now includes <ulink url="http://perldoc.perl.org/perldelta.html"> @@ -263,82 +230,21 @@ features a smaller memory footprint and other improvements. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Fedora now includes <ulink url="http://www.tug.org/texlive/">TeXLive</ulink> to replace the older, unmaintained TeX distribution. + </para> + </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <application>Eclipse 3.3.1</application> is available as - part of this release. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <ulink - url="http://www.packagekit.org/%22%3E<application>PackageKit</application></ulink>, - a new set of graphical and console tools for - cross-distribution software management, is installed by - default in this release of Fedora. The - <application>PackageKit</application> graphical updater is - also installed by default, instead of - <application>Pup</application>. Behind - <application>PackageKit </application>, the performance of - <command>yum</command> has been significantly improved. - <application>Pup</application> and <application>Pirut - </application> are still available in the software - repositories for users that prefer them. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <ulink - url="https://hosted.fedoraproject.org/projects/transifex/%22%3E - <application>Transifex</application></ulink> provides a - web-based translation interface to allow users to contribute - translation work for Fedora hosted projects as well as being - able to provide translations directly to any upstream - project. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Fedora now offers easier rebranding of Fedora derivatives - via a generic-logos software package. Changes in Fedora's - mirror structure also make creation of derivatives easier. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - The <filename>pam_console</filename> module usage has been - removed in favor of access control via HAL, which modernizes - the desktop. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Input methods can now be started and stopped dynamically in - the GNOME desktop. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - This release of Fedora uses - <ulink - url="http://upstart.ubuntu.com/%22%3E - <application>Upstart</application></ulink>, an event-based - replacement for the <filename>/sbin/init</filename> daemon. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Fedora now includes - <ulink - url="http://www.tug.org/texlive/%22%3ETeXLive</ulink> - to replace the older, unmaintained TeX distribution. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Fedora 9 features a 2.6.24 based kernel. + Fedora 9 features a 2.6.25rc based kernel. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Kernel crashes can be more automatically reported to <ulink url="http://www.kerneloops.org/" /> and diagnosed in a friendly way via the <package>kerneloops</package> package installed by default. Crash signatures are commonly referred to as oopses in Linux. + </para> + </listitem> <listitem> <para> Work on the start-up and shutdown in X has yielded
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