<div class="gmail_quote"><br>This is the part where I usually come up with something clever to say<br>before the useful information regarding a development release. I had<br>something great, I really did. In fact I had the most clever statement<br>
in the world. Only you see, my cat jumped on my keyboard, right when I<br>was testing emacs (I don't even use emacs!) and the darn X session just<br>got zapped! All my cleverness gone, and this, well this is just a<br>
tribute.<br><br>When Fedora 10 was released, users and press alike gushed: "Slick and<br>stable... has a rock solid feel." "Fast and easy." "A great release."<br>What's next for the free operating system that shows off the best new<br>
technology of tomorrow? You can find out at:<br><br><a href="http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease" target="_blank">http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease</a><br><br>We also hope to repeat the crazy success of Fedora 10's Beta contest!<br>
Test five things in the Beta that are important to you as a user. If you<br>find a bug *and* report it, you get the free attention of a package<br>maintainer on a problem personally important to you! Do your part to<br>make Fedora 11 that much better.<br>
<br><a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/" target="_blank">https://bugzilla.redhat.com/</a><br><br>Among the top features of this ground-breaking release:<br><br> * Automatic Fonts & Mime Installer - Allows programs on the<br>
desktop to automatically install applications, fonts, multimedia<br> capabilities, and clipart.<br> * Fingerprint Readers - Better experience for systems with<br> fingerprint readers, including support through the graphical<br>
Authentication Configuration tool and gnome-about-me.<br> * Intel, ATI, and Nvidia kernel modesetting - Fedora 10 provided<br> the first steps by a major distribution in using the kernel<br> modesetting (KMS) feature to speed up graphical boot. Fedora 11<br>
has increased the video card coverage of the KMS feature, with<br> more to come.<br> * Virt Console - Fedora 11 provides more accurate mouse pointer<br> positioning and higher screen resolutions for virtual machine<br>
consoles, along with other improvements such as simpler use of<br> USB devices.<br> * MinGW Cross-compiler - Build and test full-featured Microsoft<br> Windows programs, from the comfort of a Fedora system, without<br>
needing to use that "other OS."<br> * Volume Control - The multimedia experience of Fedora users is<br> improved by an easily understandable and much more flexible<br> volume control.<br><br>
But wait, there's more! For developers there are all sorts of goodies:<br><br> * Python 2.6 - This new version in Fedora is a precursor to Python<br> 3000 (3.0), including many compatibility measures to help<br>
developers get their code prepared for the next generation of<br> Python.<br> * NetBeans 6.5 - NetBeans IDE 6.5 is a significant update of<br> NetBeans IDE 6.1 that includes improved JavaScript, AJAX, Ruby,<br>
and database support.<br> * gcc 4.4 - The gcc compiler suite has been updated to the latest<br> version, featuring better error detection for the latest in<br> safety and execution.<br> * Eclipse profiling tools - Add the power of various native<br>
profiling tools into the Eclipse IDE and integrate with the rest<br> of the development environment.<br><br>Peek under the hood and there is still more:<br><br> * Desktop Environments - Updates to Gnome 2.26 and KDE 4.2.1 bring<br>
the latest innovations and functionality to desktop users. Xfce<br> and Sugar have also been updated.<br> * Anaconda Storage - New storage code for the Anaconda installer<br> improves the ability to handle new types of storage. The rewrite<br>
does not change the user interface.<br> * Minimal Platform - New installer features make it much easier to<br> create very small installations for embedded applications, such<br> as for a server or desktop appliance.<br>
* Control groups - Allows system administrator to partition the<br> system resources into different sub groups, and dedicate these<br> sub groups resources to different applications' need.<br> * DeviceKit - A simple, modular system service to manage devices<br>
and designed to partially replace HAL. Users gain a graphical<br> disk management application that integrates nicely into the<br> desktop.<br> * DNS Security - DNSSEC (DNS SECurity) is a mechanism that can<br>
prove integrity and authenticity of DNS data.<br> * ext4 filesystem - ext4 is the new default file system for Fedora<br> 11 (replacing ext3) allowing for larger file system support and<br> better performance by providing real-time fragmentation<br>
prevention and smarter data allocations.<br> * sVirt MAC - sVirt integrates SELinux with the Fedora<br> virtualization stack to allow Mandatory Access Control (MAC)<br> security be applied to guest virtual machines<br>
* Power Management - Fedora 11 includes new power monitoring<br> utilities and a new system daemon that automatically adjusts<br> power settings to reflect the current system use. There is also<br> a facility to review the system and make suggestions on<br>
improving power consumption.<br> * IBus input method - Ibus has been rewritten in C, and provides a<br> simple, clean default system for changing the way international<br> users input information into a Fedora system.<br>
<br>And that is only the beginning. A more complete list and details of each<br>new cited feature is available:<br><br><a href="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList" target="_blank">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList</a><br>
<br>For release information, including common and known bugs, please refer<br>to the release notes:<br><br><a href="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Beta_release_notes" target="_blank">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Beta_release_notes</a><br>
<br>Since this is a Beta release, there may still be some rough spots still<br>in the polishing phase. Some of them are already known and in the<br>process of fixing. If you find a problem, please check the list of known<br>
issues and then file a bug:<br><br><a href="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Beta_release_notes#Known_Issues" target="_blank">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Beta_release_notes#Known_Issues</a><br><br><a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla" target="_blank">https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla</a><br>
<font color="#888888"><br></font></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Atenciosamente,<br><br>------------------------------------------------<br>Cristiano Furtado<br>Gerente de TI - Projetos de Software Livre<br>Embaixador do Fedora no Brasil<br>
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