release-notes/devel/en_US OverView.xml,1.43,1.44
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Tue Apr 8 21:53:55 UTC 2008
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/OverView.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.43
retrieving revision 1.44
diff -u -r1.43 -r1.44
--- OverView.xml 7 Apr 2008 23:11:09 -0000 1.43
+++ OverView.xml 8 Apr 2008 21:53:53 -0000 1.44
@@ -144,14 +144,6 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Online Desktop provides a desktop experience designed around
- online services. A preview of Online Desktop is provided via
- <application>BigBoard</application>, which is a optional
- sidebar in GNOME.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
KDE 4.0.3 is available in the KDE Live image as well as the
regular DVD.
</para>
@@ -167,60 +159,104 @@
NetworkManager</ulink> 0.7 provides improved mobile
broadband support, including GSM and CDMA devices, and now
supports multiple devices and ad-hoc networking for sharing
- connections.
+ connections. It is now enabled by default on
+ installations from DVD, CD, the network, and Live images.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- 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.
+ 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 with 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>
- Live images now support persistence so your data and setting changes will be preserved even after rebooting the live CD/DVD.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ Live USB images now support persistence, so your data and
+ setting changes will be preserved even after rebooting.
+ </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>
+ <ulink url="http://www.packagekit.org/">PackageKit</ulink>,
+ a new set of graphical and console tools, with a 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>
+ 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>
+ <para>
+ FreeIPA makes managing auditing, identity and policy
+ processes easier by providing web-based and command line
+ provisioning, and administration tools to ease system
+ administration. FreeIPA 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>
+ <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>
+ <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>
+ 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>
+ <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>
+ <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>
@@ -231,8 +267,10 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora now includes <ulink url="http://www.tug.org/texlive/">TeXLive</ulink> to replace the older, unmaintained TeX distribution.
+ <para>
+ Fedora now
+ includes <ulink url="http://www.tug.org/texlive/">TeXLive</ulink>
+ to replace the older, unmaintained TeX distribution.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -241,9 +279,13 @@
</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>
+ <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>
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