release-notes/devel/en_US OverView.xml,1.37,1.38

[Paul W. Frields (pfrields)]

Author: pfrields

Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US
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	OverView.xml 
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Index: OverView.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/OverView.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.37
retrieving revision 1.38
diff -u -r1.37 -r1.38
--- OverView.xml	17 Mar 2008 13:54:51 -0000	1.37
+++ OverView.xml	17 Mar 2008 20:48:36 -0000	1.38
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@
         <listitem>
           <para>This release features <ulink
 	      url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.22/notes/C/">GNOME
-	      2.22</ulink>.GNOME now includes a webcam photo and video 
-	      creation utility called <application>Cheese</application>, 
-	      improved network filesystem support, a new international 
-	      clock applet, Google Calendar support and custom email 
-	      labels in Evolution, a new Remote Desktop Viewer, improved 
-	      accessibility features, and <application>PolicyKit</application> 
-	      integration.</para>
+	      2.22</ulink>.  GNOME now includes a webcam photo and video
+	    creation utility called <application>Cheese</application>,
+	    improved network filesystem support, a new international
+	    clock applet, Google Calendar support and custom email
+	    labels in Evolution, a new Remote Desktop Viewer, improved
+	    accessibility features, and
+	    <application>PolicyKit</application> integration.</para>
 	</listitem>
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>Online Desktop provides a desktop experience designed
@@ -121,24 +121,32 @@
 	</listitem>
 	<listitem>
 	  <para><ulink
-	      url="http://www.pulseaudio.org/"><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>
+	      url="http://www.pulseaudio.org/"><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>
-	<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>Preferences</guimenu> <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>, 
@@ -150,24 +158,25 @@
 	  with <application>yum</application>.</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>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 
-	  <application>OpenJDK 6</application> is installed by default. 
-	  <application>IcedTea 7</application>, derived from 
-	  <application>OpenJDK 1.7</application>, is no longer the default. 
-	  <application>IcedTea</application> 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>
+	  <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
+	      <application>OpenOffice.org 2.4</application></ulink>,
+	    with many <ulink
 	      url="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/New_Features_2.4">new 
 	      features</ulink>, is available as part of Fedora 9.</para>
 	</listitem>
@@ -199,70 +208,80 @@
 	</para>
 	</listitem>
 	<listitem>
-	<para>
-	<ulink url="http://www.packagekit.org/"><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 <application>yum</application> 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/">
-	<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/">
-	<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/">TeXLive</ulink> 
-	to replace the older, unmaintained TeX distribution.
-	</para>
-	</listitem>
-	<listitem>
-	<para>
-	Fedora 9 features a 2.6.24 based kernel.
-	</para>
-	</listitem>
-	<listitem>
-	<para>
-	Work on the start-up and shutdown in X has yielded noticeable 
-	improvements.
-	</para>
+	  <para>
+	    <ulink
+	      url="http://www.packagekit.org/"><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/"> 
+	      <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/">
+	      <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/">TeXLive</ulink> to
+	    replace the older, unmaintained TeX distribution.
+	  </para>
+	</listitem>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>
+	    Fedora 9 features a 2.6.24 based kernel.
+	  </para>
+	</listitem>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>
+	    Work on the start-up and shutdown in X has yielded
+	    noticeable improvements.
+	  </para>
 	</listitem>
-	 </itemizedlist>
+      </itemizedlist>
     </section>
   </section>