Announcing Fedora Core 5 Test 3

[Jim Cornette]

The question was asked regarding FC5T3 release.  FC5T3 was released 
today and is available for download.

Replying to the anounce list!

Jim

Jesse Keating wrote:

>Forty-four years ago, John Hershel Glenn Jr. is successfully launched
>into space aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first orbital
>flight by an American astronaut.  Russia had already sent two cosmonauts
>into orbit at this time.  In the many following years Russian and
>America race each other for space superiority.  Much later Russia and
>America have finally started cooperating in Earth's adventures into
>space.  Competition is good, but collaboration can by so much better.
>
>Today, Open Source stands as one of the ultimate examples of
>collaboration.  No boundaries, no borders, no barriers.  As an example
>of this collaboration, we are proud to announce:
>
>Fedora Core 5 Test 3 Now Available
>==================================
>The Fedora Project announces the third release of the Fedora Core 5
>development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and PPC/PPC64
>architectures.  Beware that Test releases are recommended only for Linux
>experts/enthusiasts or for technology evaluation, as many parts are
>likely to be broken and the rate of change is rapid.
>
>http://fedora.redhat.com/About/schedule/
>Final is scheduled for release March 15.  This aggressive schedule makes vitally
>important your help in testing, reporting and suggesting fixes for bugs.
>Please direct bugs to http://bugzilla.redhat.com, Product Fedora Core,
>Version fc5test3.  As always, be sure that your bug is not already fixed
>by updates and search for existing bugs before filing.
>
>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Core/ReleaseFreezeProcess/
>During the continual freeze process, very few changes will be
>introduced.  This is to prevent new bugs from surfacing and to ensure
>that Fedora Core 5 is the best release we can make it.  Rawhide reports
>over the next three weeks should be very sparse.  Please do test the few
>updates extensively.
>
>Thanks to all in the Fedora Project who have contributed to this
>release.  Your continued efforts are what makes Fedora possible.
>
>Downloads
>=========
>DVD, CD and network installation are available.
>Please read the Important Warnings below in this announcement for more
>details.
>
>http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/
>The recommended method of download is via BitTorrent from this site.
>
>http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors.html
>HTTP, FTP, and RSYNC downloads are available from Fedora Project mirrors
>listed above.  Note that not all mirrors may be synced at this time.
>
>Notable Features of FC5 Test 3
>==============================
>* Xen, now with x86_64!
>* Package selection within the installer has been reenabled.
>* Rebuilt again on later gcc4.1 snapshot for performance and security
>* Hibernate should be functional on a wide variety of hardware again
>(use pm-hibernate to test)
>* PPC Install CDs are bootable once again
>* Unified SRPM set instead of one per arch
>* Lots of bugfixes from Test 2 release testing
>* 1600+ Extras packages conveniently available via yum
>
>http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/
>Latest version of release notes are available from here. (not yet
>uploaded, will be soon.
>
>Important Warnings
>==================
>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FC5Test3CommonProblems
>Please see this page for an updated list of important notes for FC5test3
>in order to avoid common problems and troubleshoot problems that you may
>see.
>
>Have fun testing this release, and enjoy the collaboration
>of Linux.
>
>  
>


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