F9 Beta blog for press.redhat.com?

[Kerrin Catallozzi]

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> Hey Kerrin :) 
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> Just a couple of comments:
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>> Curious About Fedora 9?
>> by: Fedora Team
>>
>> If you’re curious about what might be included in the next version of
>> Fedora -- Fedora 9 Sulpher, due out in late April 2008 -- today’s Beta
>> release gives a good glimpse into what’s ahead. The Beta release
>>     
> signals
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>> the feature freeze for the next release, meaning that all major features
>> that we plan to include have to either be complete or in a testable
>> state. It’s aimed at our developers and early adopters, but everyone in
>> the community is given the opportunity to give feedback to improve our
>> latest and greatest cycles. Testing of the Fedora 9 Beta release is
>> really simple because with live media images, you don’t need to install
>> anything.
>>
>> Some highlights included in the Beta release:
>> o GNOME application enhancements including the ability share files via
>> bluetooth, DVD and DVB support and a new default CD player.
>> o Firefox 3 Beta 3 Browser
>>     
>
> I think it's beta 4 now ? I've updated the Release Notes to say this but
> actually I'm not certain!
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>> o Improvements for managing network devices
>> o A software flash browser plugin
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>
> Should probably try and highlight that it's a *free software* flash plugin,
> that's enabled by *default*
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>> o Consolidated dictionary support
>> o Anaconda installer improvements
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> encrypted partitions might be worth mentioning here explicitly
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>> o Live image improvements
>> o FreeIPA, to help make managing auditing, identity and policy easier
>> o Virtualization
>> For more information on enhancements, see the Beta release notes.
>> (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/9/Beta/ReleaseNotes)
>>
>> Where does it go from here? Next, we take all of the feedback reported
>> from the Beta and make enhancements and tweaks in time for the upcoming
>> development and translation freezes and the planned April 22 Release
>> Candidate 1. The final Fedora 9 release is scheduled for April 29.
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>
> Thanks!
>
> Jon
>   
Jon- Thanks for the input. Does anyone else have any edits? Would be 
great if we could finalize the content by tomorrow (Wed.) so we have it 
ready for posting on Thurs. morning ET.

thanks,
Kerri