Why would I want Fedora?

Jason Benedict jbenedictlow at gmail.com
Fri May 15 05:24:51 UTC 2009



Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Hi
>
> I helped write what is described in the front page of what Fedora is
> for. To quote from http://fedoraproject.org
>
> " Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in
> free and open source software. ..."
>
> While I think what follows after that is still useful, perhaps we can
> start with something like:
>
> "Fedora is a free alternative to proprietary operating systems like
> Microsoft Windows and provides a easy and powerful graphical
> environment, office suite, games and more. It is a secure and virus-free
> experience with brand new releases full of major improvements every six
> months all for free."
>
> That would be useful for someone new to Linux to understand what this is
> all about or if we want to be more explicit about the audience
> (considering
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg00843.html), we
> can do:
>
> "Fedora is very focussed on free software and does not include
> proprietary or patent encumbered software applications. Fedora is a
> leading edge operating system with a rapid release cycle and best suited
> for free software contributors, free and open source enthusiasts"
>
> Comments?
>
> Rahul
>
>   
How about highlight a bit on "Fedora is not just another linux Distro 
but a great Community" ? sorry my bad english. Hope you can get what i mean.

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