Announcing Fedora 8 Test 3 (7.92)!

Thu Oct 4 14:35:01 UTC 2007

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>Subject: Announcing Fedora 8 Test 3 (7.92)!
>Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:28:38 -0400
>
>Fedora 8 Test 3 is here! This is the last test release before the
>development freeze and a great time to test all those packages that you
>know and love. Test 3 is for beta users. This is the time when we must
>have full community participation. Without this participation both
>hardware and software functionality suffers.
>
>Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in
>free and open source software. Fedora is always free for anyone to use,
>modify, and distribute. It is built by people across the globe who work
>together as a community: the Fedora Project. The Fedora Project is open
>and anyone is welcome to join.
>
>Up-to-date release notes for Fedora 8 Test 3 can be found at
>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes.
>
>== Changes from Fedora 8 Test 2 ==
>
>  * Online Desktop provides a desktop experience designed around online
>services. A preview of Online Desktop is provided via BigBoard, which is
>a optional sidebar in GNOME.
>
>  * KDE 3.5.7 is available in the KDE Live image as well as the regular
>DVD. The KDE 4 (Beta) Development Environment is available in the
>repository.
>
>  * Live installations are faster and require a smaller root filesystem.
>The file system layout has also changed somewhat.  System files for the
>Live images are now under `LiveOS/`, and a new `README` file has been
>provided as a short introduction to the live image.
>
>  * Package management now features much better performance via `yum` and
>friends.
>
>  * The completely free and open source Java environment called Iced Tea
>is installed by default.  Iced Tea is derived from OpenJDK, 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.
>
>  * CodecBuddy is now included, and promotes free, superior quality, open
>formats to end users trying to play multimedia content under patent
>encumbered or proprietary formats.
>
>  * Bluetooth devices and tools now have better graphical and system
>integration.
>
>  * Laptop users benefit from the "quirks" features in HAL, including
>better suspend/resume and multimedia keyboard support.
>
>  * There is now improved power management thanks to both a tickless
>kernel in `x86` and `x86_64` architectures, and a reduction in
>unnecessary processor wakeups via `powertop`.
>
>  * Eclipse 3.3 (Europa), a new release of the great IDE and development
>platform, is available as part of this release.
>
>  * The `pam_console` module has been removed in favor of access control
>via HAL, which modernizes the desktop.
>
>  * NetworkManager 0.7 provides improved wireless network management
>support. It includes support for multiple devices and provides the
>capability of system-wide configuration, among many other enhancements.
>This transition may induce some regressions temporarily, and more
>testing and feedback is appreciated.
>
>  * Secure remote management capability is now provided for Xen, KVM, and
>QEMU virtualization.
>
>  * Transifex 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 to upstream directly to any upstream
>project.
>
>  * Integration of unique build IDs into Fedora's software building
>infrastructure now provide enhanced debugging capabilities and core
>dumps.
>
>  * 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.
>
>  * Fedora now includes support for Nepali Language, extending its reach
>to many more users.
>
>=== What's New in Fedora 8 ===
>
>  * A major list of features is available at
>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/8/FeatureList.
>
>=== Release Schedule for Fedora 8 ===
>
>  * The Fedora 8 release schedule can be found at
>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/8/Schedule. Fedora 8 is scheduled
>for general release on 8 November 2007.
>
>=== How to Get Fedora 8 Test 3 ===
>
>  * Fedora 8 Test 3 can be installed via Live image, regular DVD, or via
>network installation.  You can find the DVD images as well as the
>primary live images at:
>
>http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/publiclist/Fedora/7.92/
>
>  * You can also download the DVD and Live images via bittorrent at:
>
>http://torrent.fedoraproject.org
>
>  * More information on the various spins available with the release of
>Fedora 8 Test 3 is available at:
>
>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F8Test3/Spins
>
>People who are already running the rawhide (development) branch of
>Fedora or any of the previous test releases can simply run `yum update`.
>(Some current Rawhide packages might be newer than Fedora 8 Test 3
>packages.)  We also appreciate new installation testing for feedback on
>changes to the Anaconda installer.
>
>== Known Issues ==
>
>  * [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=302381 Bug 302381] If
>you are installing via DVD or also possibly NFS-mounted ISO images, the
>Add/Remove Programs application (`pirut`) may crash when run, with a
>traceback about HAL. Running `yum update` or using `yum` to update at
>least `pirut` should resolve the issue.
>
>  * [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=298991 Bug 298991] The
>KDE NetworkManager frontend `knetworkmanager`, a graphical interface for
>switching between networks easily, is currently broken. This is intended
>be fixed before Fedora 8 release. The KDE Live images have `nm-applet`,
>which works with KDE, enabled by default as a workaround.
>
>  * Other Common issues can be found at
>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/F8Common.
>
>=== Bug Reporting and tracking ===
>
>You can follow the procedure outlined in
>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugsandFeatureRequests to report any bugs
>found in your testing.
>
>The Release Engineering and QA teams keep track of bugs that are
>considered release blockers. To see that list, visit:
>
>  *
>http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/showdependencytree.cgi?id=F8Blocker
>
>To see a list of additional non-blocker bugs that should hopefully be
>fixed for Fedora 8, visit:
>
>  *
>http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/showdependencytree.cgi?id=F8Target
>
>Please check these lists before reporting new bugs!
>
>
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