Re: [Fedora-mktg-brazil] Announcing Fedora 11 Beta

Vejam o artigo: http://www.projetofedora.org/lancamento-da-versao-beta-do-fedora-11 Obrigado, Rafael Gomes Consultor em TI Embaixador Fedora LPIC-1 (71) 8146-5772 Fedora Talk : 5103520 III Encontro Nordestino de Software Livre e IV Festival de Software Livre da Bahia 2009/3/31 Cristiano Furtado <jasonnfedora(a)gmail.com&gt; > > This is the part where I usually come up with something clever to say > before the useful information regarding a development release. I had > something great, I really did. In fact I had the most clever statement > in the world. Only you see, my cat jumped on my keyboard, right when I > was testing emacs (I don't even use emacs!) and the darn X session just > got zapped! All my cleverness gone, and this, well this is just a > tribute. > > When Fedora 10 was released, users and press alike gushed: "Slick and > stable... has a rock solid feel." "Fast and easy." "A great release." > What's next for the free operating system that shows off the best new > technology of tomorrow? You can find out at: > > http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease > > We also hope to repeat the crazy success of Fedora 10's Beta contest! > Test five things in the Beta that are important to you as a user. If you > find a bug *and* report it, you get the free attention of a package > maintainer on a problem personally important to you! Do your part to > make Fedora 11 that much better. > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/ > > Among the top features of this ground-breaking release: > > * Automatic Fonts & Mime Installer - Allows programs on the > desktop to automatically install applications, fonts, multimedia > capabilities, and clipart. > * Fingerprint Readers - Better experience for systems with > fingerprint readers, including support through the graphical > Authentication Configuration tool and gnome-about-me. > * Intel, ATI, and Nvidia kernel modesetting - Fedora 10 provided > the first steps by a major distribution in using the kernel > modesetting (KMS) feature to speed up graphical boot. Fedora 11 > has increased the video card coverage of the KMS feature, with > more to come. > * Virt Console - Fedora 11 provides more accurate mouse pointer > positioning and higher screen resolutions for virtual machine > consoles, along with other improvements such as simpler use of > USB devices. > * MinGW Cross-compiler - Build and test full-featured Microsoft > Windows programs, from the comfort of a Fedora system, without > needing to use that "other OS." > * Volume Control - The multimedia experience of Fedora users is > improved by an easily understandable and much more flexible > volume control. > > But wait, there's more! For developers there are all sorts of goodies: > > * Python 2.6 - This new version in Fedora is a precursor to Python > 3000 (3.0), including many compatibility measures to help > developers get their code prepared for the next generation of > Python. > * NetBeans 6.5 - NetBeans IDE 6.5 is a significant update of > NetBeans IDE 6.1 that includes improved JavaScript, AJAX, Ruby, > and database support. > * gcc 4.4 - The gcc compiler suite has been updated to the latest > version, featuring better error detection for the latest in > safety and execution. > * Eclipse profiling tools - Add the power of various native > profiling tools into the Eclipse IDE and integrate with the rest > of the development environment. > > Peek under the hood and there is still more: > > * Desktop Environments - Updates to Gnome 2.26 and KDE 4.2.1 bring > the latest innovations and functionality to desktop users. Xfce > and Sugar have also been updated. > * Anaconda Storage - New storage code for the Anaconda installer > improves the ability to handle new types of storage. The rewrite > does not change the user interface. > * Minimal Platform - New installer features make it much easier to > create very small installations for embedded applications, such > as for a server or desktop appliance. > * Control groups - Allows system administrator to partition the > system resources into different sub groups, and dedicate these > sub groups resources to different applications' need. > * DeviceKit - A simple, modular system service to manage devices > and designed to partially replace HAL. Users gain a graphical > disk management application that integrates nicely into the > desktop. > * DNS Security - DNSSEC (DNS SECurity) is a mechanism that can > prove integrity and authenticity of DNS data. > * ext4 filesystem - ext4 is the new default file system for Fedora > 11 (replacing ext3) allowing for larger file system support and > better performance by providing real-time fragmentation > prevention and smarter data allocations. > * sVirt MAC - sVirt integrates SELinux with the Fedora > virtualization stack to allow Mandatory Access Control (MAC) > security be applied to guest virtual machines > * Power Management - Fedora 11 includes new power monitoring > utilities and a new system daemon that automatically adjusts > power settings to reflect the current system use. There is also > a facility to review the system and make suggestions on > improving power consumption. > * IBus input method - Ibus has been rewritten in C, and provides a > simple, clean default system for changing the way international > users input information into a Fedora system. > > And that is only the beginning. A more complete list and details of each > new cited feature is available: > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList > > For release information, including common and known bugs, please refer > to the release notes: > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Beta_release_notes > > Since this is a Beta release, there may still be some rough spots still > in the polishing phase. Some of them are already known and in the > process of fixing. If you find a problem, please check the list of known > issues and then file a bug: > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Beta_release_notes#Known_Issues > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla > > > > > -- > Atenciosamente, > > ------------------------------------------------ > Cristiano Furtado > Gerente de TI - Projetos de Software Livre > Embaixador do Fedora no Brasil > > Sites: > http://www.projetofedora.org > http://www.jasonnfedora.eti.br > http://www.fedora.org.br > http://www.ekaaty.com.br > > -- > Fedora-mktg-brazil mailing list > Fedora-mktg-brazil(a)redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-mktg-brazil > >