Fedora Core 2 Test 2 Released 264
Kalak writes "Fedora Core 2 Test 2, part of the project's goal to 'work with the Linux community to build a complete, general purpose operating system exclusively from open source software', has just been released - this test release 'is specifically designed for SELinux testing, as well as testing the 2.6 kernel, GNOME 2.5, and KDE 3.2.1.' Get a copy from one of the mirrors or grab a copy via BitTorrent. You probably want the binary only Torrent."
Not the first project to do this? (Score:0, Insightful)
Pardon me, but isn't that what UnitedLinux was supposed to do? And doesn't UL have far more vendors participating than Fedora?
Re:Not the first project to do this? (Score:4, Insightful)
Is UnitedLinux still alive in a more than a symbolic way?
So the previous distributions weren't.... (Score:5, Insightful)
What defines general purpose???
Exciting stuff going on at Fedora (Score:5, Insightful)
The community projects like Fedora and Debian tend to innovate more than distros that are managed by companies because they can get away with the "if it breaks, you keep both pieces" warantee. Distros used in enterprise scenarios (generally) offer a more stable product, at the cost of innovation.
fedora update (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:ACPI and kernel (Score:1, Insightful)
How about giving Fedora its own topic/icon ? (Score:5, Insightful)
Sunny Dubey
Re: NTFS (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:Exciting stuff going on at Fedora (Score:4, Insightful)
Please show me a company managed Linux distro that is more stable than Debian Stable. I'll promise to try it.
Re:No (Score:3, Insightful)
That's an unrealistic viewpoint. There are just TOO MANY software patents out there for a developer to worry about avoiding them until the patent-holder initiates action. ("Willful ignorance" is the official policy of the Linux Kernel developers, who've had some formal legal advice on the matter)
For example, both Debian and Red Hat are violating patents by shipping GNOME, so should they stop that too on the off-chance of an enforcement?
2.6 is almost here! (Score:2, Insightful)
Re: NTFS (Score:3, Insightful)
The stability problems related mostly to write support, you could read NTFS partitions ok, but the writing code was unusable for a long time. This isn't some secret conspiracy nobody will tell you about, it's just bloody complicated filesystem code, it's not easy at the best of times, and when you're reverse engineering something it's a whole bunch harder. Cut them some slack.
If you want to know why it's not suitable for shipping, maybe ask the people who make it, they will most likely be highly intimate with a) the quality and stability of the codebase, b) the legal implications of their work.
IANAL, so I pass on the FAT question, I had wondered that myself when the licensing was announced. I didn't read into it enough to see what was in/excluded though. Research is left as an exercise for the reader
Re:The email announcement (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:MP3 support? (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Exciting stuff going on at Fedora (Score:3, Insightful)
Or more up to date than Debian Sid. Or a better compromise of the two than debian testing.
Re:ACPI and kernel (Score:3, Insightful)