On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Dennis Gilmore <den...@ausil.us> wrote:
> Fedora 23 Beta Release Announcement > =================================== > > The Fedora 23 Beta is here, right on schedule for our planned > October final release! Want to help make Fedora 23 be the best > release ever, or just want to get a sneak peek? Download the > prerelease from our Get Fedora site and give it a whirl: > > - Get Fedora 23 Beta Workstation — a reliable, user-friendly, and > powerful operating system for your laptop or desktop computer > https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/prerelease/ > > - Get Fedora 23 Beta Server — make use of the very latest > server-based technologies available in the open source community > https://getfedora.org/en/server/prerelease/ > > - Get Fedora 23 Beta Cloud — build scale-out computing and utilize > the next generation of container deployment technology > https://getfedora.org/en/cloud/prerelease/ > > - Get Fedora 23 Beta Spins — alternative desktops for Fedora > https://spins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease > > - Get Fedora 23 Beta Labs — curated bundles of purpose-driven > software and content > https://labs.fedoraproject.org/prerelease > > > What is the Beta release? > ------------------------- > > The Beta release contains all the exciting features of Fedora 23's > editions in a form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided > by the Fedora QA team, helps us target and identify bugs. When > these bugs are fixed, we make a Beta release available. A Beta > release is code-complete and bears a very strong resemblance to the > third and final release. The final release of Fedora 23 is expected > in October. > > We need your help to make Fedora 23 the best yet, so please take > some time to download and try out the Beta and make sure the things > that are important to you are working. If you find a bug, please > report it – every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the > experience for millions of Fedora users worldwide. > > Together, we can make Fedora rock-solid. We have a culture of > coordinating new features and pushing fixes upstream as much as > feasible, and your feedback will help improve not only Fedora but > Linux and free software on the whole. > > > Fedora-Wide Changes > ------------------- > > Fedora 23 includes a number of changes that will improve all of the > editions. For example, Fedora 23 makes use of compiler flags to > improve security by "hardening" the binaries against memory > corruption vulnerabilities, buffer overflows, and so on. This is a > "behind the scenes" change that most users won't notice through > normal use of a Fedora edition, but will help provide additional > system security. > > Likewise, Fedora 23 has disabled SSL3 and RC4 by default due to > known vulnerabilities in the protocols. This means all applications > that use GNUTLS and OpenSSL libraries have had the SSL3 protocol > and RC4 cipher disabled. > > Fedora 23 comes with the latest version of Mono 4. This means a big > improvement because we were stuck with an ancient version of Mono > (2.10) for too long. All packages within Fedora that are based on > Mono have been adjusted and rebuilt, to target the 4.5 version of > the .Net framework. Mono 4 does not support solutions targeting > v1.0, v2.0 or v3.5 of .Net, but usually they can be easily upgraded > to v4.5. > > Fedora 23 Beta also includes support for Unicode 8.0, which > includes new emojis, and improvements in sorting Unicode text and > processing non-ASCII URLs. > > > Fedora Server > ------------- > > The Fedora Server release includes a number of interesting changes > and additions. > > The rolekit service now supports setting up three roles. In > addition to the previously supported Domain Controller (powered by > FreeIPA abd Database Server (powered by PostgreSQL) roles, Fedora > Server 23 features a cache server for web applications (powered by > memcached). > > Rolekit can also now be used from the anaconda kickstart by passing > the `--deferred` arguments to `rolectl`. For example: `rolectl > deploy domaincontroller --name=example.com --deferred` will > instruct the system to deploy the Domain Controller role on the > next boot. > > The Cockpit Admin Interface in Fedora Server has several big > improvements as well. > > - Support for SSH key authentication > - Support for configuring user accounts with their authorized keys. > - Basic cluster dashboard for driving Kubernetes on Fedora Server > and Fedora Atomic Host. > - Set the imezone for your Fedora Server from the Cockpit User > Interface (UI). > - Cockpit has also been made safe to use with multipath disks. > > > Fedora Workstation > ------------------ > > While there's a lot going on under the hood, desktop users are also > going to find Fedora 23 Beta pretty exciting for all the obvious > goodness coming to the desktop. The easiest way to experience the > preview of these technologies is to download and try the Fedora 23 > Beta Workstation edition. > > Naturally, GNOME is getting an upgrade, with Fedora 23 containing a > preview of the upcoming GNOME 3.18 release, which is easier to use > than ever. There are also many enhancements on the way, such as: > > - Improvements to next-generation graphics stack Wayland, > preparing it to be the default graphical server in a future release. > This includes mixed HiDPI support, to provide a better experience > when moving apps between HiDPI and non-HiDPI monitors > - Support for ambient backlight drivers, so brightness responds to > the environment on laptops with the required hardware > - The Software application is smarter about metered Internet > connections, and can now update system firmware > - Refreshed support for Google APIs to provide access to user data > through GNOME apps (including Google Drive integration) > > Users trying to get a little work done on Fedora will be happy to see > LibreOffice 5 in Fedora 23. The new release includes a lot of new > features and improvements: > > - Style previews in the sidebar > - Microsoft Word-compatible text highlighting > - Built-in image crop > - UI for data bars in Calc > - Support for Time-Stamp Protocol in PDF export > - Support for Adobe Swatch Exchange color palettes > - Import of Apple Pages files > - Improved support for HiDPI screens > - Significantly improved support for MS Office formats > > > Fedora Cloud > ------------ > > Fedora 23 Cloud Base image includes many updates and enhancements to the > underlying Fedora base packages. For example, Fedora 23 now has the > latest Docker release, docker 1.8. We can now verify the publisher > of an image before running. This gives the users the power to identify > that the image publisher published has not been tampered with. > > Stay tuned for news about Fedora Atomic Host in the not too distant > future! > > > Other notable changes in Fedora > ------------------------------- > > ### Spins > > Fedora Spins are alternative desktops for Fedora that provide a > different experience than the standard Fedora Workstation edition. > For instance, the Fedora KDE and Fedora Xfce spins provide popular > alternatives to GNOME for Fedora users who enjoy the KDE or Xfce > experience. > > There's a new spin in town for Fedora 23. Want a classic take on a > modern desktop? If so, the Cinnamon spin may just be what you're > hoping to find. Fedora 23 includes a spin that tries to emulate the > GNOME 2 experience using GNOME Shell from GNOME 3.x. > > Sugar on a Stick is a stand-alone implementation of the desktop > environment originally designed for the One Laptop per Child > project. Fedora's SoaS spin has been updated to Sugar 0.106, for > better performance, updated activities, and a new "social help" > feature for collaborative learning. > > > ### Labs > > Fedora Labs are curated software collections. You can find updated > live media focused on Games, Design, Robotics, and more. > > > Issues and Details > ------------------ > > This is an Beta release. As such, we expect that you may encounter bugs > or missing features. To report issues encountered during testing, > contact the Fedora QA team via the mailing list or in #fedora-qa on > freenode. > > As testing progresses, common issues are tracked on the Common F23 > Bugs page. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F23_bugs > > For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "how to file a bug > report." https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report > > > Release Schedule > ---------------- > > The full release schedule planned is available on the Fedora wiki. > The current schedule calls for a beta release towards the end of > September, and the final release scheduled towards the end of October. > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/23/Schedule > > These dates are subject to change, pending any major bugs or issues > found during the development process. > > Looks like Fedora 23 is shaping up to be an exciting release! Of note though, Cinnamon isn't using GNOME Shell. It is *forked* from it and reuses much of the GTK+/GNOME 3 stack, but it is very much its own environment. -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth!
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