Hi, Please find the Fedora 20 release announcement below. I'll have ISOs of all media in a few days. If you are unable to download them, please request a copy via the freemedia program:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FreeMedia?rd=Distribution/FreeMedia#Form -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Robyn Bergeron <rberg...@redhat.com> > Reply-to: de...@lists.fedoraproject.org > To: annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org, devel-announce > <devel-annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org>, test-announce > <test-annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org> > Subject: Announcing the release of Fedora 20. > Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:02:30 -0500 (EST) > > Greetings! > > We can say with great certainty the Fedora Project is pleased to announce the > release of Fedora 20 ("Heisenbug"), which coincides with the 10th anniversary > of the creation of the Fedora Project. > > Download this leading-edge, free and open source operating system now: > http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora > > Detailed information about this release can be seen in the release notes: > http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/20/html/Release_Notes/index.html > > *** Dedicated to Seth Vidal *** > > On July 8, the Fedora Project lost Seth Vidal, a dedicated, tireless, and > brilliant contributor. Seth was a lead developer of Yum and the Fedora update > repository system. He worked to ensure that the technical and community > infrastructure of Fedora worked well and consistently for users and > contributors around the world. Seth touched the lives of hundreds of Fedora > contributors directly and millions of others indirectly by improving the > experience of using and updating Fedora. > > The Fedora Project dedicates the Fedora 20 release to Seth and asks that you > join us in remembering his generous spirit and incredible work that helped > make Fedora what it is today. We miss you, Seth. > > *** 10 Years of Fedora *** > > The Fedora 20 release coincides with Fedora's tenth anniversary. The first > Fedora release (then called Fedora Core 1) came out on November 6, 2003. The > Fedora Project community has grown into an active and vibrant one that > produces a new version of this leading-edge, free and open source operating > system around every six months. > > *** Desktop Environments and Spins *** > > The Fedora Project strives to provide the best desktop experiences possible > for users, from desktop environment to application selection. We also produce > nearly a dozen spins tailor-made for desktop users, hardware design, gaming, > musicians, artists, and early classroom environments. > > Spins are available for download here: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/20/Spins > > == GNOME 3.10 == > > Fedora 20 comes with GNOME 3.10, which has several new applications and > features that will please GNOME-lovers. This release includes a new music > application (gnome-music), a new maps application (gnome-maps), a revamp for > the system status menu, and Zimbra support in Evolution. > > == KDE Plasma Workspaces 4.11 == > > The Fedora KDE SIG has rebased to KDE 4.11 for Fedora 20. This release > includes faster Nepomuk indexing, improvements to Kontact, KScreen > integration in KWin, Metalink/HTTP support for KGet, and much more. > > == Spins == > > Spins are alternate versions of Fedora. In addition to various desktop > environments for Fedora, spins are also available as tailored environments > for various types of users via hand-picked application sets or > customizations. > > See all of the Fedora 20 Release Spins here: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/20/Spins > > *** ARM as a Primary Architecture *** > > While Fedora has supported a number of hardware architectures over the years, > x86/x86_64 has been the default for the majority of Fedora users and for the > Linux community in general. > > ARM, however, has been making massive strides. It already dominates the > mobile market, is becoming a go-to platform for hobbyists and makers, and is > showing enormous promise for the server market as well. > > In keeping with Fedora's commitment to innovation, the Fedora community has > been pushing to make ARM a primary architecture to satisfy the needs of users > and developers targeting the ARM platform. > > *** Cloud and Virtualization Improvements *** > > The Fedora 20 release continues the Fedora tradition of adopting and > integrating leading edge technologies used in cloud computing. This release > includes features that will make working with virtualization and cloud > computing much easier. > > == First-Class Cloud Images == > > The Fedora Cloud SIG has been working hard to provide images that are > well-suited for running as guests in public and private clouds like Amazon > Web Services (AWS) and OpenStack. > > If you're using public or private cloud, you should grab one of the > downloadable Cloud Images or find a supported EC2 image, here: > http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-options#clouds > > == VM Snapshot UI with virt-manager == > > Taking VM snapshots is now much easier. Though qemu and libvirt have all the > major pieces in place for performing safe VM snapshots/checkpoints, there > isn't any simple, discoverable UI. This feature will track adding that UI to > virt-manager and any other virt stack bits that need to be fixed/improved, > including adding functionality to libvirt to support deleting and rebasing to > external snapshots. > > == ARM on x86 with libvirt/virt-manager == > > You can now run ARM VMs on x86 hosts using standard libvirt tools: libvirt > virsh, virt-manager and virt-install. > > *** Big Data *** > > The Fedora 20 release includes all the packages you need to run Apache Hadoop > 2.2.0. Hadoop is a widely used, increasingly complete big data platform with > a strong, growing community and ecosystem. The Hadoop packages included with > Fedora 20 will provide a foundation for immediate use of Hadoop and a base > for the rest of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem. > > *** Developer Goodness *** > > As always, Fedora 20 includes new features and updated packages that will be > of interest to all manner of developers. > > == WildFly 8 == > > WildFly 8 is the next version of the application server previously known as > JBoss Application Server. With WildFly 8, it's possible to run your Java EE 7 > applications with unparalleled speed. > > WildFly 8 boasts a optimized boot process that starts services concurrently > to eliminate unnecessary waits and taps into the power of multi-core > processors. At the same time, WildFly takes an aggressive approach to memory > management and keeps its memory footprint exceptionally small compared to > other JVMs. > > == Ruby on Rails 4.0 == > > This update supports Ruby on Rails developers by providing system-packaged > Ruby on Rails of the latest version. Apart from that, Rails 4.0 also brings > improved functionality, speed, security, and better modularization. > > *** Maturity and Advanced Features *** > > Sometimes it's not the big, new features that make a user's experience > better; it's the little enhancements or long-awaited tricky features that > really help make a new release the bee's knees. > > == NetworkManager Improvements == > > NetworkManager is getting several improvements in Fedora 20 that will be > welcome additions for power users and system administrators. > > Users will now be able to add, edit, delete, activate, and de-activate > network connections via the nmcli command line tool, which will make life > much easier for non-desktop uses of Fedora. > > NetworkManager is also getting support for bonding interfaces and bridging > interfaces. Bonding and bridging are used in many enterprise setups and are > necessary for virtualization and fail-over scenarios. > > == No Default Sendmail, Syslog == > > In the interests of paring down services that are generally not used on > desktop systems, Fedora 20 removes and replaces some services that many users > find unnecessary from the Live Desktop DVD. They will remain available as > installable packages for users who might need them. > > The systemd journal now takes the place as the default logging solution for > minimal and other selected installation methods, such as the Live Desktop > DVD, having been tested and able to manage persistent logging in place of > syslog. > > Also, Sendmail will no longer be installed by default, as most Fedora > installs have no need of a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA). > > *** Even More Changes *** > > Fedora prides itself on bringing cutting-edge technologies to users of open > source software around the world, and this release continues that tradition. > No matter what you do, Fedora 20 has the tools you need to help you get > things done. > > A complete list with details of each new change is available here: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/20/ChangeSet > > *** Documentation *** > > Read the full release notes for Fedora 20, guides for several languages, and > learn about known bugs and how to report new ones: > http://docs.fedoraproject.org/ > > Fedora 20 common bugs are documented here: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F20_bugs > > This page includes information on several known non-blocker bugs in Fedora > 20; please be sure to read it before installing! > > *** Contributing *** > > We hope that you're excited to have Fedora 20 in your hands and are looking > forward to using it and exploring its new features and many improvements over > Fedora 19. But that's not all! Fedora never stands still, we're always > working towards a new and better release and sharing our work with the world. > Want to be part of the fun? It's easy to get involved! > > There are many ways to contribute to Fedora, even if it's just bug reporting. > You can also help translate software and content, test and give feedback on > software updates, write and edit documentation, design and do artwork, help > with all sorts of promotional activities, and package free software for use > by millions of Fedora users worldwide. To get started, visit > http://join.fedoraproject.org today! > > > Cheers, > > -robyn > _______________________________________________ > devel-announce mailing list > devel-annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel-announce -- Thanks, Warm regards, Ankur (FranciscoD) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha Join Fedora! Come talk to us! http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Join_SIG
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