FYI for those that haven't seen it announced yet.
Mike
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Subject: Announcing the release of Fedora 19!
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 10:01:29 -0400 (EDT)
The Fedora Project is delighted to announce the release of Fedora 19
("Schrödinger's Cat"). Open the box and take a look for yourself!
Fedora is a leading-edge, free and open source operating system that continues
to deliver innovative features to many users, with a new release about every
six months.
Download it 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/19/html/Release_Notes/
** What's New in Fedora 19? **
The Fedora Project takes great pride in being able to show off features for all
types of use cases, including traditional desktop users, systems
administration, development, the cloud, and many more. But a few new features
are guaranteed to be seen by nearly anyone installing Fedora and are
improvements that deserve to be called out on their own.
A complete list with details of each new feature is available here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/19/FeatureList
== Make new things ==
Would you like to play? Whether you're a developer, maker, or just starting to
learn about open source development, we have what you need to bring your ideas
to reality. Here's a peek at some of our new tools:
* Developer's Assistant is a tool for new developers that helps you to get
started on a code project by offering templates, samples, and toolchains for a
variety of languages. And when you're finished, you can publish directly to
GitHub!
* 3D modelling and printing are supported with OpenSCAD, Skeinforge, SFACT,
Printrun, RepetierHost, and other tool options. Get printing without having to
download binary blobs or run Python code from git.
* OpenShift Origin makes it easy for you to build your own
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) infrastructure, allowing you to enable others to
easily develop and deploy software.
* node.js is a popular Javascript-based platform for those building scalable
network applications or real-time apps across distributed devices.
* Ruby 2.0.0 moves into Fedora but keeps source-level backwards compatibility
with your Ruby 1.9.3 software. We're also giving you a custom Ruby loader to
use to easily switch interpreters.
* MariaDB offers a truly open MySQL implementation and is now the default MySQL
option in Fedora.
== Deploy, Monitor, and Manage ==
You don't have to work so hard when your machines are doing it for you.
Regardless of how many you have, Fedora 19 helps you boot-manage your systems
and gives you the tools you need for diagnosis, monitoring, and logging.
* systemd Resource Control is one of many systemd enhancements in this release.
It lets you modify your service settings without a reboot by dynamically
querying and modifying resource control parameters at runtime.
* Kerberos administrators no longer need their clients to sync their clocks or
to have reverse DNS records carefully setup for services. Fedora 19 also
includes Kerberos-enabled, LDAP replicated, two-factor authentication for
FreeIPA.
* Checkpoint & Restore lets you checkpoint and restore a process. It is useful
for issues like process failure or moving a process to another machine for
maintenance or load balancing.
* OpenLMI is a common infrastructure for the management of Linux systems that
makes remote management of machines much simpler.
== Desktop Environments and Spins ==
GNOME 3.8 brings new applications such as clock and improvements to the desktop
including privacy and sharing settings, ordered search, frequent applications
overview, and additionally provides the ability to enable GNOME Classic
("classic mode") for a user experience similar to GNOME 2 built out of a
collection of GNOME Shell extensions. Refer to
https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.8/ for more details.
KDE Plasma Workspaces 4.10: A modern, stable desktop environment, KDE Plasma
Workspaces 4.10 includes new features for printing and screenlocking, better
indexing of files, and improved accessibility features. Refer to
http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.10/ for more details.
MATE Desktop 1.6 introduces a large number of improvements to this traditional,
GNOME 2-like desktop interface. Refer to
http://mate-desktop.org/2013/04/02/mate-1-6-released/ for more details.
== 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.
Interest-specific Spins include the Design Suite Spin, the Robotics Spin, and
the Security Spin, among others. Other available desktop environments, in
addition to the GNOME 3.8 desktop which is shipped in the default version of
Fedora 19, as well as those highlighted above, Xfce, Sugar on a Stick, and LXDE.
To see all of the Official Fedora 19 Release Spins, visit:
http://spins.fedoraproject.org
Nightly composes of alternate Spins are available here:
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes
*** Downloads, upgrades, documentation, and common bugs ***
Start by downloading Fedora 19:
http://get.fedoraproject.org/
If you are upgrading from a previous release of Fedora, refer to:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading
Fedora now includes FedUp in order to enable an easy upgrade to Fedora 19.
*** Documentation ***
Read the full release notes for Fedora 19, guides for several languages, and
learn about known bugs and how to report new ones:
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/
Because of the number of changes to the installer, we particularly suggest
taking a peek at the Installation Guide:
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/19/html/Installation_Guide/index.html
Fedora 19 common bugs are documented at:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F19_bugs
This page includes information on several known bugs in the installer, so we
recommend reading it before installing Fedora 19.
*** Contributing ***
We can't build Fedora inside a box. We need your help! Bug reports are
especially helpful--if you encounter any issues, please report them!
Fedora is a fantastic, friendly community, and we have many ways in which you
can contribute, including documentation, marketing, design, QA, and
development.
To learn how to help us, visit:
http://join.fedoraproject.org/
*** Fedora 20 ***
Fedora 20 has been in active development for several months already. We plan to
release it in November 2013, though the final schedule is part of the planning
process and subject to change:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/20/Schedule
*** Contact information ***
If you are a journalist or reporter, you can find additional information here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Press
Enjoy!
-Robyn Bergeron
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