Fedora 13 Beta: The Seen and (Troubling) Unseen

[ Thanks to James
Maguire for this link. ]

“While Ubuntu has always emphasized usability, Fedora’s
focus has been innovation. Now in current beta, Fedora 13
(codenamed Goddard) is no exception.

“However, at first Fedora 13 may seem to lack many innovations
unique to the distribution as opposed to its component
applications. In fact, with many of the improvements and
innovations either working behind the scenes or available only if
you are specifically aware of them, many of Fedora 13’s
enhancements risk being invisible to the average user or even
administrator.

“Mostly, the invisibility hardly matters, since users still
benefit regardless of their awareness. But in one or two cases I
suspect that what is unseen may cause some user alarm.

“As with most Fedora releases, the Fedora 13 beta is available
in a variety of media and spins. However, you should note that, for
the beta, the live media are available only as DVD images. The
download page promises that CD images will be available for the
final release, although the release notes with the beta suggest
that the live CD will be replaced by a live USB image instead.”

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