Seven Reasons to Upgrade to Fedora 13

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 20, 2010

“Fedora 13 is right around the corner. Code-named “Goddard,” the
Fedora 13 release sports tons of updates from Fedora 12 and some
really exciting new features that will have Linux power users
running for their CD burners. You’ll find everything from better
printer support to experimental 3D support for Nvidia cards and
filesystem rollback. Ready to roll up your sleeves? Let’s take a
look at the best of Fedora 13.

“Fedora’s focus is slightly different than Ubuntu, openSUSE and
some other Linux distributions. The project is focused on
emphasizing software freedom and being first to innovate and ship
new features. While Fedora isn’t the most polished Linux distro
you’ll find, it’s one of the most exciting to use. If you’re on
Fedora 12, we’ve got seven reasons you should be thinking about
upgrading to Fedora 13 now or when it’s officially released late
this month. Latest and Greatest

“Fedora users typically don’t like to get behind the curve. One
of the watchwords for the Fedora project is “first,” and that means
(in part) being fast to put the latest software from upstream in
the hands of users with each release.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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