Fedora 8 Hits the Road

For some people, the only meaning of the word "fedora" is "a soft felt hat, creased lengthwise down the crown, and pinched on both front's sides", but for most of us, Fedora is a general purpose Linux distribution, sponsored by Red Hat and developed by the community-supported Fedora Project.

Remaining faithful to its mission statement, "Fedora is about the rapid progress of Free and Open Source software.", the Fedora Project just announced the official release of a new version, Fedora 8.


This new version of the worthy follower to Red Hat Linux (may that one rest in peace), codenamed Werewolf, comes with a new visual style and, as everyone expected, a nice package of new features.

For example, the PulseAudio sound deamon enables Fedora's users to set different sound levels for each application, as well as to move streams between devices, even redirecting them to computers on the local network!

Security has also improved, with the addition of the PolicyKit authentication system, but the most obvious new feature is the new visual style, called Nodoka(see the screenshot below). Another stunning visual treat that comes with Fedora 8 is the optional color-changing wallpaper that changes its color depending on the time of the day.

Even now, with Fedora 8 just released, we can look ahead, since the next release is announced for May 2008, the plan being to stick to a six-month release cycle. Obviously, there's no need to wait for Fedora 9, as long as this boiling-hot new version released today can be easily downloaded from the official download page, and if you don't want to take any chances, there are also Live CD/DVD discs available!

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