Release Notes

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1.2. Fedora 10 Overview

As always, Fedora continues to develop (http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/RedHatContributions) and integrate the latest free and open source software (http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features.) The following sections provide a brief overview of major changes from the last release of Fedora. For more details about other features that are included in Fedora 10, refer to their individual wiki pages that detail feature goals and progress:

http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/10/FeatureList

Throughout the release cycle, there are interviews with the developers behind key features giving out the inside story:

http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Interviews

The following are major features for Fedora 10:

Wireless connection sharing enables ad hoc network sharing -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ConnectionSharing
Better setup and use of printers through improved management tools -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BetterPrinting
Virtualization storage provisioning for local and remote connections now simplified -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/VirtStorage
SecTool is a new security audit and intrusion detection system -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/SecurityAudit
RPM 4.6 is a major update to the powerful, flexible software management libraries -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/RPM4.6

Some other features in this release include:

Glitch free audio and better performance is achieved through a rewrite of the PulseAudio sound server to use timer-based audio scheduling -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/GlitchFreeAudio
Improved webcam support -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BetterWebcamSupport
Better support for infrared remote controls makes them easier to connect and work with many applications -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BetterLIRCSupport
The paths /usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin have been added to the PATH for normal users, to simplify command-line administration tasks -- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/SbinSanity
The online account service provides applications with credentials for online accounts listed on http://online.gnome.org or stored in GConf -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/OnlineAccountsService

Features for Fedora 10 are tracked on the feature list page:

http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/10/FeatureList

1.3. Обратная связь

Thank you for taking the time to provide your comments, suggestions, and bug reports to the Fedora community; this helps improve the state of Fedora, Linux, and free software worldwide.

1.3.1. Providing Feedback on Fedora Software

To provide feedback on Fedora software or other system elements, please refer to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugsAndFeatureRequests. A list of commonly reported bugs and known issues for this release is available from http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/F10Common.

1.3.2. Common bugs

No software is without bugs. One of the features of free and open source software is the ability to report bugs, helping to fix or improve the software you use.

A list of common bugs is maintained for each release by the Fedora Project as a good place to start when you are having a problem that might be a bug in the software:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/Common

1.3.3. Providing Feedback on Release Notes

If you feel these release notes could be improved in any way, you can provide your feedback directly to the beat writers. There are several ways to provide feedback, in order of preference:

If you have a Fedora account, edit content directly at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats.
Fill out a bug request using this template: http://tinyurl.com/nej3u - This link is ONLY for feedback on the release notes themselves. Refer to Section 1.3.1, “Providing Feedback on Fedora Software” for details.
Email mailto:relnotes@fedoraproject.org.