InternetFedora 10 Takes Shape

Red Hat's next-generation Linux distribution shows off some early new features as it preps for release.

What does the future hold for Linux development at Red Hat? A look at some of the new features coming in the Fedora 10 Linux distribution release might yield some clues. Currently in early development with a feature freeze scheduled for the end of August, Fedora 10 includes a host of improvements that aim to improve audio, packaging, networking and security features. The development of Fedora 10 comes as Red Hat continues to try and push the envelope for Linux with new and emerging technology targets. Fedora plays an important role for Red Hat since the OS serves as an incubator for technologies that often end up in the company's flagship, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). RELATED ARTICLES Red Hat Strikes Back With Next Generation Linux Fedora 9: Linux Desktop Alive and Well at Red Hat Ubuntu's 'Hardy' Cozy With Windows RPM 5: a Fork in The Linux Packaging Red Hat, First Open Source Vendor to $1 Billion? For more stories on this topic: It's all part of Red Hat's path toward becoming the first Linux vendor to make $1 billion -- a process that ensures new features are added, tested and improved. "Our interest is always in pushing more eyeballs, keyboards and mice onto those targets, getting them tested, filing bugs, getting the bugs fixed and generally just improving the quality of [free and open source software] overall," Paul Frields, Fedora's project leader, told InternetNews.com. Among the... [ Read more on www.internetnews.com ]

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