Michael Tiemann on the role of Fedora

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Michael Dell hands over CEO role

Michael Dell hands over CEO role 03/06/2004 02:04 AM
The founder of PC maker Dell stays chairman but hands over the position of chief executive.

"Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball:
More Distortions From Michael Moore
(They Effectively Poke A Lot Of Holes In
The Movie)"

"Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball:
More Distortions From Michael Moore
(They Effectively Poke A Lot Of Holes In
The Movie)" 07/01/2004 08:50 PM

"Davids Medienkritik: Michael Moore:
Amerikaner sind dumm, Deutsche sind
gebildet / Michael Moore: Americans are
Dumb, Germans Educated"

"Davids Medienkritik: Michael Moore:
Amerikaner sind dumm, Deutsche sind
gebildet / Michael Moore: Americans are
Dumb, Germans Educated" 11/10/2003 11:14 PM

Davids Medienkritik: Michael Moore:
Amerikaner sind dumm, Deutsche sind
gebildet / Michael Moore: Americans are
Dumb, Germans Educated

Davids Medienkritik: Michael Moore:
Amerikaner sind dumm, Deutsche sind
gebildet / Michael Moore: Americans are
Dumb, Germans Educated 11/10/2003 11:36 PM
Davids Medienkritik: Michael Moore: Amerikaner sind dumm, Deutsche sind gebildet / Michael Moore: Americans are Dumb, Germans Educated .. Michael Moore published in a German newspaper .. thanks to Mediankritik .. David Kaspar

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Michael Dell steps down as CEO: Dell
Inc. founder and chairman Michael Dell
handed over

Michael Dell steps down as CEO: Dell
Inc. founder and chairman Michael Dell
handed over 07/16/2004 11:29 PM
NDTV Jul 17 2004 4:00AM GMT

Life With Fedora

Life With Fedora 04/09/2004 04:05 PM

I've been using Fedora for a week now, and it's really enlightened me as to what apps I use and what I don't.

Since I'm having find replacements for my Windows apps, I've learned that 90% of my app usage can be condensed to (1) Web browser, (2) email client, (3) RSS aggregator, (4) text editor, (5) FTP client (which, thanks to KDE, is built into the text editor), and (6) command prompt (which isn't really an app).

I found rdesktop which enables terminal services from Linux. Thanks to that, I can open a window back to my Windows machine (oh, the irony — using a window to help you run something other than Windows...) if I need to get anything I forgot, and that helps with Windows server admin as well.

Using smb-client, I mounted a folder on my Fedora desktop that opens to the C drive on my old Windows machine. If I hadn't named the folder "Windows C Drive" you'd never even know you were accessing a different machine. Reading and writing files between my Fedora machine and Windows shares is undramatic. It just works.

Mozilla Mail connects to my Exchange server via IMAP. Not perfect, but it does the job. It doesn't open all the folders — just Inbox, Sent Items, and Deleted Items. Those are the important ones anyway — if I need anything else, I have Outlook Web Access.

The UI options in KDE are dizzying. I've never had this much control over my environment. Like I told Joe the other day, I now own the interface that Hugh Jackman used to write his worm in Swordfish. It looks like the interfaces in every cheesy hacker movie you've ever seen. If you upgrade to Linux, schedule two hours just to play with all the options.

Multiple desktop support is great. I have four desktops, all running different stuff. A little toolbar plugin shows me thumbnails of what's on each desktop. They each have different wallpaper (the default wallpapers provided are gorgeous) so I know which one I'm on at any given time.

Video rendering is amazing. If you've ever used a high-end Mac running OS X on a high-end monitor and drooled over the quality of the display, then Fedora is your OS. My Windows machine display is horrible by comparison, and that's even running a better video card.

Font and window rendering is so smooth and...luscious, as to make you want to dive into the monitor like it was a swimming pool on a hot summer day. Fedora and Mozilla together make me want to drizzle Web pages over ice cream and eat them.

I do a lot of client scripting in PHP. I have the file extenstion set to run them against the PHP executable when I double click, and pop a terminal window with the results. Makes a lot of chores so much easier. They chug away on another desktop while I go do something else.

As good as all this is, I still have the nagging question: am I any better off? Besides the display quality, UI options, and integated FTP, I think everything I've done with Fedora could be done with Windows and little elbow grease. So, the question remains, am I better off than Windows? I don't know.

I do know, however, (1) that I'm certainly no worse off and (2) Fedora is free. That's a compelling argument in and of itself.

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Fedora Core 2

Fedora Core 2 12/17/2003 02:45 AM
Fedora Core 2 is coming; maybe the community will have some influence on this one.

Fedora Project 1

Fedora Project 1 11/05/2003 03:35 PM
A community distribution based on Red Hat Linux.

Fedora at a Glance

Fedora at a Glance 11/12/2003 01:25 PM
A look at what's available in the Fedora Core 1 release.

Fedora Project 2

Fedora Project 2 05/18/2004 06:10 PM
A community distribution based on Red Hat Linux.

Red Hat set to release Fedora 4

Red Hat set to release Fedora 4 06/05/2005 11:35 PM
InfoWorld Jun 3 2005 3:20PM GMT

Fedora Core 1

Fedora Core 1 11/05/2003 10:35 PM
Red Hat released Fedora Core 1 (previously known as Red Hat Linux 10). Now the hard part of really integrating the community into the development process begins.

Red Hat goes live with Fedora

Red Hat goes live with Fedora 11/06/2003 06:10 PM
Red Hat created the Fedora project so open-source developers could experiment with software that is more cutting-edge.

Revisión Fedora Linux

Revisión Fedora Linux 11/11/2003 08:13 AM

Red Hat lifts all ships with Fedora

Red Hat lifts all ships with Fedora 11/10/2003 10:58 PM
Jeremy Hogan of Red Hat has observed that Linux distributions can be looked at as little ships on a vast ocean of open source code. As open source projects grow and mature they raise the level of the ocean. Red Hat raised the level of the ocean with Fedora. Fedora is a step in the right direction, and not a reason to feel abandoned.

Review: Fedora Core 2

Review: Fedora Core 2 05/28/2004 09:26 AM
As I sit before my new installation of Fedora Core 2 (FC2) I'm reminded of the first time I had to put down a beloved dog. FC2 suffers from some fatal flaws. For most people, it will be best to put this malformed whelp out of its misery and wait for the Fedora Project's next litter of pups, which promises some awesome powers.

Red Hat parades Fedora Core 1

Red Hat parades Fedora Core 1 11/07/2003 07:40 AM
Computer Weekly Nov 7 2003 6:22AM ET

Fedora Core 2 Dud or Dodo?

Fedora Core 2 Dud or Dodo? 05/30/2004 11:47 AM

Fedora Core 1 for AMD64

Fedora Core 1 for AMD64 12/06/2003 02:44 AM
Fedora Core 1 for AMD64 is coming.

Big Gains for Fedora in Web Hosting

Big Gains for Fedora in Web Hosting 03/17/2005 03:41 AM
Slashdot Mar 15 2005 1:31PM GMT

Fedora Core 3 Test 1

Fedora Core 3 Test 1 07/13/2004 05:20 PM

Red Hat unveils latest Fedora

Red Hat unveils latest Fedora 02/16/2004 05:27 AM
ZDNet UK Feb 16 2004 8:37AM GMT

Fedora Core 3 Test 2

Fedora Core 3 Test 2 09/21/2004 04:29 AM

Fedora Core 1.90 Test 1 Now Available

Fedora Core 1.90 Test 1 Now Available 02/12/2004 12:52 PM

Fedora Core 2 Review

Fedora Core 2 Review 05/20/2004 01:15 PM

Buy Lindows, Get Fedora and Mandrake
Too?

Buy Lindows, Get Fedora and Mandrake
Too? 06/13/2004 04:30 PM

Fedora Core 4 Test 1

Fedora Core 4 Test 1 03/17/2005 03:40 AM

Fedora Core 1 AMD64 out

Fedora Core 1 AMD64 out 03/06/2004 01:53 AM

Fedora Core 2 Test 3

Fedora Core 2 Test 3 04/27/2004 08:04 PM

Disponible Fedora Core 1

Disponible Fedora Core 1 11/05/2003 07:08 PM

Red Hat Starts Up Fedora Foundation

Red Hat Starts Up Fedora Foundation 06/05/2005 11:59 PM
Red Hat is attempting to gain more support in the open source community by spinning off its Fedora open source project into a separate group called the Fedora Foundation. As part of the deal, the development and ownership will fall under the new group, while Red Hat will still support it financially.

Fedora Core 2 released

Fedora Core 2 released 05/18/2004 02:43 PM

Fedora Core 4 Test 2 Available

Fedora Core 4 Test 2 Available 04/16/2005 08:58 PM
Slashdot Apr 17 2005 12:19AM GMT

Fedora Core 2 Officially Available

Fedora Core 2 Officially Available 05/18/2004 11:58 AM

Red Hat launches Fedora Foundation

Red Hat launches Fedora Foundation 06/06/2005 12:12 AM
Looking to encourage community participation in its two-year-old Fedora Core Linux project, Red Hat on Friday announced plans to move development and copyright control of Fedora's software into a new entity, called the Fedora Foundation.

A Tip of The Brim With New Fedora Core

A Tip of The Brim With New Fedora Core 05/18/2004 07:24 AM
Red Hat releases its second-generation enterprise Linux offering in less than a year.

Grupo Fedora en Español

Grupo Fedora en Español 12/19/2003 05:10 PM

Top Tip: Fedora Core 1 RPM add/remove
fix

Top Tip: Fedora Core 1 RPM add/remove
fix 01/05/2004 02:59 PM
OK, I've finally found the solution to a major problem that's been bugging the heck out of me for a couple of days, and I figured I'd share it. :)

Red Hat Summit Day 3: Fedora is free

Red Hat Summit Day 3: Fedora is free 06/05/2005 11:36 PM
NEW ORLEANS -- The third and final day of the inaugural Red Hat Summit opened with a bombshell in the keynote address delivered by Red Hat Deputy General Counsel Mark Webbink: Red Hat is freeing the Fedora project to allow it to become a fully independent entity. Red Hat will continue to support Fedora financially, but the project will be governed by an independent board of directors.
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