Thanks to all those working on this...
But the Live media the x86_64 direct download says 'forbidden',
while the other 3 live-media links all work. However I cannot use
bittorrent here....
Thanks,
Bill
On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 07:56 -0700, Jesse Keating wrote:
> <insert witty comment that I'm up far too early to generate myself here>
>
> Fedora 12 "Constantine" Alpha release is available! What's next for the
> free operating system that shows off the best new technology of
> tomorrow? You can see the future now at:
>
> http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease
>
> What's an Alpha release? The Alpha release contains all the features of
> Fedora 12 in a form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided by
> the Fedora QA team, helps us target and identify bugs. When these bugs
> are fixed, we make a Beta release available. A Beta release is
> code-complete, and bears a very strong resemblance to the third and
> final release. The final release of Fedora 12 is due in November.
>
> We need your help to make Fedora 12 the best release yet, so please take
> a moment of your time to download and try out the Alpha and make sure
> the things that are important to you are working. If you find a bug,
> please report it - every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the
> experience for millions of Fedora users worldwide. Together, we can make
> Fedora a rock-solid distribution.
>
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com
>
> Among the top features for end users, we have:
>
> Better webcam support - Out of the box support for a lot of new webcams
> has been extended further than ever.
>
> Empathy as default IM client - Empathy is an instant messenger client
> replacing Pidgin, featuring better integration with the GNOME Desktop.
>
> GNOME 2.27.90 beta and KDE 4.3 - The latest code from the two main
> desktop environments and their many bundled supporting applications are
> part of this release. GNOME 2.27.90 is the latest GNOME version as of
> the Alpha release; GNOME 2.28 is planned for the final release.
>
> Network Manager Mobile Broadband - By providing a database of
> preconfigured mobile broadband providers, supporting more hardware and
> permit to scan GSM networks, NetworkManager makes the use of mobile
> broadband much easier.
>
> Better Free Video Codec - The latest technology is found in the
> improved, free Ogg Theora video encoder, codenamed "Thusnelda." Encoded
> video at very high definition now can meet or exceed the expectations of
> the most demanding viewer and material.
>
> PackageKit improvements - PackageKit now has plugins to install
> applications from a web browser, and from the command line if a user
> tries a command from a package not yet installed.
>
> PulseAudio improvements - The PulseAudio volume control applet has been
> extended to support profiles, input switching and easy speaker setup.
>
> Better power management - This release offers better power management
> features regarding CPU, disk and network I/O.
>
> For developers there are all sorts of additional goodies:
>
> NetBeans 6.7 - NetBeans 6.7 is the most recent version of Sun's IDE.
>
> PHP 5.3 - PHP 5.3 has been integrated as the popular web language.
>
> Eclipse 3.5.0 - The latest release of the popular, open, and extensible
> development platform is included.
>
> SystemTap - Updates to this debugging capability include better
> documentation, tools, and examples; support for kernel tracepoint and
> modern gcc debuginfo ("dwarf") output; and Eclipse support for launching
> traces and graphing results.
>
> Peek under the hood and there is still more:
>
> Better IPv6 in NetworkManager - NetworkManager has been extended to
> fully support IPv6 configurations through the GUI.
>
> Automatic Bug Reporting Tool - This release provides ABRT, a service
> that automatically reports application crashed to Fedora, without
> requiring the end user to have any special knowledge on error reporting.
>
> RPM XZ payload - All the software packages in Fedora have been switched
> from Gzip to the more efficient XZ (LZMA) compression method, to save
> space on mirrors and reduce download times.
>
> x86 optimized for Atom - The 32 bit version of this release will be
> compiled for i686 with a specific optimization for Intel Atom processors
> used in many netbooks.
>
> GRUB ext4 support - Fedora 11 included Ext4 by default, however GRUB in
> that version did not support Ext4 and hence required a separate boot
> partition formatted as Ext3 or Ext2. This release includes an updated
> version of GRUB with Ext4 support.
>
> Bluetooth Service On Demand - In order to support Bluetooth devices, the
> Bluetooth background service was started by default in previous versions
> of Fedora. In this release, the Bluetooth service is started on demand
> when needed, and automatically stops 30 seconds after last device use,
> reducing initial startup time and resources.
>
> KVM improvements - Many improvements in KVM virtualization are found in
> this release: reduced memory consumption and improved performance, NIC
> hotplug, better disk I/O, modern PXE booting, support for flexible
> network configurations, and much more.
>
> And that is only the beginning. A more complete list and details of each
> new cited feature is available here:
>
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/12/FeatureList
>
> For more information including common and known bugs, tips on how to
> report bugs, and the official release schedule, please refer to the
> release notes:
>
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_12_Alpha_release_notes
>
> Thank you, and we hope to see you in the Fedora project!
>
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