Fedora 18 Beta 發布

Fedora項目是一份由Red Hat策劃的開放開發項目，它向普通參與者開放并由精英管理者領導，沿著一系列項目目標而前進。Fedora項目的目標是與Linux社區協作，只從開放 源碼軟件來創建一份完整的、通用的操作系統。其開發過程是以公開論壇的形式進行的。項目將按時間計劃，每年作兩到三次Fedora的發布，并提供一份公開 的發布日程表。Red Hat工程組將繼續參與Fedora的開發，并且將比以往更多地邀請和鼓勵外界的參與。通過采用這樣一種更加開放的過程，我們希望能提供一份更加符合自由 軟件理念并且對開放源碼社區更具吸引力的操作系統。

The much-delayed beta release of Fedora 18 is finally ready for testing: " The Fedora project team is excited to announce the beta release of its free, fully-functional Linux operating system, Fedora 18, code-named 'Spherical Cow.' Explore what's new in the Fedora 18 beta, including these highlighted release features: Fedora 18 offers a brand-new version of the GNOME desktop, version 3.6, straight from the upstream development process; updates have also been made to the KDE, Xfce and Sugar desktop environments; additionally, the MATE desktop is available for the first time in Fedora; Fedora's new installer user interface enhances the anaconda installer with improvements in ease of use and installation." Read the full press release for more details. Download ( torrents): Fedora-18-Beta-i686-Live-Desktop.iso (757MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-18-Beta-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso (786MB, SHA256, torrent). Live images featuring KDE, LXDE, Xfce and SoaS (Sugar on a Stick), as well as installation DVDs, are also available.