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Fedora has always been one of the strongest distributions, I mean come on they are sponsored by RedHat. Once upon a time I used Fedora religiously and there was no-one anywhere which could change my mind. One day the Fedora Project people, I’ll just say there are many which know which version I refer to here, decided to do some really crazy stuff and they actually turned my against the very distro I was promoting to my peers. Any way after hanging around another nameless distro for a while I decided to stroll over to FedoraProject.org and see what was going on. Initially I had nothing but the bad memories looming in my head, and thought to myself, umm I think I’ll load this new Fedora 12 up and see what was under the hood.

I have to admit that I was so hesitant to load Fedora on a live machine that I initially installed it on a VM (Virtual Machine). WOW were my first words, I remember them very vividly. Seems the FedoraProject has gotten this distro loading fast and I mean leaps ahead of other distros out there. I know that someone can point one out that loads faster, but I am talking about the mainstream distros here.
This release brings some very impressive new features that I have been waiting on for quite some time. It’s a strong update that puts the distro back on the right track and addresses several serious problems that I have encountered in past releases.
Fedora 12 also brings improved power management, performance optimizations, new virtualization enhancements, and a lot of other great stuff, I mean I have to say they nailed it this time. A lot of the improvements will also boost Fedora’s suitability for netbooks, which is a big thing for certain people these days. There are also other spins that you will want to check out.
It would seem that the Fedora target audience will remain that of users who are voluntarily switching to Linux, have some technical familiarity with computers, are willing to contribute time to the project in some capacity. Over the long haul focusing on the target audience’s needs will have a positive impact for all users and keep the project moving forward in a very positive posture and keep a enthusiastic outlook for the over all longevity of the Linux platform.
The new automated bug reporting feature is one of the main things that jumps out at me as a huge step forward for the Fedora Project. The new feature will allow even the most novice users to feel like they are contributing, and for good reason they are. True detailed testing is easily accomplished in house, but can anyone really test all the hardware scenarios out there, I think not. Anyway this feature I think will move all Linux distros screaming forward.
You can download Fedora 12 from the project’s official website. The installer is available in a complete DVD imagein Live CD images that are tailored for specific desktop environments.
My final thoughts are very positive for Fedora and in fact I think after several releases they have finally won me back.

Enjoy and Have a Good’n!