GNOME 2.22, with new features like a helpful world time clock, better file system performance, security improvements, power management at the login screen, the ability to dynamically configure displays, better Bluetooth integration; KDE 4.0.2, which includes a brand new desktop and panel with many new concepts; Firefox 3 Beta 5 featuring a native look and feel; support for resizing ext2, ext3 and NTFS partitions during install; support for creating and installing to encrypted file systems; PackageKit, a cross-distribution package management solution with a yum backend; kernel 2.6.25-rc5

Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in free and open source software. Fedora is always free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. It is built by people across the globe who work together as a community: the Fedora Project. The Fedora Project is open and anyone is welcome to join.

The Fedora Project is out front for you, leading the advancement of free, open software and content.

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