Talking points are not yet finished for F13 - you are invited and encouraged to help!
The ones you see below are the final selection - now we need to fill their details in.
These are the Talking Points for the Fedora 13 release. For information on how these talking points were chosen, see Talking Points SOP. They are intended to help Ambassadors quickly present an overview of highlighted features when talking about the release.
For desktop users and everyone
Things of general interest to most people using Fedora.
Automatic print driver installation
Automatic print driver installation feature
Leverages PackageKit capabilities so Live images don't need to ship all printer drivers. Equals or surpasses functionality of proprietary operating systems. Builds new, compelling functionality based on free desktop capabilities (PackageKit, D-Bus) combined with RPM hooks.
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Automatic installation of language packs
Yum Language Package Plugin feature
Provides automatic installation of langpacks (eg for openoffice, KDE, etc).
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Redesigned user management interface
The user account tool has been completely redesigned, and now makes it easy to configure personal information, make a personal profile picture or icon, generate a strong passphrase, and set up login options. Designed and implemented by several members of the Desktop SIG.
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Color management
Color management helps artists, photographers, designers, and others display and print work more accurately using 100% free software. Written by Richard Hughes, Red Hat engineer and Fedora contributor.
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NetworkManager improvements include CLI
NetworkManager bluetooth DUN feature, NetworkManager command line feature, NetworkManager mobile status feature
Adds dial-up modem support for older Bluetooth-equipped phones, to complement the personal-area networking already supported in Fedora. Addresses a long-standing missing link for command-line junkies who want NetworkManager to integrate with the CLI. Also useful for jetsetters who operate in lower-power text modes. Provides a better indicator for signal strength, and lets people know if they are roaming.
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Experimental 3D extended to free Nouveau driver
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3D support was added to the completely free and open source software (FOSS) radeon driver in F12 [adamw note: this is not entirely accurate. radeon supported 3D for r400 and earlier chips for years. what was added in F12 was experimental support for r500 and r600 chips], and now this support has been extended in F13 to the equally free nouveau driver. Fedora and its sponsor Red Hat are dedicated to improving the quality and coverage of completely free accelerated video drivers. While we support user choice and do not prevent use of closed, proprietary drivers, we also recognize that these drivers sometimes conflict with and cause problems in the software written by FOSS community members. We prefer to honor the commitment of the FOSS community with our own commitment to free drivers that complement their work.
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For administrators
Improvements that make system administrators' lives better.
BFO
BFO is a unique feature in Fedora. We're the first to offer it. It allows users to download a single, tiny image and install current and future versions of Fedora without having to download additional images.
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Authconfig UI redesign
Better integration of new SSSD technology in the configuration UI for authentication, and a full UI revamp making it much easier to configure your Fedora system to work in a number of different authentication environments.
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Pioneering NSF features
NFSv4 by default feature, NFS Client IPv6 feature
Fedora 13 changes its default to NFSv4, resulting in improved performance with a seamless transition for users. Clients gracefully falling back to other versions if required by an NFS server. Continues Fedora's role as a front-runner for NFSv4 -- the first distribution to include it, the first to switch to it by default. The other major step forward in NFS is support for IPv6, so clients in mixed or IPv6 only environments can now make full use of NFS.
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Zarafa
Fedora 13 now makes available a complete groupware suite that can be used as an Exchange replacement for Web-based mail, calendaring, and tasks. Features include IMAP/POP and iCal/CalDAV capabilities, native mobile phone support, the ability to integrate with existing Linux mail servers, a full set of programming interfaces, and a comfortable look and feel using modern Ajax technologies.
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Experimenting with btrfs
System rollback with btrfs feature
Btrfs is capable of creating lightweight filesystem snapshots that can be mounted (and booted into) selectively. The created snapshots are copy-on-write snapshots, so there is no file duplication overhead involved for files that do not change between snapshots. It allows developers to feel comfortable experimenting with new software without fear of an unusable install, since automated snapshots allow them to easily revert to the previous day's filesystem.
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For developers
Innovations that make Fedora a great platform for software developers.
SystemTap static probes
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Easier Python debugging
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Parallel-installable Python 3
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NetBeans 6.8 first IDE to support entire Java 6 EE spec
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Spins
A few highlighted Fedora Spins coming out with this release.
Moblin Spin
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Sugar on a Stick Spin
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Design Studio Spin
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Security Spin
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