It looks like Fedora 16 won't be a Beefy Miracle, but at least Fedora 15 is getting close to release. What's new in Fedora 15? New features from top to bottom — a new init replacement, networking changes, and major bump for GNOME.
One of the reasons I watch Fedora closely is that it's a precursor for enterprise Linux. Not just Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), though that's certainly true. But advancements in Fedora usually make their way into other major distributions, and Fedora is often the first distro to ship cutting (sometimes bleeding) edge software. That's not to say that the other community distros never do this, but Fedora makes a habit of pushing the envelope.
Fedora 15 is no exception — it has quite a few major new features, as well as a few enhancements that will likely influence the entire Linux landscape in the near future. Let's get started.
New initd Replacement: systemd
One of the major changes in Fedora 15 will probably be invisible to many users, but it's going to be very important for developers and system administrators — systemd, a drop-in replacement for sysvinit.
Wait, didn't we replace sysvinit just a while ago with Upstart? Yes. Yes we did. But Lennart Poettering got to thinking about it and came up with systemd, which looks to be the up-and-coming init replacement for not only Fedora, but openSUSE (and eventually SUSE Linux Enteprise as well) and probably Debian and Ubuntu.
If you're working with Linux as an admin, developer, or enthusiast, you'll probably want to try Fedora 15 just for systemd.
GNOME 3
Another, long-awaited, update for Fedora 15 is GNOME 3 with GNOME Shell. Fedora 15 won't be the only distribution to ship GNOME 3 with GNOME Shell, but it's going to be one of the first out the door with G3 and Shell.
Read more: linux.com
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