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Fedora
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| Family membership | Linux, Red Hat like |
| Typology of use | Desktop, Server |
| Software packages | rpm |
| Packages Manager | Yum and PackageKit (from on-line repositories), rpm (installing packages .rpm in local) |
| GUI Manager | KDE, GNOME |
| Hardware | x86, x86-64, PPC |
| Software support | Good |
| Class of Users | Newbie-Medium |
| Strengths | Stability, estetic, funtionality, very good repositories, good for desktop as well as server use |
| Notes | Fedora is a trademark of Red Hat and is directly derivated from it, as free version without professional support |
| Website | http://www.fedoraproject.org/ |
| Our vote | 8/10 |
| Get Fedora |
What is Fedora?
Fedora is all about freedom and rapid innovation.
Fedora is a Linux based operating system that provides users with access to the latest free and open source software, in a stable, secure and easy to manage form. We strongly believe in the bedrock principles that created all the components of our operating system, and because of this we guarantee that Fedora will always be free for anybody, anywhere, to use, modify and distribute.
Fedora is a center for innovation in free and open source software, and creates a community where developers and open source enthusiasts come together to advance free and open source software. The Fedora community contributes everything it builds back to the free and open source world and continues to make advances of significance to the broader community, as evidenced by the regular and rapid incorporation of its features into other Linux distributions.
Fedora is more than just software, though. It is a community of contributors from around the world who work with each other to advance the interests of the free culture movement. Everyone is invited to join, and no matter what your skills are, we have a place for you in our community! The Fedora community includes software engineers, artists, system administrators, web designers, writers, speakers, and translators -- all of whom will be happy to help you get started.
Who uses Fedora?
- Linus Torvalds, the creator and primary maintainer of Linux does
- NASA systems
- Roadrunner, the number one Supercomputer in the world
- Over a hundred derivative distributions including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OLPC
- Even some Robots do
- Millions of other users
What makes Fedora different?
We try to always do the right thing, and provide only free and open source software. We will fight to protect and promote solutions that anyone can use and redistribute. With this in mind, all of our developers are focused on working closely with upstream, so everyone can benefit from our work and get access to our changes as soon as possible. Due to the huge amount of innovation that Fedora drives, this focus has had significant and long lasting effects. Some of the recent developments in free and open source software that Fedora has driven include:
The reverse is also true: by sticking close to upstream development teams, Fedora often gets the latest software before anybody else. Not only does this benefit our community, but it also benefits the upstream teams by providing a much larger audience and more feedback for them.
Another striking difference of Fedora is our goal to empower others to pursue their vision of what a free operating system should be like. Fedora now forms the basis for derivative distributions such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux , the One Laptop Per Child XO and Creative Commons' Live Content DVDs.
And that's not all. It is just as easy for individuals to create their own distribution, thanks to Fedora's easy spinning tools . These tools allow you to quickly select the packages you want, and create live images for CD/DVD or USB, or installation discs. Some official versions of Fedora have grown up this way, including:
- Fedora Electronic Lab
- Fedora Xfce Spin
- Fedora Developers Spin
- Fedora Games Spin
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