Fedora Linux 11 Released

Fedora, a free and open source Linux-based operating system that powers many of the world’s web servers, has released a new version. Among the highlights are its new virtualization features that make it easy for users to switch between the host operating system and the virtual operating system. They have also added security features to their virtualization that rely on SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux) technology.

Among other improvements with the release of Fedora 11 is the community portal, which allows users to interact with each other in real time and provide technical support to one another. The portal is currently only for developers but will eventually be open to all contributors within the next six to twelve months.

Fedora is an operating system sponsored by Redhat, a leading Linux company in the server market. Many of the cutting edge features of Fedora are eventually incorporated into Redhat’s commercial offering: Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Numerous web hosting providers offer hosting plans with RHEL, Fedora, or a RHEL variant such as Cent OS. Fedora is available for download free of charge for both servers and personal computers.

Source: ComputerWorld