Beefy Fedora could use a dash of miracle whip
If you’re called Beefy Miracle, you better pack a punch. And when the Fedora crew christened their next Linux desktop, that was certainly the plan.
On the menu was “over and under the bun improvements that show off the power and flexibility of the advancing state of free software.”
While Fedora 17 is certainly beefy, what's been delivered with this first and only beta is not particularly miraculous.
Among the more noticeable changes is GNOME 3.4, the latest version of the GNOME 3 desktop. While the Fedora DVD still ships with a variety of desktops, the live CD defaults to GNOME and for some time now Fedora has served as a showcase for the development of GNOME 3.
Also: Fedora 17 Beta Advances the Linux Desktop
And: Fedora Linux 17 Reaches Beta with Six Key Updates
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