Let's start with Ubuntu [1]: - GNOME 2.20 - Compiz Fusion - Desktop search (this was in Fedora 6) - Fast user switching (in Fedora 7) - Firefox plugins in Ubuntu (useless) - Dynamic screen configuration (already in Fedora 7) - Graphical configuration tool for X (since Fedora 1) - Fully automatic printer installation (Fedora 6) - Handling of non-free device drivers (never will be in Fedora) - NTFS writing (idem) - Power consumption (in Fedora 8) - AppArmor security framework - Additional installation profiles for Ubuntu Server - Profile-based Authentication Configuration (Fedora 7) - Improved thin-client support
[1] - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/gutsybeta Now, "my" Fedora [2]: - GNOME 2.20 - Compiz Fusion - 2.6.23 based kernel - Redesigned desktop experience around online services http://online-desktop.org - Helper app promotes Free alternatives and guides users trying to play content under restricted codecs (the opposite of Ubuntu non-free drivers) - New completely Free and open source Java environment from Red Hat and others derived from OpenJDK - Improved support for using Fedora on Laptops (in every Ubuntu) - System wide default network manager integration - Easy and painless administration - Feature rich sound server - Make rsyslog the new default syslog daemon - Make the default x86_64 kernel tickless - Secure remote management for Xen, KVM & QEMU virtualization - Powertop is included - Don't start XFS font server daemon by default and fix font packages. Savings on performance and bootup time [2] - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/8/FeatureList Most of Ubuntu's features can me mapped into Fedora's current and old releases, so it's nice to see that they're catching up. On the other hand, Fedora needs a _lot_ of work on Laptops and suspend/resume operations that Ubuntu handles very well. -- //VD _______________________________________________ tce mailing list [email protected] http://lists.paradigma.pt/mailman/listinfo/tce
