14 DAY TRIAL // As of December 7th, Fedora Core 6 no longer exists. The last release of the Fedora Project which saw the split between "Community" and Red Hat sponsored (Core) editions.
The transformation in just Fedora - without the Core part - took place when the core packages ended up following the guidelines of the former "Extras".
Fedora is well known for not maintaining a longer release/support cycle, because this allows the developers to take bigger risks. By releasing every six months a new version, anyone can take greater risks.
The latest release, Fedora 8, was launched on the 8th of November, and this was the date when the planning for the next edition, Fedora 9, started. Next year, on 24thof January, the first Alpha of Fedora 9 will be available, and on 13thof March, 2008, a Beta release will be created. Although 13 is a number that represents misfortune, let's hope it will be a lucky one for Fedora. On April 29th, 2008, you can enjoy the stable release of Fedora 9, with a lot of new and maybe revolutionary features.
I have noticed that the developers are working hard on the new edition, some of the points on their agenda being almost completed. The replacement of teTeX with TeXLive is nearly finished.
A very interesting feature that will be included on Fedora 9 is "VirtStorage". The one on Fedora 8 was incomplete, lacking the ability to manage existing guest domains remotely using libvirt. Things will change in Fedora 9, which will have the ability to list, create and delete storage volumes from a remote host.
The X Server will be updated at least to version 1.5. What will benefit Fedora and the users from this? By moving the input and output configuration to runtime services, through the XINPUT and RANDR extensions, the system will be able to recognize and attach devices on the fly, also offering the user the ability to configure the display without going through the tedious manual editing.
Until the next release, don't forget about the older ones, like Fedora 6. Don't forget that they were necessary steps in the growth of Fedora and its entire community.
You can download Fedora 8 right now from Softpedia!