The Red Hat-sponsored, community-supported Fedora Project announced on Oct. 24 that Fedora Core 6 is now available. The latest version of this popular Linux distribution boastsimproved desktop performance, new tools for system administrators and developers, and simplified virtualization management, among other enhancements.
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I’ve been reading numerous reviews and most of them are quite positive. Core 6 sounds like a milestone in the project’s history
The new DNA theme is sooooo cool!!!
Yeah, the DNA theme is nice. Shame they are using the same old icons though. They are really starting to look dated.
What attracts me to Core 6 is the integration of Xen. For those not in the know, Xen is the open source equivalent to VMware. Xen in the past has not been easy to set up (not that I’ve tried), but Core 6 has a special control panel built for managing and configuring virtual machines.
Core 6 has AIGLX and a basic control panel to control the effects. But I suppose that’s nothing special these days, what with Mandriva and SUSE implementing it ages ago
the XEN feature sounds really great but I still don’t want to be a beta tester for red-hat. When I see the xen control panel in my favorite OS then I will be happy. 
The new FC theme is really nice.
I have to agree with kenji, FC has a purpose, and that purpose is to act as a test b*tch for Red Hat.
WOW, I don’t think i’ve ever read a review where a distribution gets as much of a slating as this! 
Fedora Core 6 review - Software in Review
From the article:
I’m through hoping that the next version of Fedora Core will fix all of the problems with the previous release. Fedora’s identity has gradually eroded over six releases, finally ending up as a second class clone of Ubuntu. On the other hand, Red Hat Linux was never really all that easy to install, configure, and use, so I guess this is just the natural evolution of a product that was destined to be eclipsed by more complete distributions like Mandriva and more easily configured distributions like SUSE.
And some more…
The Fedora Project has failed six consecutive times to produce a viable desktop operating system. I say pack up, move on, and let Fedora Core die, but remember it fondly as the last of the holdouts from an era when desktop GNU/Linux meant missing out on most Web media while struggling to get network drivers installed and configured. It’s nice that my video cards worked with the 3D desktop effects with little effort, but wobbly windows and the cube desktop switcher don’t make up for a lack of basic network functionality and ease of configuration.
Nice review. :chk:
I’ve never really liked anything related to red-hat. This is not the first harsh review I’ve read about FC also.
I have never liked Fedora core, or any Red Hat on the desktop to be forthright. But on the server, RHEL is a nice thing for sure. It’s reliable, well-tested, secure out-of-the-box, widely supported and has a massive support cycle. In fact, on the server it’s pretty close to ideal. But I think what they’re saying about a lack of multimedia support is quite true. Plus, with FC you don’t even get the benefit of the legendary RHEL stability; you’re basically acting as test bed so Red Hat can massage the code you’ve worked the show-stoppers out of and repackage it as RHEL. Doesn’t sound like a great deal to me, but it is widely used, so… 