Fedora 18 finally makes beta

Submitted by tuxtops2 on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 22:24

After a number of delays, the beta of the Fedora 18 Linux-based distribution has been released.
The beta release date had been extended six times over the past two months, mostly due to an underestimation of the amount of work required to rewrite the Anaconda software, which is used to install or upgrade Fedora.

"It was a one-time aberration," said Robyn Bergeron, who leads the Fedora Project.

The final release of Fedora 18, which was named code-named "Spherical Cow," is now set for Jan. 8, 2013, almost two months after the original ship date, and about seven months after the release of Fedora 17. Read More