There is something aesthetically pleasing to the interface of Fedora 8. I am a fan of Gnome, probably because it vaguely resembles Mac OS title bar. But thanks to the simplistic and yet fully functional user interface, I can't help but clap my hands for the team of designers who successfully combined usability and visual balance.
Another wonder is the fact that the OS is free. Free for anyone and everyone to download and use. What is more encouraging is the many contributors to the source code that makes up an ever growing OS.
It has been said that RedHat likes to release this version of their popular RedHat Linux distro, once the bugs are ironed out even more. This makes it the leading edge release for the public to test run, and therefore, resolve for a company to reap the testing free. I say good on them. It is a smart strategy and it works. They even get some contributors to the code.
Everyone wins when there is sharing, contribution and openness.
Openoffice.org is another reason that Fedora is comparable to Windows. It is not Office 07, but it offers similar functions. Functions which, upon closer looking, are there, just under the hood or in other places from what Office offers.
VLC media player has to be the most effective media player for any platform, but Fedora office a range of other programs to play your multimedia.
Viewing photos is easy with Fedora. Nice large size thumbnails along with instant enlargement, makes effective viewing. Copying the files to various media is no problem too.
Amsn offers MSN in Fedora. Webcam, photo thumbnails and other MSN features are ported to Linux effectively.
Mozilla Firefox is the browser of choice, and it does everything IE does and more.
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