Preparing to LinuxFest NorthWest

I built a new computer, in part for LFNW, and spent the last three evenings trying to get f14 installed. Using 4 different media the install would fail at the partition stage, set repository stage or in the application loading, usually at about 1000 of 1190, and got to the reboot stage a few times only to fail. Since I wanted to show off f15 beta and Gnome 3 at the fest, I tried installing it. F15 beta installed on the first try!

First impressions of fedora 15, boot up is FAST! The progress screen where the fedora icon fills just blinks on for a second before the logon screen appears, sweet! Gnome 3 is ... different. I played with it for just a minute and it seems intuitive, I was able to figure out how stuff works. While users entrenched in their current interface might be put off with the change, I think a lot of users will like Gnome 3, and it could be a selling point for new users.

Fedora will have a table at LinuxFest NorthWest, so stop by and check out fedora 15 and Gnome 3. Fedora is represented in several of the talks and I'll be running a Linux Musicians BoF. My new computer will be set up for Live UBS creation, with many flavors to choose from besides f15 beta, Sugar on a Stick, fedora design and fedora games live will be available. Besides Gnome 3, I will have KDE 4.6, XFCE 4.8 and the new Sugar desktop to try. So stop by and see us in Bellingham next weekend.