Fedora Core is a complete desktop and server operating system created
entirely with open source software.
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Fedora Core is a rapidly evolving system which follows the latest
technical developments. Fedora Core may not be appropriate for use in
critical applications in your organization.
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This manual helps you to install Fedora Core on desktops, laptops and
servers. The installation system is flexible enough to use even if
you have no previous knowledge of Linux or computer networks. If
you select default options, Fedora Core provides a complete desktop
operating system, including productivity applications, Internet
utilities, and desktop tools.
This document does not detail all of the features of the
installation system.
The Fedora Project, which produces and maintains Fedora Core, is a collaboration
between Red Hat, Inc. and the
free and open source software
(FOSS) community. The Fedora Project also provides Fedora Extras, additional
software packaged for installation on a Fedora Core system.
For more information about the Fedora Project, please visit https://fedora.redhat.com/. Refer to
https://www.opensource.org/
and https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
for more information about open source software.
