All you alternative OS types out there will be interested to know that
Fedora
Version 8.0.1 is now available. Like Ubuntu, Fedora 8 is based on the Gnome
desktop environment by default, and it's intended to be user-friendly and
accessible. Ars says Fedora 8 adds new features like a sound daemon dubbed
PulseAudio that allows users to change the sound volume for different
applications independently, much like in Windows Vista. There's also PolicyKit,
a new authentication system that fragments privileges to prevent applications
that need "root" access from gaining complete access to a machine, and Nodoka, a
new user interface style that applies a consistent blue and beige look to the
desktop. Fedora includes support for Vista-like visual effects via Compiz, as
well, but the feature isn't enabled by default.