I don't think that most of the mirrors are unlocked yet, but Fedora Core 6 is available for download by bittorrent.

Official Announcement is now out:

This is the announcement of Zod. Zod permits you to call him "Fedora Core 6".

Tremble, Earthlings, for Zod is released from the confines of testing. Zod intends to hammer the servers of the world ... starting TODAY! For those who chose the world-domination-acceptance package in your last installation, you need do nothing -- Zod is beaming itself to your computers already. If your keyboard begins to get hot, back away ... very ... slowly ...

For the rest of you minions who failed to do Zod's bidding previously, this is your ONE AND ONLY CHANCE to redeem yourself. Go quickly! Download the torrent NOW. Obtain the ISO immediately. Zod's minions know to back up their /home directory and to begin immediate installation of the GREATEST version of Fedora Core EVER.

When you are done genuflecting, listen carefully. Zod now delivers an important message to Zod's predecessor, the Fifth Iteration of Fedora Core, known to some as Bordeaux:

"KNEEL BEFORE ZOD, for Zod has many improvements that convince users to upgrade and abandon you! Ph34r me! Mwahahahaha."

Zod accepts that the Fedora Project continues to provide software and security updates for Bordeaux, as per the policy of Zod's minions. Zod chooses to permit this action to continue.

Those who would understand Zod must begin here:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FC6ReleaseSummary
http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/

Massive downloading of Zod is known to melt servers worldwide, so Zod commands all who are able to use bittorrent.

http://torrent.fedoraproject.org

For other ways to get Zod, read http://www.redhat.com/fedora/

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Okay - it now looks like the release will be Tuesday Oct. 24.Ed- Recent developments make it seem unlikely that there wil be a release on Thursday - the tree is still not considered finished and ready to releaseOver the weekend we ran into a few more bugs with Fedora Core 6 that we decided were important enough to fix. There were some multilib compose issues (wrong packages landing in the wrong dirs), some translation files that would cause tracebacks in things like anaconda (whoops), and a fedora-release package that forgot to enable updates (double whoops). For these reasons and a few others, we decided to respin the release candidate tree and push the release date out another couple of days.The current plan is to spin a release candidate this evening with some last minute fixes, and start the sync. Validation has gone very well up to this point and baring any blow ups in the spin process, the release looks very solid. We're planning to release on Thursday Oct 19th. This should give the

We regret to announce a slip of the Fedora Core 6 release schedule.  A few 
issues are still present that we would like to see fixed before we release.

- Possible ext3 corruption bug
- Installs with 256megs of ram stall
- Package ordering issues on multilib platforms (x86_64, ppc64)
- SELinux issue with updating kernels on ppc platforms
- iscsi based installations not functional

There are obviously other issues and bugs still open, but these are the ones 
that are really "blocking" the release.  To give enough time to fix these 

  

Hot from the mailing list --

Announcing Fedora Core 6 Test3 (5.92)

• From: Jeremy Katz <katzj redhat com>
• To: fedora-announce-list redhat com
• Cc: fedora-devel-list <fedora-devel-list redhat com>, fedora-test-list <fedora-test-list redhat com>
• Subject: Announcing Fedora Core 6 Test3 (5.92)
• Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:17:52 -0400

On August 24th, the International Astronomical Union redefined what is
required for planet-hood.  This had the result of reclassifying Pluto
as a dwarf planet.

Today, we release Fedora Core 6 Test 3.  We have not redefined what is
required for a Fedora release, instead continuing to provide the same
high quality that users have come to expect from Fedora.


Fedora Core 6 Test 3 (5.92) Now Available
==================================

The Fedora Project announces the third and final test release of the
Fedora Core 6 development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and
ppc/ppc64 architectures, including Intel based Macintosh computers. Be
aware that Test releases are recommended only for Linux
experts/enthusiasts or for the technology evaluation, as many parts
are likely to be broken and the rate of change is rapid.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Core/Schedule 

The final release of Fedora Core 6 is scheduled for release on October
11.  At this point, the release is feature complete and in a locked
down bug fix mode.  It is important that we get your help in testing,
reporting, and suggesting fixes for bugs.  Please direct bugs to
http://bugzilla.redhat.com, product Fedora Core, Version fc6test3.  As
always, be sure that your bug is not already fixed by updates and
search for existing bugs before filing.

Thanks to all in the Fedora Project Community who have contributed to
this release.  Your continued efforts are what makes Fedora possible.

Downloads
=========
DVD, CD, and network installation are available.

Read the Important Warnings below in this announcement for more
details.

The recommended method of download is via BitTorrent from this site:

http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/

HTTP, FTP, and RSYNC downloads are available from these Fedora Project
mirrors.  Note that not all mirrors may be synced at this time.

http://fedora.redhat.com/Download/mirrors.html

Notable Features of Fedora Core 6
=================================
* Support for installation from multiple repositories at install-time,
  including access to Fedora Extras for network installs 
* GNOME 2.16.0
* KDE 3.5.3
* An improved look and feel for various non-English languages thanks
  to a new default font 
* New desktop eye candy provided by the Compiz window manager using
AIGLX
* Notification of available software updates via notification bubbles
* Improved startup performance of applications due to support for the
  DT_GNU_HASH linker option 
* Improved speed of various package management utilities
* Further improvements in the Xen virtualization technology as well as
  the inclusion of a graphical application for creating and managing
  domains (virt-manager)
* Increased usability of SELinux thanks to the integration of 
  setroubleshoot which lets the user know when security denials occur 
* Integrated smart card capabilities
* Improved X autoconfiguration to work better with LCDs and laptops
* An improved version of system-config-printer to provide for easier
  and more powerful printer configuration  
* New artwork to provide a fresh new feel.

And much, much more!

Fedora Unity releases Fedora Core 5 Live-Spin ISO images.

Official Fedora Live images are something we all have been looking forward to seeing in the Fedora Community. Kadischi will be the tool to create such live images. Fedora Unity has recently joined forces with Kadischi to help provide testing and to release live images which we are calling "Live-Spins."

The Fedora Unity Project is proud to announce the release of a new Live-Spin CD and DVD ISO image of Fedora Core 5. These Live-Spin ISOs are based on Fedora Core 5 and all updates released as of August 21st, 2006. They are available for the i386 architecture via BitTorrent starting Monday, August 28th, 2006 via BitTorrent.

Again, Fedora Unity releases updated Fedora Core 5 Re-Spins.

The Fedora Unity Project is proud to announce the release of new DVD ISO Re-Spins of Fedora Core 5. These Re-Spin ISOs are based upon Fedora Core 5 and all updates released as of August 18th, 2006. The ISO images are available for i386 and x86_64 architectures via BitTorrent starting Monday, August 28th, 2006.

The Fedora Unity Project was created by concerned peers in the Fedora Community to bring quality solutions to the Community. Project members want to see the best solutions find their way into the hands of the Community. Members include site maintainers, Fedora Project contributors and interested users.

Recently Slashdot posed some questions to Max about the Fedora Project.

These are his answers.

Max Spevack writes: "Hi everyone. I'm looking forward to answering all of the questions, but before I start diving into that, I guess it would be useful to give a little bit of perspective about me and my role within Fedora and Red Hat, because it will offer some context around the things I have to say."

There's a small article on the O'Reilly site on the upcoming features in Fedora Core 6.

I’ve been running Rawhide (the development version of Fedora Core), updating it daily and installing it periodically from a local network server, but the test releases provide a welcome opportunity to install from optical disc.

The step from FC5 to FC6 is smaller and more evolutionary than FC4 to FC5

While I was in Canada, Fedora Core 6 Test 2 was released, and because of that, Fedora Core 4 moved to Legacy support.

The official announcement follows:

In 1888, Theophilus Van Kannel patents his invention, the revolving door.  
This invention solves an engineering problem of air transfer by ensuring that 
there is no opening to the outside and the inside of a building at the same 
time, which could create massive drafts due to air temperature differences.  
This invention is still used today.