The official release of Fedora 9 has been announced.

The official release of Fedora 9 was originally scheduled for April 29, 2008, but after being postponed, it was eventually released. It was set to be launched on April 29, 2008, largely because it aimed to compete with Ubuntu 8.04, which was scheduled for release on April 24, 2008, for a share of the Linux desktop market. With only five days between their release dates, this highlights the intensity of competition in the Linux desktop arena. However, due to various reasons, Fedora 9 was not released as planned.