7 May
2007
7 May
'07
8:08 p.m.
Am Sonntag 29 April 2007 schrieb Roman Kyrylych: > Hi! > > As Tobias said: "kernel 2.6.21 series is now in testing, it will be > the kernel series for next release". > > According to the schedule published by Paul repositories > reorganization will be finished not earlier than in the middle of > Summer. > > And in this announcement http://www.archlinux.org/news/308/ > we said that "When the next kernel 2.6.22 is released, we will push > out a new ISO image". > > > So, here's how I see variants for next release: > > 1) release new ISOs based on 2.6.21, using the current scheme > (ftp+base+current) additional possible changes: > * provide snapshot of extra (and community?) for download via BitTorrent > * FTP reorder as described here: > http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/private/arch-dev/2007-March/005087.html > > 2) wait until 2.6.22 (hopefully it will be released after repositories > reorganization) or even a bit longer and release new ISO set: > core & ftp as CDs and main(extra) + community snapshots as DVDs. > > Changes that should be done in any case: > * remove release version and codename from /etc/issue > * remove /etc/arch-release > * call new release as "ISO release" or "snapshot" instead of "Arch release" > * make users understand that there's no such thing as "release" in > Arch Linux. :-) Hi guys, my idea of next ISO with .21 kernel and for Linuxtag 2007: - pacman3 should be on it, aaron when you move it in? - release it like 0.8 with base,current and ftp till SCM and core move has been done in summer. - 0.8 will die, what was the consensus: 05-2007 <cool-snapshotname>? rc.sysinit and arch-release should contain this consensus then. - ftp server need to be prepared for this then anything else i missed? cool-snapshot name, any suggestion? We have now 1-2 weeks or so until final ISO should be built. thanks guys greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa@archlinux.org