[arch-releng] 2009.08 release announcement draft
Hello Arch community, We hereby present you the 2009.08 snapshot images These images are the first fruits of our new arch-releng build environment on the sevenL server. They are built from a current snapshot of core, including kernel 2.6.30.4-1, udev 141-5 and pacman 3.3.0-2. Changes compared to 2009.02: - more up-to-date software (see above) - usage of new AIF installer, which brings: * better disk editor with support for dm_crypt and lvm setups * support for automated installations using config files (deprecates quickinst) * a framework to build your own installation procedures * better date/time setting with ntp support * refactored grub installation routines * usability improvements - aufs instead of unionfs - smarter, faster, better boot device detection (esp. for usb users) <-- can someone phrase this more professionally? < did i forget anything? i probably did. please think long and hard> - bugfixes (xfs freeze, mirror setting, clock correctness, network settings, ...) - and much more... See <wiki page to release info> for a detailed package list. A detailed list of closed tickets: http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?string=&project=6&due[]=59&due[]=67&due[]=72&status[] As you can see, just like with 2009.02 there have been some huge changes. We should be more settled now and hopefully it will be more straightforward to build snapshots in the future. Time will tell ;-). As usual, the images come in iso and img flavors, with grub and isolinux for people <insert link to FS ticket here>whose cd-rom drive doesn't work with grub</a> Due to all mentioned changes, the <a href="http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_Arch_Linux_Install_Guide">installation guide</a> has also been overhauled. The new guide is for now only available in English but We'll add other versions when we receive translated versions.
I make comments inline, overall i'm fine with the draft... -----------------------------
Hello Arch community,
We hereby present you the 2009.08 snapshot images
These images are the first fruits of our new arch-releng build environment on the sevenL server. They are built from a current snapshot of core, including kernel 2.6.30.4-1, udev 141-5 and pacman 3.3.0-2.
Changes compared to 2009.02: - more up-to-date software (see above) - usage of new AIF installer, which brings: * better disk editor with support for dm_crypt and lvm setups * support for automated installations using config files (deprecates quickinst) * a framework to build your own installation procedures * better date/time setting with ntp support * refactored grub installation routines * usability improvements - aufs instead of unionfs - smarter, faster, better boot device detection (esp. for usb users) <-- can someone phrase this more professionally?
I would write this like: - Enhanced boot device detection on image start
< did i forget anything? i probably did. please think long and hard>
Mentioned that the ftp images now called netinstall...
- bugfixes (xfs freeze, mirror setting, clock correctness, network settings, ...) - and much more...
See <wiki page to release info> for a detailed package list.
See http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:2009.08 for a detailed package list and additional special snapshot informations.
A detailed list of closed tickets: http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?string=&project=6&due[]=59&due[]=67&due[]=72&status[]
This silly flyspray link is broken (not clickable in Mailclient, we also have problems to use it in wiki page above)... Maybe we set the link in quotation marks or something...
As you can see, just like with 2009.02 there have been some huge changes. We should be more settled now and hopefully it will be more straightforward to build snapshots in the future. Time will tell ;-).
As usual, the images come in iso and img flavors, with grub and isolinux for people <insert link to FS ticket here>whose cd-rom drive doesn't work with grub</a> Due to all mentioned changes, the <a href="http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_Arch_Linux_Install_Guide">installation guide</a> has also been overhauled. The new guide is for now only available in English but We'll add other versions when we receive translated versions.
-------------------- Gerhard
Am Samstag 08 August 2009 17:54:32 schrieb Gerhard Brauer:
A detailed list of closed tickets: http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?string=&project=6&due[]=59&due[]=67&d ue[]=72&status[]
This silly flyspray link is broken (not clickable in Mailclient, we also have problems to use it in wiki page above)... Maybe we set the link in quotation marks or something...
Or just use http://bugs.archlinux.org/?project=6 -- Pierre Schmitz, http://users.archlinux.de/~pierre
On Sat, 8 Aug 2009 18:29:13 +0200 Pierre Schmitz <pierre@archlinux.de> wrote:
Am Samstag 08 August 2009 17:54:32 schrieb Gerhard Brauer:
A detailed list of closed tickets: http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?string=&project=6&due[]=59&due[]=67&d ue[]=72&status[]
This silly flyspray link is broken (not clickable in Mailclient, we also have problems to use it in wiki page above)... Maybe we set the link in quotation marks or something...
Or just use http://bugs.archlinux.org/?project=6
That is a list of currently open tickets. The original link lists all tickets which are assigned to one of 2009.08{,alpha,rc} But afaik newsposts are html so our link should be no problem :) Dieter
* added Gerhard's changes * add link to download section. I guess that's pretty important too ;) * line6: sed 's/including/which includes/' * filled in link to ticket about grub booting problem * made better hyperlinks everywhere + link to 2009.02 when mentioning it at the end Hello Arch community, We hereby present you the 2009.08 snapshot images These images are the first fruits of our new arch-releng build environment on the sevenL server. They are built from a current snapshot of core, which includes kernel 2.6.30.4-1, udev 141-5 and pacman 3.3.0-2. Changes compared to 2009.02: - more up-to-date software (see above) - usage of new AIF installer, which brings: * better disk editor with support for dm_crypt and lvm setups * support for automated installations using config files (deprecates quickinst) * a framework to build your own installation procedures * better date/time setting with ntp support * refactored grub installation routines * usability improvements - aufs instead of unionfs - enhanced boot device detection on image start - ftp images are renamed to netinstall to avoid confusion - bugfixes (xfs freeze, mirror setting, clock correctness, network settings, ...) - and much more... <a href="http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:2009.08"> detailed package list and additional snapshot information</a> <a href="http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?string=&project=6&due[]=59&due[]=67&due[]=72&status[]">A detailed list of closed tickets</a> As you can see, just like with <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/news/434/>2009.02</a> there have been some huge changes. We should be more settled now and hopefully it will be more straightforward to build snapshots in the future. Time will tell ;-). As usual, the images come in iso and img flavors, with grub and isolinux for people <a href="http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/11408">whose cd-rom drive doesn't work with grub</a> Due to all mentioned changes, the <a href="http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_Arch_Linux_Install_Guide">installation guide</a> has also been overhauled. The new guide is for now only available in English but we'll add other versions when we receive translated versions. <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/download/">Download the new snapshots</a>
On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 3:43 AM, Dieter Plaetinck<dieter@plaetinck.be> wrote: > * added Gerhard's changes > * add link to download section. I guess that's pretty important too ;) > * line6: sed 's/including/which includes/' > * filled in link to ticket about grub booting problem > * made better hyperlinks everywhere + link to 2009.02 when mentioning it at the end > > > > Hello Arch community, > > We hereby present you the 2009.08 snapshot images The 2009.08 snapshot images are now available! (and just make this all one paragraph with the next stuff) > These images are the first fruits of our new arch-releng build environment on the sevenL server. Interesting, but it really has no need to be in this release announcement, I'd just cut it. > They are built from a current snapshot of core, which includes kernel 2.6.30.4-1, udev 141-5 and pacman 3.3.0-2. [core] > > Changes compared to 2009.02: Changes since the 2009.02 release: > - more up-to-date software (see above) see what above? Either put it all above or all here, I wouldn't split it up. Just something like (after dropping the above sentence) would work: - up-to-date packages including kernel 2.6.30.4-1, udev 141-5 and pacman 3.3.0-2 (pacman 3.3.0-3 ?) > - usage of new AIF installer, which brings: > * better disk editor with support for dm_crypt and lvm setups > * support for automated installations using config files (deprecates quickinst) > * a framework to build your own installation procedures > * better date/time setting with ntp support "enhanced date/time setting", "better" is a vague word > * refactored grub installation routines > * usability improvements > - aufs instead of unionfs > - enhanced boot device detection on image start > - ftp images are renamed to netinstall to avoid confusion > - bugfixes (xfs freeze, mirror setting, clock correctness, network settings, ...) > - and much more... > > > <a href="http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:2009.08"> > detailed package list and additional snapshot information</a> > > > <a href="http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?string=&project=6&due[]=59&due[]=67&due[]=72&status[]">A detailed list of closed tickets</a> > > As you can see, just like with <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/news/434/>2009.02</a> there have been some huge changes. "large changes" > We should be more settled now and hopefully it will be more straightforward to build snapshots in the future. > Time will tell ;-). Our release process has become more streamlined now and hopefully... > > As usual, the images come in iso and img flavors, with grub and isolinux for people <a href="http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/11408">whose cd-rom drive doesn't work with grub</a> > Due to all mentioned changes, the <a href="http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_Arch_Linux_Install_Guide">installation guide</a> has also been overhauled. > The new guide is for now only available in English but we'll add other versions when we receive translated versions. > > <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/download/">Download the new snapshots</a> Your friendly native English speaker, -Dan
On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:34:04 -0500 Dan McGee <dpmcgee@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 3:43 AM, Dieter Plaetinck<dieter@plaetinck.be> > wrote: > > * added Gerhard's changes > > * add link to download section. I guess that's pretty important > > too ;) > > * line6: sed 's/including/which includes/' > > * filled in link to ticket about grub booting problem > > * made better hyperlinks everywhere + link to 2009.02 when > > mentioning it at the end > > > > > > > > Hello Arch community, > > > > We hereby present you the 2009.08 snapshot images > The 2009.08 snapshot images are now available! (and just make this all > one paragraph with the next stuff) > > > These images are the first fruits of our new arch-releng build > > environment on the sevenL server. > Interesting, but it really has no need to be in this release > announcement, I'd just cut it. > > > They are built from a current snapshot of core, which includes > > kernel 2.6.30.4-1, udev 141-5 and pacman 3.3.0-2. > [core] > > > > > Changes compared to 2009.02: > Changes since the 2009.02 release: > > > - more up-to-date software (see above) > see what above? Either put it all above or all here, I wouldn't split > it up. Just something like (after dropping the above sentence) would > work: > - up-to-date packages including kernel 2.6.30.4-1, udev 141-5 and > pacman 3.3.0-2 (pacman 3.3.0-3 ?) > > > - usage of new AIF installer, which brings: > > * better disk editor with support for dm_crypt and lvm setups > > * support for automated installations using config files > > (deprecates quickinst) > > * a framework to build your own installation procedures > > * better date/time setting with ntp support > "enhanced date/time setting", "better" is a vague word > > * refactored grub installation routines > > * usability improvements > > - aufs instead of unionfs > > - enhanced boot device detection on image start > > - ftp images are renamed to netinstall to avoid confusion > > - bugfixes (xfs freeze, mirror setting, clock correctness, network > > settings, ...) > > - and much more... > > > > > > <a href="http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:2009.08"> > > detailed package list and additional snapshot information</a> > > > > > > <a > > href="http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?string=&project=6&due[]=59&due[]=67&due[]=72&status[]">A > > detailed list of closed tickets</a> > > > > As you can see, just like with <a > > href="http://www.archlinux.org/news/434/>2009.02</a> there have > > been some huge changes. > "large changes" > > We should be more settled now and hopefully it will be more > > straightforward to build snapshots in the future. Time will > > tell ;-). > Our release process has become more streamlined now and hopefully... Well, I wanted to emphasize that things like switching to aif, the ext4 support in the previous release etc were big changes, and now it should be more "finetuning". (so this is about the actual product, not the release process) > > > > > As usual, the images come in iso and img flavors, with grub and > > isolinux for people <a > > href="http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/11408">whose cd-rom drive > > doesn't work with grub</a> Due to all mentioned changes, the <a > > href="http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_Arch_Linux_Install_Guide">installation > > guide</a> has also been overhauled. The new guide is for now only > > available in English but we'll add other versions when we receive > > translated versions. > > > > <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/download/">Download the new > > snapshots</a> > > Your friendly native English speaker, > > -Dan Other then my note, I'll incorporate the changes. Now I only need news-posting abilities.. (see http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/15872) Dieter
sent my previous mail a tad too fast. I want to add: 1) Thanks for your comments 2) I hope we/you can come up with a better phrasing for the "huge changes.. more streamlined" thingie :) Dieter
participants (4)
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Dan McGee
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Dieter Plaetinck
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Gerhard Brauer
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Pierre Schmitz