[arch-releng] 2009.02 release notes . was: RC2 ISOs and final release

[Dieter Plaetinck]

On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:14:22 +0100
Dieter Plaetinck <dieter at plaetinck.be> wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:30:50 -0600
> Aaron Griffin <aaronmgriffin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Dieter Plaetinck
> > <dieter at plaetinck.be> wrote:
> > > On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:56:19 +0100
> > > my changes:
> > > * ISO's to ISOs and CD's to CDs
> > > (I hope Aaron knows his language well..
> > > http://www.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-releng/2009-January/000004.html )
> > 
> > Heh, this is an oddity. Adding an s indicates plural, adding an
> > apostrophe s indicates possession... but it all gets confused when
> > you start throwing acronyms into the mix... because adding a lone s
> > may make it appear as if the s is part of the acronym... but I
> > digress.
> > 
> > > We proudly announce the release of the new Arch Linux installation
> > > images, version 2009.02
> > > It took us quite a while, but we think the result is worth it:
> > > we added some cool new things and ironed out some
> > > long-lasting imperfections
> > > 2009.02 comes with the following features:
> > >
> > 
> > Minor changes inline, mainly to shrink the bullet list a bit:
> > 
> > > - Kernel 2.6.28
> > > - Ext4 support. Installation can be done on a ext4 root partition.
> > 
> > >  also the ISO is ready (grub) to act as a rescue/maintainance cd
> > > for systems with ext4 root partitions.
> > {replace with}
> > - Rescue and maintenance capabilities for Ext4 root partitions
> > 
> > > - New ISOs (ftp-iso i686 and x86_64) with isolinux as bootloader.
> > >  Some users have reported issues with booting when using the Grub
> > >  bootloader. For these systems we offer cd's with the isolinux
> > >  bootloader.
> > {replace with}
> > - Fallback ISOs with the ISOLINUX bootloader, for those that have
> > trouble booting Grub-based images
> > 
> > > - Several bugfixes in the installer
> > > - Brought the included documentation up-to-date
> > 
> > > - Inclusion of the AIF (Arch Linux installation framework):
> > > Currently still unsupported and under development.  But we want to
> > > make this the new installer in the future, so if you like to test
> > > bleeding-edge stuff you could give it a try. (it also supports lvm
> > > and dm_crypt)
> > {replace with}
> > - Inclusion of AIF (Arch Linux Installation Framework), the next
> > generation installer, currently under development.
> > 
> > > If you encounter any problems, you can check for bug reports (or
> > > file a new one) under the "Release Engineering" project at
> > > http://bugs.archlinux.org
> > > For more info about the releng team and how to get in touch with
> > > us, see http://www.archlinux.org/news/430/
> > >
> > > What's next?
> > > Our goal is to bring coordinated releases following the rhythm of
> > > kernel releases, in order to provide optimal hardware support.
> > > The roadmap (and current open bugs) of the next release (which
> > > will be based on 2.6.29) can be found on
> > > http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?do=index&tasks=&project=6&due=59
> > >
> > > Download
> > >
> > > http://www.archlinux.org/download/
> > > <note: i would put the instructions from
> > > http://dev.archlinux.org/~aaron/archiso/instructions on that page,
> > > as described in my "website improvements" email>
> > 
> > Otherwise it seems good to me.
> 
> Good, I agree to all of your changes.  I'm okay with you publishing
> your version in a few days :)
> 
> Dieter

One more thing, could you add a note like "Thanks to everyone who
helped out with testing and/or wrote patches", because I really
appreciate the help we got from various people.

Dieter