Just two years ago, a brave test pilot by the name of Mike Melvill successfully guided SpaceShipOne 62 miles above California, USA, overcoming technical problems that could have proven tragic to become the first civilian to reach space, part of a team effort that won the ANSARI X Prize. A team of civilians working together to accomplish a dream, an unbelievable goal.
Today, we of the Fedora Project send our "test pilot" out into the world, hoping to do the impossible. Improve upon the last release! (:
Fedora Core 6 Test 1 (5.90) Now Available ================================== The Fedora Project announces the first release of the Fedora Core 6 development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and ppc/ppc64 architectures, including Intel based Macintosh computers. Beware that Test releases are recommended only for Linux experts/enthusiasts or for the technology evaluation, as many parts are likely to be broken adn the rate of change is rapid.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Core/Schedule Test 2 is scheduled for release July 19, marking the developmental freeze of the Fedora Core 6 release. No new features after this point. It is important that we get your help in testing, reporting and suggesting fixes for bugs, and directing the technological improvements we attempt with this release of Fedora Core. Please direct bugs to http://bugzilla.redhat.com, product Fedora Core, Version fc6test1. 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. Please read the Important Warnings below in this announcement for more details.
http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/ The recommended method of download is via BitTorrent from this site.
http://fedora.redhat.com/Download/mirrors.html HTTP, FTP, and RSYNC downloads are available from Fedora Project mirrors listed above. Note that not all mirrors may be synced at this time.
Notable Features of FC6 Test 1 ============================== * Support for the Intel based Macintosh platform, see http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraOnMactel * ipv6 support in the installer * scim-bridge for improved i18n input * puplet applet for update notifications * new printing system (new system-config-printer, cups 1.2, new GTK+ printing technology) * gnome 2.15 * kde 3.5.3 * 1600+ Extras packages conveniently available via yum
Have fun testing and never stop reaching for the stars!
On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 10:55:10AM -0400, Jesse Keating wrote:
The Fedora Project announces the first release of the Fedora Core 6 development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and ppc/ppc64
Does this mean that i586 machines are supported in Test 1 unlike the stuff leading up to it ? Or should I wait for test 2 i386 ?
Alan Cox wrote:
On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 10:55:10AM -0400, Jesse Keating wrote:
The Fedora Project announces the first release of the Fedora Core 6 development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and ppc/ppc64
Does this mean that i586 machines are supported in Test 1 unlike the stuff leading up to it ? Or should I wait for test 2 i386 ?
?? i386 should run on i586 or have something changed that prevents it from running ?
On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 11:00 -0400, Alan Cox wrote:
Does this mean that i586 machines are supported in Test 1 unlike the stuff leading up to it ? Or should I wait for test 2 i386 ?
Currently there are no i586 kernels. The 'i386' reference was to the family of processors vs ppc vs x86-64 vs s390, not the subarch of i386 vs i586 vs i686.
On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 11:12:04AM -0400, Jesse Keating wrote:
Currently there are no i586 kernels. The 'i386' reference was to the family of processors vs ppc vs x86-64 vs s390, not the subarch of i386 vs i586 vs i686.
Ok so for older systems or VIA systems its not worth downloading test 1 ?
Le mercredi 21 juin 2006 à 11:31 -0400, Jesse Keating a écrit :
On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 11:18 -0400, Alan Cox wrote:
Ok so for older systems or VIA systems its not worth downloading test 1 ?
That is correct Alan, as you already knew from earlier conversations.
Thanks Alan I was about to download to my hush
Tony
On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 11:31:32AM -0400, Jesse Keating wrote:
On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 11:18 -0400, Alan Cox wrote:
Ok so for older systems or VIA systems its not worth downloading test 1 ?
That is correct Alan, as you already knew from earlier conversations.
Well I assumed it was, but then there was nothing to warn people about the test1 CDs so I thought I should check because it seemed unlikely it had been sorted for test1, and even more unlikely that the announce would neglect to mention this detail
On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 11:49 -0400, Alan Cox wrote:
Well I assumed it was, but then there was nothing to warn people about the test1 CDs so I thought I should check because it seemed unlikely it had been sorted for test1, and even more unlikely that the announce would neglect to mention this detail
It wasn't sorted on purpose, and yes I forgot to mention this little wrinkle.
Perhaps we can get a show of hands of all the people who actually care about Fedora on i586 systems...
Jesse Keating wrote:
On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 11:49 -0400, Alan Cox wrote:
Well I assumed it was, but then there was nothing to warn people about the test1 CDs so I thought I should check because it seemed unlikely it had been sorted for test1, and even more unlikely that the announce would neglect to mention this detail
It wasn't sorted on purpose, and yes I forgot to mention this little wrinkle.
Perhaps we can get a show of hands of all the people who actually care about Fedora on i586 systems...
just a lurker without resources to participate... but... we don't much care about i586, but support for sparc would be really nice. We have some old e450's (and some others) we'd like to put to use without going back and forth between OS's.... I know it's a pipe dream, but ya gotta have a dream of some kind 8^)
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On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 10:04 -0600, Steve Lindemann wrote:
Jesse Keating wrote:
On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 11:49 -0400, Alan Cox wrote:
Well I assumed it was, but then there was nothing to warn people about the test1 CDs so I thought I should check because it seemed unlikely it had been sorted for test1, and even more unlikely that the announce would neglect to mention this detail
It wasn't sorted on purpose, and yes I forgot to mention this little wrinkle.
Perhaps we can get a show of hands of all the people who actually care about Fedora on i586 systems...
just a lurker without resources to participate... but... we don't much care about i586, but support for sparc would be really nice. We have some old e450's (and some others) we'd like to put to use without going back and forth between OS's.... I know it's a pipe dream, but ya gotta have a dream of some kind 8^)
If more people get behind Aurora Linux (Fedora for sparc systems - http://auroralinux.org/) and build a community around it with package maintainers, build systems etc its certainly possible. That's the way a x86_64 release of Fedora was made.
Rahul
On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 10:04 -0600, Steve Lindemann wrote:
just a lurker without resources to participate... but... we don't much care about i586, but support for sparc would be really nice. We have some old e450's (and some others) we'd like to put to use without going back and forth between OS's.... I know it's a pipe dream, but ya gotta have a dream of some kind 8^)
Better late than never...
Come check out Aurora Linux (Fedora for SPARC). We're a little behind Fedora (our current release is FC-3 based), but we're picking up steam, and it should work on your E450s.
~spot
On 21.06.2006, at 19:36, Alan Cox wrote:
On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 11:55:28AM -0400, Jesse Keating wrote:
Perhaps we can get a show of hands of all the people who actually care about Fedora on i586 systems...
Me. I have no 686 capable legacy ia32 hardware running
Me also. We have a few small K6-2 500MHz Systems that we test some apps on.
Cheers, Razvan
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Jesse Keating wrote:
Perhaps we can get a show of hands of all the people who actually care about Fedora on i586 systems...
I care about it on my VIA C3 (EPIA-M).
On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 10:55 -0400, Jesse Keating wrote:
the first civilian to reach space
Seems my copy got a bit muddled. Mike Melville was the first civilian to reach space in privately funded and developed space craft, rather than a government funded vessel.
RE: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0922173.html
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