[NCLUG] [Fwd: Upcoming Release of Debian GNU/Linux 4.0]

[Chad Perrin]

It's the apocalypse, obviously.  Two Debian Stable releases in 18
months?  No way.

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> Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:43:19 +0200
> From: Martin Schulze <joey at infodrom.org>
> To: Debian Announcements
> <debian-announce at lists.debian.org>
> Subject: Upcoming Release of Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
> 
>
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> The Debian Project                               
> http://www.debian.org/
> Upcoming Release of Debian GNU/Linux 4.0            
>    press at debian.org
> July 24th, 2006                
> http://www.debian.org/News/2006/20060724
>
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> 
> Upcoming Release of Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
> 
> The Debian project confirms December 2006 as the
> date for the next
> release of its distribution which will be named
> Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
> alias 'etch'.  This will be the first official
> release to include the
> AMD64 architecture.  The distribution will be
> released synchronously
> for 11 architectures in total.
> 
> At this stage, the upcoming release will ship with
> Linux 2.6.17 as its
> default kernel.  This kernel will be used across all
> architectures and
> on the installer.  A later version may be selected
> during a review in
> October.
> 
> New features of this release include the GNU
> Compiler Collection 4.1
> as default compiler.  X.Org will replace XFree86 as
> implementation of
> the X Window System X11.  Secure APT will add extra
> security by easily
> supporting strong cryptography and digital
> signatures to validate
> downloaded packages.
> 
> 
> Bug Squashing Parties
> ---------------------
> 
> A number of real-life bug squashing parties will
> happen before the new
> distribution is released in order to squash as many
> of the open
> release-critical bugs as possible.  They will be
> held in different
> cities so that many people can participate in
> real-life.
> 
> Interested people who cannot join the developers in
> the respective
> cities are invited to join the #debian-bugs channel
> on irc.debian.org
> and participate online.
> 
> August 11th - 13th
> 
>     Skolelinux Testcenter, Gütersloh, Germany
> 
> September 8th - 10th
> 
>     Don Bosco Studentenheim, Vienna, Austria
> 
> October 6th - 8th
> 
>     Espace Autogéré des Tanneries, Dijon, France
> 
> Details: http://wiki.debian.org/BSPMarathon
> 
> 
> About Debian
> ------------
> 
> Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system,
> developed by more than a
> thousand volunteers from all over the world who
> collaborate via the
> Internet.  Debian's dedication to Free Software, its
> non-profit nature,
> and its open development model make it unique among
> GNU/Linux
> distributions.
> 
> The Debian project's key strengths are its volunteer
> base, its dedication
> to the Debian Social Contract, and its commitment to
> provide the best
> operating system possible.
> 
> 
> Contact Information
> -------------------
> 
> For further information, please visit the Debian web
> pages at
> <http://www.debian.org/> or send mail to
> <press at debian.org>.

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CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ]
"The ability to quote is a serviceable
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