On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, Donald Tripp wrote: > --Boundary_(ID_AIaBCHk7kOKYP8+9lJ+eIQ) > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > > Through one of our RedHat subscriptions, we have access to the beta: > > Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 for 64-bit x86_64) Beta This Beta is available from ftp.redhat.com . We made a "Very Alpha SL5x" based on Beta 2 frpm ftp.redhat.com . -Connie Sieh > > Haven't given it a try yet, but plan to soon. I haven't heard > anything yet about a definite release date. > > > - Donald Tripp > [log in to unmask] > ---------------------------------------------- > HPC Systems Administrator > High Performance Computing Center > University of Hawai'i at Hilo > 200 W. Kawili Street > Hilo, Hawaii 96720 > http://www.hpc.uhh.hawaii.edu > > > On Feb 21, 2007, at 11:14 AM, Axel Thimm wrote: > >> On Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:04:43AM -0600, Troy Dawson wrote: >>> Ioannis Vranos wrote: >>>> I just found a recent article about the date that EL5 will be >>>> released. >>>> Enjoy. >>>> >>>> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6146149.html >>> >>> I hate to burst your bubble, but that article is dated December 28, >>> 2006. Plenty of time for it to slip. >>> The unofficial rumor is that the final release candidate (and I think >>> this will be released only to major players) will ship at the end of >>> February, with the release date being sometime in March. >>> I believe that rumor was also accompanied with the usual satement >>> of "It >>> will be released when it's done" >>> But ... I could be wrong, it hasn't been the first time. >>> Troy >> >> Many of the Red Hatters who were effectively absent from live in the >> last months due to RHEL QA suddenly have reappeared at various pet >> projects they have, so signs are that the beast is assembled and going >> through field testing at selected partners. :) >> >> I just wonder whether the RC will make it to the public, but probably >> it will be right to the GA for the public. >> -- >> Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net > > > --Boundary_(ID_AIaBCHk7kOKYP8+9lJ+eIQ) > Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-transfer-encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE > > <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = > -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Through one of our RedHat sub= > scriptions, we have access to the beta:<DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-= > placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 for 64-bit x86= > _64) Beta<BR><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> <= > SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; b= > order-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; = > font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weigh= > t: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: a= > uto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -appl= > e-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-spa= > ce: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; ">Haven't given it a try ye= > t, but plan to soon. I haven't heard anything yet about a definite re= > lease date.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style= > =3D"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0,= > 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; = > font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; li= > ne-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effec= > t: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transf= > orm: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = > 0px; "><BR class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><DIV style=3D"margin-t= > op: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><= > BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = > 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">- Don= > ald Tripp</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; marg= > in-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0<A href=3D"mailto:dtripp@hawai= > i.edu">[log in to unmask]</A></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; marg= > in-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">--------------= > --------------------------------</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = > margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">HPC System= > s Administrator</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px= > ; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">High Performance Computing = > Center</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-= > bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">University of Hawai'i at Hilo</DIV><= > DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = > margin-left: 0px; ">200 W. Kawili Street</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-to= > p: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi= > lo,=A0 =A0Hawaii=A0 =A096720</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; marg= > in-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href=3D"htt= > p://www.hpc.uhh.hawaii.edu">http://www.hpc.uhh.hawaii.edu</A></DIV><B= > R class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On = > Feb 21, 2007, at 11:14 AM, Axel Thimm wrote:</DIV><BR class=3D"Apple-= > interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV style=3D"margin-t= > op: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">O= > n Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 09:04:43AM -0600, Troy Dawson wrote:</DIV> <BL= > OCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0= > px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Ioannis Vranos wrote:</DI= > V> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-ri= > ght: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I just found a rece= > nt article about the date that EL5 will be released.<SPAN class=3D"Ap= > ple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; m= > argin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Enjoy.</DIV= >> <DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px= > ; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margi= > n-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = > "><A href=3D"http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6146149.html">http://= > news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6146149.html</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE><DIV = > style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; marg= > in-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top:= > 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I ha= > te to burst your bubble, but that article is dated December 28,<SPAN = > class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-= > top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">= > 2006.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Plenty of time = > for it to slip.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px= > ; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The unofficial rumor is tha= > t the final release candidate (and I think<SPAN class=3D"Apple-conver= > ted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-righ= > t: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">this will be released= > only to major players) will ship at the end of<SPAN class=3D"Apple-c= > onverted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin= > -right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">February, with t= > he release date being sometime in March.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-to= > p: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I = > believe that rumor was also accompanied with the usual satement of "I= > t<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV style= > =3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-le= > ft: 0px; ">will be released when it's done"</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin= > -top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "= >> But ... I could be wrong, it hasn't been the first time.</DIV><DIV s= > tyle=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margi= > n-left: 0px; ">Troy</DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px;= > margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height:= > 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = > margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Many of the Red Hatters who w= > ere effectively absent from live in the</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top= > : 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">las= > t months due to RHEL QA suddenly have reappeared at various pet</DIV>= > <DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;= > margin-left: 0px; ">projects they have, so signs are that the beast = > is assembled and going</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-rig= > ht: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">through field testin= > g at selected partners. :)</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin= > -right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = > "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-= > bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I just wonder whether the RC will ma= > ke it to the public, but probably</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px;= > margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">it will b= > e right to the GA for the public.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px;= > margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">--<SPAN c= > lass=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-t= > op: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A= > xel.Thimm at ATrpms.net</DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></H= > TML> > > --Boundary_(ID_AIaBCHk7kOKYP8+9lJ+eIQ)-- >