On Fri, 17 Dec 2010, Troy Dawson wrote: > Hello, > We have released the third Alpha of Scientific Linux 6. > > The release is at > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/ > > DVD and Net Install downloads are at > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/i386/iso/ > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/iso/ > > FIXED/CHANGED IN ALPHA 3: > - SELinux - you no longer get an error about selinux during the install, and > the default install has it turned on. > - ntp error - We believe the ntp error was because of the selinux problems we > were having. When we fixed selinux, the ntp error went away. > - Package Check > We have compared our packages with The Upstream Vendor's, and found several > differences. We have rebuilt around 240 packages, resulting in around 360 > binary packages that have changed. Note that the old package was replaced with the new package. The file name stayed the same. So yum will not have a clue that these packages were replaced. This is one of the reasons why a yum update from a alpha --> beta --> released will not work. None of these new replaced rpms will be updated via yum. > - revisor cleanup and documentation > http://www.scientificlinux.org/distributions/6x/build/sites > This currently only has the "Quick and Easy text mode" for building your own > distribution, but expect it to grow. > > KNOWN ISSUES: > Packages that haven't been built, and aren't in the release. > ekiga > kdepim-runtime > perl-Sys-Virt > > There are no specialized pictures shown during the install. Just the > one that you see through the whole time. We are attempting to get this > fixed, but it isn't looking very likely. > > We have not put in any external repos, such as EPEL or rpmforge. > > CHANGES PLANNED FOR ALPHA 4 / BETA 1 > > We are planning on SL6 Alpha 4 or BETA 1 to be released Friday January 7, > 2011 > There might be some minor changes between now and then, but nothing major > > Expected Updates for Alpha 4 / Beta 1 > - We will continue to compare our packages against The Upstream Vendor's > packages, comparing everything in them. > - Hopefully all of the rest of the trouble rpm's will be in the release. > - Add yum repositories (not installed by default) > - Work on graphics and overall look. > > Thanks to everyone who has tested and helped thus far. > The Scientific Linux Development Team > -Connie Sieh