Hello, We have released the third Beta of Scientific Linux 6. It is possible that this is our last Beta. So if there is some feature you think we missed, let us know now 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/ ***CHANGED SINCE Beta 2*** SL_desktop_tweaks Added "add/remove packages" entry to KDE's menu openafs-firstboot Works now livecd-tools liveusb-creator liveusb-creator now has links to the latest SL6 Live CD's report Removed the option of reporting back to RedHat. comps.xml Added group "spins" which has the revisor and live packages Added group "repos" which has the external repos packages These packages are now available for installing during the normal install ***KNOWN ISSUES*** If you are on a x86_64 machine, install the adobe repo, and install flash-plugin and/or AdobeReader_enu, you will get AdobeReader_<random language> in addition to what you asked for. You will also get many i686 packages installed for dependancies. ***UPCOMING ROADMAP*** This is the proposed roadmap. These dates can always slip. We will not release until we are ready. RC 1 - February 18, 2011 - All features or programs in release. - All bugs of previous week fixed. - Move all references of 6rolling to 6.0 RC 2 - February 25, 2011 - All bugs of previous week fixed. - Documentation RC 2.5 - Sometime in the first week of March, 2011 - This is really the release, down to the documentation. - If there is no further bugs, RC 2.5 images are declared the official release images. - If there is a show stopping bug, we will have a RC 2.75 Release - A day or two after RC 2.5 - Hopefully in the first week of March. Thanks to everyone who has tested and helped thus far. The Scientific Linux Development Team