Re: Release Plans (1999-05-10)
Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es> writes:
> On Mon, May 10, 1999 at 07:06:58PM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote:
> > * Working disk sets for all released architectures.
> > I don't know much about the plans for the boot-floppies yet. Could
> > someone volunteer as a contact person, or tell me the best list to read?
>
> The best list is debian-boot@lists.debian.org. The main problem we are
> facing is our official 2.2.x kernels are huge, and there's no way to put
> the kernel and the root.bin image on a single floppy. The proposed
> solution is building a modularized kernel, and loading the needed modules
> using an initrd image, but AFAICT, there's nobody working on that.
Yes... I am troubled by this. I'd like to go into freeze with a
mildly functional boot-floppies. Unfortunately, I'm too busy to hack
code for this. Anyhow, so this is a big concern for potato. However,
I think we should just start by basically zoinking the RedHat initrd
stuff, as much as we can. I know Corel is interested in this too.
Richard, you forgot a number of other items:
What architectures will be in potato? Clearly, all the slink ones --
will PowerPC be ready too? Hurd-i386? (good god, I don't want to
even *think* about what we'll need for Hurd boot-floppies --
*shudder*)
Debian-CD has a number of problems that need fixing; see the Bugs
against the package. Join <debian-cd> to help.
Are we going to go ahead and try out my new "Release Team" concept?
If so, let's make the mailing list and troll the right people to join.
BTW, I think it's good to set an *optimistic* freeze date, so people
aren't shocked. I would set it at July 1, or maybe Bastille day
(Debian pomme de terre?).
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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