Re: Release Plans (1999-05-10)

[Richard Braakman <dark@xs4all.nl>]

Anthony Towns wrote:
> Could you please add "IPv6 Support" as a Release Goal? I'm willing to
> act as a sponsor for this (especially since it looks like everyone else
> is more than happy to do the actual work :).

Certainly.  How much time do you expect this to take?

> We're aiming, more or less, to get the base system IPv6 capable for potato,
> and, I guess, most of the networky programs of priority Standard or higher
> for woody [0].

It's the first part that interests me, of course :)  How do you define
"the base system"?

> Still to do for potato:
> 
>     * ftp, ftpd
>     * finger, fingerd
>     * identd
>     * tcpdump
>     * lynx
>     * ssh

This looks like a rather large base system, you see.  Which parts would
be the release goal for potato?

Richard Braakman