2009/9/19 ermo | Rune Morling <ermo.foresightlinux....@spammesenseless.net>
> Anaconda installer progress: > ============================ > As I understand it, we use a custom version of the Anaconda installer > which adds support for rPath specific technology. This in turn means > that we cannot simply suck in a newer Anaconda version verbatim from > upstream, so with that in mind the good news is that Mark Trompell and > elliot are making steady progress with the update, which will see our > Anaconda include a newer kernel (newer than 2.6.27 anyway) w/Ext4 > support. This should allow us to have a decent install experience on > newer hardware. > Would there be any sense in approaching upstream on this and perhaps finding a way we can both benefit. It seems like a good place to extend anacondas reach for both parties. FL 2.2: > ======= > The coming FL 2.2 series w/GNOME 2.2.28 now live on the fl:2-devel > label. FL 2.2 will include new low level system stuff, so it might be a > little while before it settles enough to not break. Expect to see: > > * Obviously GNOME 2.28 (we'll stay w/kernel 2.6.30.x for now) > 2.6.31 does contain some very useful enhancements for a desktop, we might also benefit from pulling ingo molnars scheduler tip as was just merged in .32. It makes a huge difference in latency and responsiveness. > * HAL deprecation (moving to DeviceKit + udev) > Please note this will break iPod support for Banshee https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=586508 > * PolicyKit major bump > * PulseAudio bump > How far are we going here, 0.9.17 contains some fixes for the new skype beta which I understand people desire for the.. not crashing upon calling business. > * move to plymouth+upstart (deprecating splashy) > With regards to upstart what is the plan, full on conversion to upstart in one go? - David _______________________________________________ Foresight-devel mailing list Foresight-devel@lists.rpath.org http://lists.rpath.org/mailman/listinfo/foresight-devel
