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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 18:17:07 -0500
From: Nalin Dahyabhai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Announcing...
Red Hat Linux "Wolverine"
(a beta release)
Red Hat, Inc. presents a beta release of Red Hat Linux for your
hacking pleasure. First, the regular drill:
This is a beta release of Red Hat Linux. It is not intended for
mission critical applications. It's not even intended for
non-mission critical applications. Important data should not be
entrusted to Wolverine, as it may eat it and make loud belching
noises.
...
* What's new since Red Hat Linux 7?
General system improvements:
o Installer has many improvements and fixes, including basic
firewall configuration
o Workstation installs are more network-secure (most services are
disabled by default)
o Japanese support fully integrated
o Graphical kickstart configuration program included
Core system components:
o kernel 2.4.1 + many fixes
o glibc 2.2.2
o XFree86 4.0.2
o XFree86 3.3.6 X servers included for maximum hardware
compatibility
o KDE 2.1 beta release snapshot
o GNOME libs 1.2.8, core 1.2.4
o GCC 2.96-RH
Expanded hardware support:
o Improved USB
o IDE UltraDMA 66/100
o IEEE1394 (FireWire(tm))
o ATM networking
o WiFI wireless ethernet cards
o ESS Maestro3 and newer Crystal audio
System service changes:
o New network-transparent configuration subsystem
o Configuration tools for BIND, Apache, and printing
A sampling of package upgrades:
o GIMP 1.2.1
o Tcl/Tk 8.3.1
o BIND 9.1.0
o Pine 4.33
o Vim 6.0 prerelease
o XMMS 1.2.4
A sampling of Package additions:
o OGG/Vorbis audio encoder/decoder
o Mozilla
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* Other known issues and information can be found in the release notes.
...
Enjoy!
The Linux OS Development and QA Teams
Red Hat, Inc.
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