hi all, just wanted to let you know what's happening and why build 28 has been delayed. because this build includes a kernel update as well as a desktop update, the install images had to be redone. when the kernel is updated, the install image [live dir on CD + all six install floppies/initrd's] needs to be redone to match what will be installed. in the past i had done this by hand; caldera keeps their build process a secret all changes to the CD i have had to create and test by hand. instead of doing it by hand this time i have created scripts to automate the process. the development and testing of these scripts has taken me the better part of the past week. right now i am building what i hope will be the final image for build 28. the good news is that these scripts will cut the time of building a completely new image from 3-5 days to an hour! after testing this new build i hope to release it this afternoon. i won't release it if i find major bugs, but since build 28 will be the first build with this new process i'm sure there will be some bugs. the good news is that build 28 now includes a new kernel [2.4.2-ac1] as well as a new kde2 build [almost 2.1]. additionally, due to the new build process, XFree86 4.0.2 will be used during the installer [previously 4.0.1 was used to install], and ... ...drum roll please... those annoying messages that pop up over the nice graphical boot screen are gone! woohoo! a few questions: - how many people use the floppy install? ie, how many people here can't boot from a CD? how upset would you be if it went away? -- thanks! joe -- Joseph Cheek, Sr Linux Consultant, Linuxcare | http://www.linuxcare.com/ Linuxcare. Putting Open Source to Work. | [EMAIL PROTECTED] PM / Lead Dev, Redmond Linux Project | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 425 990-1072 vox, 425 635-7799 fax | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
