Re: [Gnewsense-dev] DeltaH CD 2.2 gNewSense Release

[Eus]

On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 00:45 -0500, Luis A. Guzman Garcia wrote:
> El mié, 15-04-2009 a las 23:32 +0930, Karl Goetz escribió:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > The gNewSense project is pleased to announce version 2.2 of its 100%
> > FSF Free GNU/Linux distribution. This is the second point update to the
> > release codenamed 'deltah'.
> > 
> > This release was made 2009-04-15, and contains all security updates
> > made to the archive up to and including 2009-04-14.
> > 
> > This release introduces GLX back into the default install. This enables
> > hardware accelaration by default, meaning Compiz and 3D games will work
> > once again.

I'm really glad to have it back again as free software :-)

> > As with 2.1, gNewSense 2.2 is available as a live cd for x86 (i386)
> > systems, using GNOME as the default desktop environment (others such as
> > XFCE or KDE are available post installation).
> > 
> > Download links:
> > Live CD:
> > http://cdimage.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-livecd-deltah-i386-2.2.iso
> > Source tarball:
> > http://cdimage.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-cdsource-deltah-i386-2.2.tar
> > Torrent: 
> > http://cdimage.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-livecd-deltah-i386-2.2.iso.torrent
> > 
> > 
> > Short list of changes (full list available via SVN log):
> > gNewSense:
> > - Installer now supports two more filesystems
> > - GLX re-introduced
> > - changed description of -updates and -backports in "Software Sources"
> > - use linux-image-generic instead of linux-image-386
> > - lsb_release output corrected
> > - GNU Icecat repo available via Software Sources
> > 
> > Builder:
> > - Substantial code restructuring
> > - CD isos have had their naming format changed
> > - Usplash packaging cleaned up, helping portability
> > - Contents-$ARCH.gz files are generated
> > 
> > - Website:
> > To coincide with this release, a new skin has been applied; we hope you
> > like it.

Yes, the new skin is great!
Thanks for your hard work Sirgazil, Graziano, and Karl! :-)

> > As always, we're in #gnewsense on irc://chat.freenode.net.
> > More details about gNewSense can be found at http://www.gnewsense.org
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Karl Goetz, on behalf of the gNewSense dev, art and web teams.
> > 
> > PS.
> > On a personal note, I'd like to ask you not to find major regressions
> > in my first release.
> > :P
> > 
> 
> Great news!!!!
> My god after 12 hours and no comment about it?

I just noticed this yesterday evening and my Internet connection was
down. Now I'm downloading it via torrent.

> Any way that's terrific news happy hacking and congratulations to all
> behind this release. :)

Yup, I congratulate all of the contributors as well! Way to go,
guys! :-)

> Just in time for FLISoL \o/

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