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SUSE Linux 10.2 Alpha 1 released
SUSE Linux 10.2 Alpha 1 is available It has one major problem, but it is highly usable apart from that. * The installation using the GUI interface does not work, please select "Text Mode" when booting from CD media (#183827) * download of release notes does fail (server side issue) The difference to SL 10.1 is mainly in version updates in some areas (esp. the YaST package manager and KDE). For details on delta ISOs, please read: http://en.opensuse.org/Download_Instructions#Applying_Del... Please read the complete list of Known Issues at: http://www.opensuse.org/Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs Have a lot of fun! Adrian PS: Here are all the details for downloading: SUSE Linux is offered via bittorrent and via normal download. Please use a mirror or the download.opensuse.org URL which directs you to a mirror. The distribution comes with 5 CDs. You need: * CD1 only for a minimal text installation (English) * CDs 1-3 for a default KDE or GNOME installation in German or English * All 5 CDs for other selections Download URLs for the full ISOs =============================== x86 architecture (Intel 32-bit) architecture: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... For x86-64 (AMD64 / EM64T) 64-bit architecture: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... For PowerPC architecture: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... For the Add-On Media ISOs: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... Download URLs for the Delta ISOs using the 10.1 final iso images as base ======================================================================== For x86 architecture (Intel 32-bit) architecture: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... For x86-64 (AMD64 / EM64T) 64-bit architecture: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... For PowerPC architecture: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.2-Alpha1/... -- Adrian Schroeter SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nuernberg, Germany email: adrian@suse.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce-unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce-help@opensuse.org (Log in to post comments)
Was it really worth releasing it with this bug? Posted Jun 14, 2006 16:44 UTC (Wed) by observer222 (guest, #38368) [Link] There is one little known problem, being that the graphical installer does not work.Meaning that 90% of people will not install it. Surely it is pretty pointless releasing with such a serious bug? Short of the OS failing to boot, I can't think offhand of a more serious problem. A bunch of people in Redmond will be splitting their sides with laughter over this.
RE: Was it really worth releasing it with this bug? Posted Jun 14, 2006 16:50 UTC (Wed) by kpower (subscriber, #37136) [Link] Meaning you don't know what Alpha means with software releases. Meaning you don't know how to read the release notes. Meaning you are not the intended audience for this release.
Microsoft, and other software vendors, at times release software in alpha builds that have problems of this severity or greater, however like in this case, such problems are documented. Often these releases by closed-source, non-free, proprietary vendors are no made available to the general public, nor the release notes, and are protected by Non-Dislosure contracts. Thus the general public rarely, if ever, learns of the problem releases.
RE: Was it really worth releasing it with this bug? Posted Jun 14, 2006 20:04 UTC (Wed) by echodots (guest, #15103) [Link] Couldn't put it any better.
Was it really worth releasing it with this bug? Posted Jun 14, 2006 16:52 UTC (Wed) by tajyrink (subscriber, #2750) [Link] It's Alpha, interested non-developers could start to look at it when it's Beta. That said, I think SUSE shouldn't announce its development releases so widely (in case this was not only sent to some suse-announce mailing list). During 10.1, I already got tired of N+1 alpha/beta announcements.
Was it really worth releasing it with this bug? Posted Jun 14, 2006 20:13 UTC (Wed) by echodots (guest, #15103) [Link] Well, fortunately, that's the way of open source. The only way to let developers know, outside of forums, email lists, and development websites, is to post it on news sites that developers frequent. I know one thing's for sure, I appreciate lwn.net for posting this brief news snippet because I didn't know it was out yet, and wouldn't have known it if it didn't go across my rss ticker.
This is the reason why I like this site.
JamesG
Was it really worth releasing it with this bug? Posted Jun 14, 2006 19:09 UTC (Wed) by nhasan (guest, #1699) [Link] I am actually laughing at your comment. Do you know that there is also text mode installation?
Was it really worth releasing it with this bug? Posted Jun 15, 2006 16:23 UTC (Thu) by smoogen (subscriber, #97) [Link] Ok I am a Red Hat person.. but please..
a) You don't know what alpha software is
Was it really worth releasing it with this bug? Posted Jun 15, 2006 23:38 UTC (Thu) by proski (subscriber, #104) [Link] 90% of which people? Of potential alpha testers? Of current SUSE users? Of potential SUSE 10.2 users? Of all existing computer users? Of the whole human population?I guess you are underestimating intelligence of people doing alpha testing of distributions.
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