On Fri, 5 May 2017 05:54:32 +0200, Veteran wrote in message <20170505035432.htqylwtk7bef35hn@reflex>:
> > Dear Init Freedom Lovers, > > Once again the Veteran Unix Admins salute you! > > Just two weeks after the release of Devuan Jessie 1.0.0 RC, we are > happy to announce Devuan Jessie 1.0.0 RC2. Thanks to the very good > feedback received from the community, this release candidate is one > step closer to our final Devuan stable release and our first long term > support (LTS) release as well. > > The first RC was well-received in the press and in user reviews: > > https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/22/devuan\_1\_0\_0\_released/ ..https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/05/devuan_release_candidate_2/ > > http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=devuan > > Please find below instructions to try out or install Devuan Jessie > 1.0.0 RC2 on your computer and to upgrade from Debian 7 (Wheezy) or > Debian 8 (Jessie). If you are already using Devuan Jessie RC, a simple > `apt-get update && apt-get upgrade` will be enough to get the latest > updates. > > As soon as Devuan Jessie stable is released, we will turn our > attention to Devuan Ascii, the current development branch. > > We wish to thank all of you for the incredible support given to this > development effort, and for engaging in the process of making Devuan a > useful and reliable base distro, as well as a pleasant, cooperative > community. > > # What has improved in RC2 > > - Solved issues with signing keys -- All the keys used to sign > installation and live images are now listed at: > > https://devuan.org/os/team/ > > - free and non-free firmware packages are now included in desktop-live > and minimal-live isos. A script to remove all non-free firmware > packages from running live images is provided in /root > > - backports (bpo) repos are now correctly pinned at priority 100, > meaning that no package from backports will be automatically > installed > > - Added a systemd-free version of network-manager > > - New versions of reportbug, desktop-base, xfce4-panel > > - Several more libsystemd0-free packages are now included in the > jessie-proposed repo > > - Removed GNOME, KDE, and Cinnamon as DE options in tasksel. These > three DEs are still (mostly) installable after the installation is > complete, but they are known to suffer from some glitches due to the > lack of systemd > > - Fixed several minor bugs > > - A total of 29 different ARM boards are now supported, thanks to the > added support for u-boot: > > - Currently supported boards are: > > - Acer Chromebook (chromeacer) > - Veyron/Rockchip Chromebook (chromeveyron) > - Nokia N900 (n900) > - Odroid XU (odroidxu) > - Raspberry Pi 0 and 1 (raspi1) > - Raspberry Pi 2 and 3 (raspi2) > - Raspberry Pi 3 - arm64 (raspi3) > > - Allwinner boards are now contained in a single image (sunxi), > and their respective U-Boot bootloader downloads are available > in the u-boot directory. The currently supported boards are: > > - Olimex: Lime (A10), Lime, Lime2, MICRO (A20) > - Banana Pi: Pi, Pro (A20) > - CHIP: CHIP (R8), CHIP Pro (GR8) > - Cubieboard: Cubieboard (A10), Cubieboard2, Cubietruck (A20) > Cubieboard4 (A80), Cubietruck Plus (A83t) > - Lamobo R1 (A20) > - OrangePi: OrangePi2, OrangePi Lite, OrangePi Plus (H3) > OrangePi Zero (H2+), OrangePi, OrangePi Mini (A20) > - Allwinner-based Tablet (A33) > > - More info on these boards can be found in the respective > README files in the downloads directory > > - Requests for any Allwinner board support can be sent to > <para...@dyne.org> or the #devuan-arm IRC channel - Preferably > they should be supported in mainline Linux and mainline U-Boot > > # Anyone can help Devuan! > > Devuan is a large endeavor involving people of all ages, from > different countries, with a rainbow of skills and interests. Anyone > can contribute to ensure that Devuan maintains its role as a stable > and reliable universal operating system. > > Here are some suggestions of how you can help Devuan grow and prosper: > > - If you think you have found a bug in a Devuan package, please report > it to http://bugs.devuan.org, either by using the `reportbug` tool > or directly via email > > - If you think you know how to fix an exiting bug, please report the > solution in the corresponding page on http://bugs.devuan.org, or, > better, roll-up your sleeves, implement the fix, and get in touch > with the development team on IRC (`#devuan-dev` on freenode) to have > your patch included in the official repos > > - If you would like a package to be included in Devuan, please > consider joining the development team by taking charge of packaging > and maintaining it. This documentation will guide you through the > process: https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=549 > > - If you can provide documentation or translations in any language, > please have a look at https://git.devuan.org/groups/devuan-doc > > - If you have comments about the website and/or other public aspects > of Devuan, please get in touch (contact jaromil <jaro...@dyne.org> > or golinux <goli...@dyne.org>) > > - If you have a lot of bandwidth, consider hosting a mirror of Devuan > images/repos. Please get in touch with devuan developers on IRC > (`#devuan-dev` on freenode) > > - If you like and appreciate Devuan, please spread the word by sharing > your experience, providing a review, making a video of Devuan at > work, or explaining how Devuan is making your life > easier/better/happier. You can also follow > [@DevuanOrg](https://twitter.com/DevuanOrg) on twitter > > - Devuan has a _wishlist_! As we grow, our need for hardware and > financial support increases. We are currently upgrading > infrastructure and expanding the list of Devuan-compatible hardware. > Here are some suggestions that will help move us along: > > - Sponsor the cost of a dedicated server (from ~50$/month/server) > (contact devs on `#devuan-dev`) > > - Donate an ARM development board (50$-100$) > (contact parazyd <para...@dyne.org> / `#devuan-arm`) > > - Donate an ARM or ARM64 build host (50$-200$) > (contact parazyd <para...@dyne.org> / `#devuan-arm`) > > - Donate a MIPS board (50$-200$) > (contact parazyd <para...@dyne.org>) > > - Donate PowerPC/Sparc hardware for build/development > (contact devs on `#devuan-dev`) > > - Or you can always make a one-time or recurring donation of any > amount. Please visit: https://devuan.org/os/donate > Where we just updated the financial reports for 2015 and > 2016 And an interim one for 2017 is on its way! > > As our journey led by world-class experts, supporters, enthusiasts, > and donors continues, we acknowledge with heartfelt thanks and > appreciation every one of you. > > > # Downloads > > Official Devuan images are distributed via the website > (https://files.devuan.org/devuan\_jessie\_rc/) > > To ease the load on our bandwidth we kindly ask you to use one of the > following mirrors > > - https://mirror.leaseweb.com/devuan > - https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/devuan/ > - https://devuan.c3l.lu > - https://devuan.4isp.it > - https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/devuan/ > - http://devuan.ksx4system.net > - http://tux.rainside.sk/devuan > - http://neo900.files.dev-1.org > - http://devuan.mirror.k0nsl.org/ > - ftp://mirror.leaseweb.com/devuan > - ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/devuan > > All files offered for download come with their SHA256 hash to check > the integrity (either in the `SHA256SUMS` or in the .sha files) and > with a cryptographic signature made using GnuPG by one of the Devuan > developers in charge of the build, included as .asc file. > > An understanding of Devuan's script-friendly file naming scheme and > directory structure will help you find what you > need. (https://devuan.org/os/filenaming) > > ## Distributions based on Devuan > > In chronological order of appearance: > > - Gnuinos <http://gnuinos.org> (linux-libre 100% free, GNU review > pending) > - Refracta <http://www.ibiblio.org/refracta> > - Exe GNU/Linux <http://exegnulinux.net> > - Nelum-dev1 <https://sourceforge.net/projects/nelum-dev1> > - Star <https://sourceforge.net/projects/linnix> > - heads <https://heads.dyne.org> (linux-libre 100% free, GNU review > pending) > - good-life-linux <https://sourceforge.net/projects/good-life-linux/> > - Crowz <https://sourceforge.net/projects/crowz> > > # Upgrade > > Devuan can be adopted as a flawless upgrade path from both Debian 7 > (Wheezy) and Debian 8 (Jessie). This is a main goal for the Devuan > Jessie stable release and has proven to be a very stable operation > every time it has been performed. Detailed installation and upgrade > instructions are available including translations > (https://devuan.org/os/documentation/dev1fanboy/). > > The Devuan Apt package repositories are: > ``` > deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie main > deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie-updates main > deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie-security main > ``` > We provide access to our package repository also via Tor: > ``` > deb tor+http://devuanfwojg73k6r.onion/merged jessie main > deb tor+http://devuanfwojg73k6r.onion/merged jessie-updates main > deb tor+http://devuanfwojg73k6r.onion/merged jessie-security main > ``` > > After **replacing** Debian's package sources with the ones above, run: > ``` > apt-get update > apt-get install devuan-keyring > apt-get dist-upgrade > ``` > > Then proceed with a reboot, which will keep `sysvinit` as init or > revert to it in case the machine was running Debian Jessie. > > Additional package repositories are available, but considered > experimental: > > ``` > deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie-backports main > deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie-proposed-updates main > deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/devuan jessie-proposed main > deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/devuan experimental main > ``` > > # Community > > Devuan's web forum is on https://dev1galaxy.org > > IRC channels: `#devuan`, `#devuan-arm`, `#debianfork`, `#devuan-dev`, > `#devuan-www`, `#devuan-fr`, and perhaps even more on freenode.net > > Announce mailinglist (low traffic, only release announcements) > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devuan-announce > > Discussion mailinglist (high volume traffic) > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > > # Related projects > > Here is a short list of projects which use Devuan as a base OS for > their research and development: > > Dowse - the IoT awareness Hub which won the ISOC NL Innovation prize > 2016 is based on Devuan and just released its 1.0 beta: > https://dowse.eu > > DECODE - An R&D project on data sovereignty and blockchain technology > financed with 5M EUR by the EU Commission is based on Devuan: > http://decodeproject.eu > > heads - a live distro focused on privacy, security, and freedoms, > experimenting with Devuan Ascii, and having a workshop @ > http://2017.rmll.info: https://heads.dyne.org > > # Init Freedom > > Devuan is about choice. We think people should be able to choose > whether to use a GNU+Linux system with or without systemd. > > Devuan decided to fork not only the base distribution, but also its > governance, because Debian has made it difficult to avoid systemd as > init, entangling the system with unnecessary dependencies. We > encourage potential Devuan users who wish to install systemd to use > Debian's installer, Debian's packages and Debian's mailing lists, all > available directly from Debian's mirrors. > > Devuan is the Debian that was and could have been. Our goal is to > provide a viable and sustainable alternative. It is a new path, > nurtured with your help and support. > > To support the Devuan project: https://devuan.org/donate > > happy hacking ;^) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
