[Vectorlinux-devel] vectorlinux 7.1 pre beta

[Robert L. <vec...@ma...>]

Hi All,
I know we havent used these mailing lists much but I am going to try and revive with any luck. I am excited that our small team of developers has produced a stable working new VL installer based on python and written from scratch with options to expand the code as needed. The installer has progressed over the last year to what I consider stable for the things that it is intended to do. With that in mind I would like all to please test our in house release dubbed b0.33 in both 32 and 64 bit versions (links suppled at the end of this article). We also have had to change our bootsplash system as the new kernels no longer support our tried and true "bootsplash" and the plymouth system is the widely accepted and supported method for a graphical bootsplash. We have plymouth setup to work in VL but there are some rough patches so hang in there with us as we unravel its inner secrets.
As always please feel free to reply to this message or file bugs in our bugtracker system. I would like to keep an on going dialog going with the mailing list as it crosses all time zones and is convenient for all that wish to participate. Lookimg forward to lots of participation here and lots of feedback on our upcoming beta release of VectorLinux-7.1.

Thank YOU!!
Robert
aka Vector

Links to latest release:
http://vlcore.vectorlinux.com/pkg/untested/veclinux-7.1/iso/VL-7.1-STD-B0.33.iso
http://vlcore.vectorlinux.com/pkg/untested/veclinux-7.1/iso/VL64-7.1-STD-B0.33.iso

ps these releases are over the 700 mb limit so you will need a dvd to burn the iso. By final release we hope to have it trimmed to under 700 mb so cd media is possible.