LORAX: Red Hat Linux Beta Release (fwd)

Pavel Kankovsky peak na argo.troja.mff.cuni.cz
Středa Září 8 11:13:23 CEST 1999


BTW: kdyz uz se tady mluvilo o nove betaverzi RH, tak se (aspon ti z vas,
co trochu ovladaji jisty cizi jazyk) pokochejte jejich announcementem. :)

--Pavel Kankovsky aka Peak  [ Boycott Microsoft--http://www.vcnet.com/bms ]
"Resistance is futile. Open your source code and prepare for assimilation."

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For the brave...
    the reckless...
    the foolish...
    those with extra hard disks...
    those with too much free time...
    those who miss fixing their own bugs...
    people who want to hack device drivers...
    people who need to see exceptions...
    and people who think Linux has gotten too easy...


				LORAX

Red Hat, Inc. is looking for a few brave hackers to try, test, break,
and experiment on our latest beta release. Featuring Anaconda, a brand
new installation procedure written in Python and featuring both text
and GTK+-based interfaces for your installation pleasure.

LORAX is not meant for casual consumption. Do not take internally.
LORAX may (in fact, is likely to) be harmful or fatal if swallowed.

Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly and children under 10 should avoid
prolonged exposure to LORAX.

Discontinue use of LORAX if any of the following occurs: 

        Itching 
        Vertigo 
	Dizziness 
	Tingling in extremities 
	Loss of balance or coordination 
	Slurred speech 
	Temporary blindness 
	Profuse sweating 
	Heart palpitations 
	Data loss
	The boss notices

If LORAX servers begin to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover 
your head.

Ingredients of LORAX include an unknown glowing substance which fell
to Earth, presumably from outer space.

Do not taunt LORAX.

LORAX: ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES! 

LORAX includes the following new features:

    - Anaconda installation
	- Graphical and text mode installs
	- NFS, CDROM, HTTP, FTP, and hard drive installs
	- DDC monitor probing
	- Streamlined installation methods
	- Easily install KDE or GNOME
	- Create user accounts during installation
	- GPLed, of course
    - Kudzu hardware autodetection on bootup
    - Linux 2.2.12 kernel
    - LDAP authentication support
    - The mind-expanding glibc 2.1.2
    - XFree86 3.3.5
    - RP3 configuration tool for easy PPP connectivity
    - KDE 1.1.1
    - GNOME 1.0.15
    - Pentium and Pentium II optimized kernels
    - ISDN support
    - Optional interactive bootup sequence for choosing daemons

LORAX is only available for ix86 platforms, and only available via the
Internet. SPARC and Alpha versions will be available in the very near future
(read *after* Labor day!).  Get it now from ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/lorax. 
There has been a mailing list to discuss this beta release setup as
lorax-list na redhat.com. To subscribe, send a message with the subject line of
"subscribe" to lorax-list-request na redhat.com, respond to the confirmation
request, sit back, relax and await barrage of messages which will help you
whittle away your formerly enjoyable evenings.

(with a tip of the hat to SNL)

Cristian
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   Microsoft?"  --Al Gore on Y2K

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