Subject: SLS testing release
From: [email-masked] (Peter MacDonald)
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 93 20:12:41 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce,comp.os.linux

A testing version of SLS is now available on tsx-11.  This is
not for general distribution, as the changes have been rather
nastily large.  Essentially, only the changed packages have
been provided.  They are located in the directory SLS/test.
INSTALL contains a procedure for upgrading the current SLS 1.02. 

Note: This upgrade contains the new networking kernel that has not
been deemed wholly stable yet.   Essentially, it mostly offers 
SLIP to those who really need it.  1.02 has not been replaced by it
because from a stability standpoint, the 99p9 kernel in SLS 1.02 is
superior and generally rock solid. 

Features of this upgrade include:

 - A single unified boot disk (again)
 - Linux 99p11 alpha
 - libc 4.4.1
 - net 2 support
 - XFree 386 1.3 (with shadow xlock and xdm)
 - Tcl/Tk  (this replaces the IV libs)
 - First cut of Windows3 API (based on Tk)
 - mailx
 - Quotas
 - Eric Youngdale's ELF support for SVR4 binaries
 - national video font support
 - the new mitsumi driver
 - ifs and loop fs
 - selection
 - enhanced installation

Also a set of boot time configuration options have been to the kernel, such 
as forcing the hard drive params (for PS/VP) and forcing the net card,
and busmouse params.  The install program automatically sets up lilo
with these parameters at install time.  Lilo now uses the root partition 
rather than the boot partition.

The SLS install program, doinstall, now fully automates installs, including
setting up swap, running "fdisk", and using "mke2fs" automatically.

The syssetup script has been extended so that it now sets up your tcpip
for your hostname, ipaddr, nameserver, etc.  Mail is now setup with
this info, for internet based nodes. 

Peter

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