Hi, For those few who don't know yet, Openwall GNU/*/Linux (or Owl) is a security-enhanced operating system with Linux and GNU software as its core, intended as a server platform. More detailed information is available on the web site: http://www.openwall.com/Owl/ After many Owl-current snapshots, Owl 2.0 release is finally out. The major changes made since Owl 1.1 are documented: http://www.openwall.com/Owl/CHANGES-2.0.shtml Owl 2.0 is built around Linux kernel 2.4.32-ow1, glibc 2.3.6 (with our security enhancements), gcc 3.4.5, and recent versions of over 100 other packages. It offers binary- and package-level compatibility for most packages intended for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL4) and Fedora Core 3 (FC3), as well as for many FC4 packages. Additionally, Owl 2.0 uses our new installer, making installation a lot easier than it used to be for Owl 1.1 and below. The new release (including an ISO-9660 image for the CD) can be freely downloaded from our FTP mirrors: http://www.openwall.com/Owl/DOWNLOAD.shtml or it can be ordered on a CD with delivery worldwide: http://www.openwall.com/Owl/orders.shtml Of course, we prefer the latter, but it's your choice. Similarly, you may choose to pay just what it costs to get the CD to you, or you may also support our project. Owl CDs are bootable on x86 and include a live system, x86 binary packages for installation to a hard drive, and full source code which may be rebuilt with one simple command ("make buildworld"). Owl 2.0 binary packages for SPARC and Alpha (EV56+) are available via the FTP mirrors only. PGP-signed mtree(8) specifications for all of the above are available via FTP and in the root directory of Owl CDs (such that you don't even have to blindly trust CDs you receive in the mail). The 1.1-stable branch is now officially unsupported, in favor of the 2.0 release and its corresponding stable branch. Owl 2.0-stable already exists in the CVS repository and will also be made available via FTP once the need arises (that is, once an important post-release fix is applied). -- Alexander Peslyak <solar at openwall.com> GPG key ID: B35D3598 fp: 6429 0D7E F130 C13E C929 6447 73C3 A290 B35D 3598 http://www.openwall.com - bringing security into open computing environments
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