Re: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 1 *Beta* AvailabilityAnnouncement

[Tim Powers <timp redhat com>]

Vanco, Don wrote:
> taroon-beta-list-admin redhat com wrote:
>
> > Red Hat is pleased to announce availability of our *beta* release of
> > Update 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 family of products, including:
> > - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS for x86, Itanium, AMD64,
> > 	IBM iSeries and pSeries, IBM zSeries, and IBM S/390
> > - Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES for x86
> > - Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS for x86, Itanium, and AMD64
>
>
> > The updates are available via two methods:
> > (a) Install from new ISO images
> > (b) Update existing test installation using RHN beta channel
>
>
> 	Is it safe to assume that represent the formats the actual released
> updates will follow?

Yes. This should help reduce the number of overall changes to each disc, 
and means that there's less to download to get full update coverage (1 
disc vs. full 4 CD sets for the install)

> 	If that is the case, has the release name / designation number been
> decided upon?

It has. If you look at /etc/redhat-release, the only difference will be 
that "beta" will be removed.

> 	Will the original release of RHEL 3 ISOs remain "active" on the RHN
> "software" tab?

Yes, they should be.

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Tim Powers
Technical Lead, Release Engineering
Red Hat, Inc.