Re: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 3 *Beta* Availability Announcement

[Brian Long <brilong cisco com>]

Will this be available from
rsync://rh-mirror.redhat.com/redhat/linux/beta any time soon?

/Brian/

On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 20:20, taroon-list redhat com wrote:
> Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the *beta*
> release of Update 3 for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 family 
> of products, including:
> 
>  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3 for x86)
>  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3 for Itanium)
>  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3 for AMD64 and Intel(r) EM64T)
>  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3 for iSeries and pSeries)
>  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3 for S/390)
>  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3 for zSeries)
>  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3 for x86)
>  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3 for x86)
>  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3 for Itanium)
>  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3 for AMD64 and Intel(r) EM64T)
>  - Red Hat Desktop (v. 3 for x86, AMD64 and Intel(r) EM64T)
>  - Red Hat Developer Suite (for x86)
>  - Red Hat Developer Suite (for Itanium)
>  - Red Hat Developer Suite (for AMD64 and Intel(r) EM64T)
>  - Red Hat Developer Suite (for iSeries and pSeries)
> 
> This update beta includes the following enhancements:
>   
>  - Availability of a full set of updated installable CD ISO 
>     images via Red Hat Network, with OS package updates and 
>     install-time support for new hardware.
> 
>  - Availability of updated Extras and Developer Suite
>     ISO images via Red Hat Network, with package updates.
> 
>  - Addition of the exec-shield and PIE (Position Independent 
>     Executable) features, which provide protection against stack, 
>     buffer or function pointer overflows, and against other types 
>     of security exploits that rely on overwriting data structures in 
>     memory.
> 
>  - Addition of NX support for 32-bit x86 architectures in addition to 
>     AMD64 and Intel(r) EM64T.  NX technology restricts execution of 
>     program code in specific areas of memory such as the stack or 
>     the heap, preventing many common buffer overflow security 
>     vulnerabilities.
> 
>  - Upgrade of autofs to version 4, which improves NFS automount 
>     robustness and adds features including browsable mounts, 
>     replicated servers, executable maps, and multi-mounts.
>     Refer to the Update 3 Beta release notes for more details.
> 
>  - Addition of support for local disk kernel crash dump targets in 
>     addition to network targets, via the new diskdumputils package.  
>     Currently, only x86 and Itanium2 platforms with SCSI subsystems 
>     that use either the aic7xxx, aic79xx, or mptfusion drivers are 
>     supported.
> 
>  - Preliminary support for additional IBM POWER platforms.
> 
>  - Addition of installer support for device driver update CDs.
> 
>  - Addition of the Exchange Connector for Evolution, which enables
>     the use of the Evolution groupware client with Microsoft 
>     Exchange mail servers.
> 
>  - Update of the IA-32 Execution Layer, which allows emulation 
>     of 32-bit x86 binaries on 64-bit Itanium2 systems.
> 
>  - Additional 32-bit runtime library support for 64-bit platforms.
> 
>  - Driver updates including Adaptec RAID (aacraid), LSI Logic 
>     RAID (megaraid), IBM ServeRAID (ips), LSI Logic MPT Fusion (mpt*),
>     Compaq SA53xx Controllers (cciss), QLogic Fibre Channel (qla2xxx),
>     Intel PRO/1000 (e1000), Intel PRO/100 (e100), Broadcom 
>     Tigon3 (tg3), and Serial ATA (libata).  Refer to the Update 3 
>     Beta release notes for more details on driver updates.
> 
>  - Driver additions including Emulex Fibre Channel (lpfc) and 
>     Promise SATA SX8 (carmel).
> 
>  - Support for many additional Serial ATA (SATA) adapters.
> 
>  - Security updates, bug fixes, and feature enhancements to
>     numerous system packages.
> 
> The beta update packages and CD images are intended for testing 
> purposes only, and will be followed up with official, supported 
> update packages delivered as official product errata when testing 
> is complete.  Red Hat may, at any time, change the contents of 
> any or all of these beta updates.  The beta testing period is 
> scheduled to continue through August 17, 2004.
> 
> Please remember that this beta software is not supported and 
> is not intended for production environments!  Please do not publish
> any benchmark or performance results based on this beta release.  
> Upgrades will *not* be supported from the beta update to the 
> subsequent official update; a fresh base install will be 
> required.
> 
> This message includes details on obtaining the early access software, 
> reporting bugs, and communicating with Red Hat and other testers via 
> mailing lists during the early access period.
> 
> A draft of the beta release notes for this update is attached.
> 
> For specific package change logs and version levels, consult the
> architecture-specific channel package lists on Red Hat Network.
> 
> Accessing the Software
> ----------------------
> 
> The beta update packages are available via Red Hat Network
> (https://rhn.redhat.com) to all current Red Hat Enterprise Linux
> subscribers.  The updates are available via two methods:
>  
> (a) Install from new ISO images
> 
> Once you have logged in to RHN, click on the "Software" tab and choose
> the appropriate child channel entitled "<product name> Beta".  
> Click on the 'Downloads' sub-tab, and follow the directions 
> provided to download installable ISO images for your platform and
> release.  
> 
> For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 3 Beta, a completely
> new installable ISO image set is provided.
> 
> (b) Update existing test installation using RHN beta channel
> 
> Once you have logged in to RHN, click on the "Software" tab and choose
> the appropriate child channel entitled "<product name> Beta".  
> Click on the "Target Systems" subtab, and select all of the 
> non-production, test systems you wish to run in the beta errata 
> program.  Click on the "subscribe" button to apply the 
> selection(s).
> 
> Once the beta channel has been subscribed, run the following command 
> from a shell prompt on each target system to update any packages for
> which new versions exist:
> 
>   up2date
> 
> You will see a list of packages that are available to be installed.
> Select all packages and step through the instructions.  Note: you will
> optionally be able to skip installation of the kernel.  Do not skip the
> kernel!  Be sure to select it as well for installation.
> 
> For more information, Red Hat Network user guides and FAQs are 
> available on the RHN website at https://rhn.redhat.com.
> 
> * Note: Systems that are updated with the beta update will not be 
> upgradeable to the official update.  A fresh install will be 
> required to ensure support! *
> 
> Bug Reporting
> -------------
> 
> To ensure accurate tracking and follow-up, all bugs should be reported
> using Bugzilla at:
> 
>   http://bugzilla.redhat.com
> 
> If you do not have a bugzilla account, please visit this URL and 
> create one.
>  
> If you already have a bugzilla account:
>  
> 1.  On bugzilla's home page at http://bugzilla.redhat.com, choose the
> "New" tab at the top of the web page.  Proceed to Step 3, Choosing 
> Your Product by clicking that button at the bottom of the web page.
>  
> 2.  Choose "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Public Beta".  Proceed to Step 4, 
> Choosing Component by clicking that button at the bottom of the 
> web page.
>  
> 3.  Choose the component against which you want to report a problem,
> such as kernel, glibc, etc.
> 
> 4.  Scroll the page to Step 5, Choosing Version and Architecture.  In
> the Version field, choose 'rhel3-update'.  Choose the appropriate
> architecture.  Proceed to Step 6, Additional Info, by clicking that 
> button at the bottom of the web page.
>  
> 5.  Provide the information about the problem you're reporting by
> entering information in the appropriate fields. Then click the "Open
> Bugzilla Entry Form" button. In the summary of the bug, and in the
> text describing your problem, please state clearly that you are using 
> a *BETA* package and provide the full package versions of any components 
> you are experiencing problems with (as beta packages may be updated 
> during the beta period).  Check to make sure that all information is 
> accurate and click the Commit button to submit your problem report.
> 
> Mailing List
> ------------
> 
> Red Hat has created a public mailing list for communication during 
> this and all future Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 beta programs. 
> 
> * taroon-beta-list redhat com
> 
>   A public general discussion mailing list for beta testers of 
>   Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 updates.  Subscribe at:
>     https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/taroon-beta-list
> 
> Thank you for participating in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
> Update 3 beta program. 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Team
> 
> 
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