Red Hat 6.2 Beta on FTP Servers

Bryan Mattern writes "I went to do an FTP install this morning and noticed RedHat 6.2beta on the FTP mirrors. There is no official word yet from Red Hat, but I'm downloading it right now. Might be nice to check out if you can grab it. " Update: 02/09 06:32 by H :You can also grab it from SourceForge's mirror.

Comments

Built in Crypto.

[jelwell]

From an Anonymous Coward, "DES sucks. Let's see Blowfish, RC4, RC2, Twofish, IDEA, RSA, 3DES, Safer, etc. on the standard, precompiled, linux distros (with the crypto source already in there too).
I want to be able to create encrypted file systems right out of the box. It should even be an option in the setup program. That way, when the MPAA/RIAA kick down the door searching for copies of DeCSS or MP3s, you can just hit the power switch and be safe."
What I wouldn't do for the ability to create an encrypted file system right out of the box. I'm so sick of hearing stories about Government granting searches of home computers.
Joseph Elwell.

Red Hat Announcement

[roystgnr]

Since nobody else seems to have the full thing posted yet, and it's funny:

Tired of collecting Beanie Babies and Pokemon cards?

Christopher Robin called last night complaining about the lack of collectibles pertaining to the famous "Pooh" show. Eeyore, of course, said,
"I dooon't knooow aboouuut this".... But what does Eeyore know anyway?

The result:

PIGLET

This is no ordinary pig! Stand back folks, he's large and live and ready to rumble. This pig is knocking back CPU loads of 99 whilst having tea and crumpets with Pooh Bear. This bad boy eats Lizards for breakfast and spits out kernel patches. Approach with caution, he could be dangerous!

PIGLET: Your once in a lifetime chance to have this rare collection!

This is a limited time offer, when we run out of bits, they'll be gone forever. Don't miss out folks, the Internet lines are lighting up, they're going like hotcakes, and we can't guarantee availability on this item for very long! Similar items we have provided in the past are now going for over a ONE MILLION percent gain on the original price tag of $0.

PIGLET includes the following new features:

- A new and improved Anaconda [tm] installer
- Partitionless installs
- Improved X Configuration
- Additional GUI Partitioning tool
- Software RAID Configuration in Kickstart Installations
- RAID upgrades
- ATAPI Zip and Jaz Drive Recognition
- Rescue Disk Improvements
- It works!
- Rescue via the installation CD
- Pico on rescue disk
- mtools on rescue disk
- Kernel 2.2.15
- Enhanced Software RAID
- P III Enhancements
- New web based High Availability Configuration Utility
- Kerberos Integration
- New Window Managers
- New desktop backgrounds and themes
- Docbook tools
- Standard Samba mounts in /etc/fstab
- Smaller minimal install
- Separate client/server packages for servers:

PIGLET, pick up this rare find at:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat-6.2beta/

Or at a mirror near you! A list of Red Hat ftp mirrors can be had via your web browser of choice at:

http://www.redhat.com/download/mirror.ht ml

PIGLET is available now for Intel, Sparc and Alpha architectures. PIGLET is ONLY available through the Internet, and ONLY for a limited time!. This is a beta release of Red Hat Linux, and we don't encourage using this for mission critical applications. However, like most Red Hat beta collectibles, it is very usable for:

1) Testing those new holographic storage devices
2) Installing on all of the machines in your favorite lab
3) Seeing what that "Linux thing" is really all about
4) Preparing your thesis on "Works in progress"

We have created piglet-list for discussion of this beta release. To subscribe, merely send a message to piglet-list-request@redhat.com with the code word "subscribe" in the subject line, respond to the confirmation message request, and enjoy hours upon hours of entertaining and useful messages from hackers trying to make this thing fall down go *BOOM*...

(With a special thanks to home shopping channels everywhere!)

But the imposter can simply create another account

[cpeterso]

If Rob deletes the "Bruce Perens." account, then the imposter will simply create a new account. Deleting the account doesn't quiet him; it just gives him extra attention. At least we know the "Bruce Perens." account is fake and can warn other people.

Piglet (RH6..2-beta) details

[Internet Ninja]

Just got the email from RedHat. Here's some features of what's new.
PIGLET includes the following new features:
- A new and improved Anaconda [tm] installer
- Partitionless installs
- Improved X Configuration
- Additional GUI Partitioning tool
- Software RAID Configuration in Kickstart Installations
- RAID upgrades
- ATAPI Zip and Jaz Drive Recognition
- Rescue Disk Improvements
- It works!
- Rescue via the installation CD
- Pico on rescue disk
- mtools on rescue disk
- Kernel 2.2.15
- Enhanced Software RAID
- P III Enhancements
- New web based High Availability Configuration Utility
- Kerberos Integration
- New Window Managers
- New desktop backgrounds and themes
- Docbook tools
- Standard Samba mounts in /etc/fstab
- Smaller minimal install
- Separate client/server packages for servers:

Re:This server is going to die...

[Tower]

--More breaking news from the internet front: Today, RedHat (RHAT), popular linux distributors and mega-crazy IPO company, was hit by a world-wide DoS attack. This attack differed from the typica SYN-flooding attacks, where attackers open numerous bogus connections to a server. The attack was characterized by a massize amount of so-called 'FTP' clients, attempting to retrieve data from the server. 'FTP' is a know program that has been in existance for a long time, and is widely known. "We knew about FTP, and we thought we could protect against this type of occurence, but apparently, the effects were heightened by the 'slashdot effect'", said an unnamed source from RedHat.

This is not the first time that a site has claimed to be 'slashdotted', and only one of many ever-increasing cases of this effect coupling with the always dangerous 'FTP'. Anonymous Coward comments, "yeah, d00dz - FTP can like, get stuff off of peoples hard disks and stuff. Ya know, like pictures of Natalie, and Don Knotts.. It r4vvkz!"

The DoJ is now working with NSA on ways to prevent the dreaded 'slashdot effect', and curb use of the 'FTP' programs that are so widely spread around the Internet. "It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it!" says Al Gore, self-proclaimed founder of the Internet, "We've been fighting these battles for years."

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