New Red Hat Linux Beta: Severn

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New Red Hat Linux Beta: Severn

Posted by Hemos on Monday July 21, 2003 @03:01AM from the coming-at-you dept.

JofCoRe writes "Just got a message from the redhat watch list today, announcing the availability of a new beta, called "Severn". Some snippets from the announcement: What's its development status? "It doesn't seem too horrendously in flux. Difficult at this moment to make a specific diagnosis." Among other things, SEVERN has: a new graphical boot, GCC 3.3, an updated 2.4.21 kernel, updated Evolution and Mozilla, More information about the beta can be found at rhl.redhat.com. And the Release notes are found here. Looks like they have it currently labeled as v9.0.93." Update: 07/21 15:11 GMT by H : It's 3.2.3 GCC, not 3.3, as I had above.

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Seven? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-07-21 03:03 · Score: 5, Funny

Didn't RedHat 7 get released already? I am so confused.
No Galeon? by Erwos · 2003-07-21 03:06 · Score: 5, Interesting

I see that they removed Galeon. How does Epiphany stack up to it right now?

I also like the option of a graphical boot... soothes the nerves of less-knowledgable people who will wonder why X, Y, or Z service is coming up.

Hopefully they'll add some more graphical configuration stuff for the system. I've always liked their style with it.

-Erwos

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Re:Torrent file? by brent_linux · 2003-07-21 03:08 · Score: 5, Informative

http://torrent.dulug.duke.edu/

Just the Binary ISOs
Re:Torrent file? by JofCoRe · 2003-07-21 03:10 · Score: 5, Informative

thanx to an AC a few posts down:

http://torrent.dulug.duke.edu/

And more specifically:

severn-i386-disc1.iso.torrent
severn-i386-disc2.iso.torrent
severn-i386-disc3.iso.torrent

orAll severn Binary isos in one torrent directory

Theres torrent linx to the SRPMS there too.
Thanx AC!

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Re:"...updated Evolution..." by Bernie · 2003-07-21 03:16 · Score: 5, Informative

Yes, it's GTK2--ironically Gimp is one of the last GTK1 users!
Re:The meaning of Severn by bohnsack · 2003-07-21 03:17 · Score: 5, Informative

I'll guess it's from Dam Simmons' Hyperion cantos.

9 was named "Shrike". This beta is "Severn". Both are characters from Hyperion.

In Hyperion, Joseph Severn was a cybrid reconstruction of the deceased 19th-century poet John Keats.
Laptop mode, yes! by morcheeba · 2003-07-21 03:24 · Score: 5, Informative

At the end of the release notes is this gem:

The Red Hat Linux 9.0.93 kernel now includes support for laptop mode. When placed in laptop mode, the kernel batches disk I/O, allowing the disk drive to become idle long enough for the drive's power-saving features to take affect. This can result in significant increases in battery runtime.

Considering I used to do most of my development while on batteries, this is great! (Gotta love the dell 7000 with its 7 hour batteries!)

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I can see the support calls now... by jazman · 2003-07-21 03:51 · Score: 5, Funny

So what version of Red Hat are you using?
Severn.
Seven?
No, Severn.
You need 9.
I am using 9.
You said Seven!
No, I said Severn. Severn is a version of Nine.
Click.

What's the next version going to be called - Sicks? Hey chaps, here are some more great ideas for names: Fayiv, Fower, Thur-hee, Tahoo, Wun, Zilch, Miner Swan.
1. Re:I can see the support calls now... by Chester+K · 2003-07-21 04:22 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  No, I said Severn. Severn is a version of Nine.
  
  It's a marketing ploy, pure and simple. What geek wouldn't want to "beta test" Severn of Nine?
  
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