Hello openSUSE!
The openSUSE Release team has over time received quite some requests to
provide regular refreshes of install media. Some of these 15.X requests
date back to the 15.2 development cycle. The most recent request* is
from openSUSE Board on behalf of DocB.
The idea is to incorporate released updates into "refreshed" install
images. Having Quarterly Update (QU) setup* done early and doing this
regularly will ensure that we will react timely to various issues
affecting bootable media.
**Identification**
Images will have 15.3-N in the filename to distinguish from the
original GA images. N is the incremental number currently set to 2.
**QU Schedule and Availability**
Leap 15.3 Quarterly Update 1 File (*15.3-2*) are already available at
download-o-o and is ready to be mirrored. See our roadmap* for more
information about the schedule.
get.opensuse.org uses -Current symlinks which already point a the 15.3-
2 content. The idea is that the user would always download the latest
openSUSE Leap 15.X image available to the date.
I'd like to also inform the community that a request to provide a self-
update repository for the installer in 15.4 was declined on a regular
feature review meeting, as we believe that the QU approach provides a
sufficient way to regularly update the installer in openSUSE Leap.
Related article:
https://news.opensuse.org/2021/10/14/respin-of-os-leap-images-are-coming/
[0] https://etherpad.opensuse.org/p/ReleaseEngineering-20210721#L22
[1]
https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/openSUSE:Leap:15.3:Update:Respin
[3] https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.3/iso/
[4]
https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Roadmap#Schedule_of_Quarterly_Updates_for_…
[5] https://code.opensuse.org/leap/features/issue/26
Thank you
Lubos Kocman
openSUSE Leap Release Manager
Hi all,
We have two community meetings this week. The time for the meetings have
shifted due to daylight savings. Meeting 1 is today (on Tuesdays) at
14:30 UTC (60 minutes). Meeting 1 doesn't have a specific topic this
week. Meeting 2 is on Thursdays at 19:00 UTC. Meeting 2 will focus more
on marketing as this was agreed upon as the topic that will be discussed
at every first Thursday meeting of the month. Regular community meetings
are an option to create change for the project and we encourage members
to attend.
Meetings take place on https://meet.opensuse.org/meeting and notes are
available at https://etherpad.opensuse.org/p/weeklymeeting
On 2021-11-04 07:51, ddemaio openSUSE wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have some tickets for PackagingCon (https://packaging-con.org/),
> which will take place Nov. 9 and 10 next week. If you are interested
> in attending this, please email me ASAP. View the schedule at
> https://pretalx.com/packagingcon-2021/schedule/#
>
> Chat with you soon.
>
> v/r
> Doug
