On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 11:33:52AM +0200, Roman Drahtmueller wrote: : > > > It will happen when the version _after_ 8.2 is available on ftp. : > > : > > 8.2 is _available_ on ftp, thats why _7.1_ was _discontinued_. : > > : > : > We are using the occasion to kill one while another gets born. So the : > benefit for the community remains the same. : > : > Roman. : : There is something I forgot to add: There is a new directory on the ftp : server: /pub/suse/axp/supplementary/8.1/. It is a SuSE Linux 8.1 for : AXP/Alpha. The tree is located in the supplementary directory _because_ : this distribution will not see any updates. The idea behind it is that : we would like to publish what we have (and what we use internally) to : provide a service for the community, and since we have removed the : last axp distribution from the list of distributions that get updates, : it's a good idea to at least publish a new one. : We can't provide any updates for the 8.1-axp distribution because we're : lacking all kinds of resources for it: Machines (build hosts), testing/qa : resources, ... There is no easy way of providing these resources without : the necessary funding. Would we be able to grab the SRPMs from the x86 side of the house and compile them? I wouldn't mind the extra work if I knew it was doable. --Jerry Open-Source software isn't a matter of life or death... ...It's much more important than that!