Fwd: NexentaCore Platform 2.0 RC2 released

[Anil Gulecha]

This would be of interest to Ubuntu Developers. StormOS is a Xubuntu
equivalent with NCP2 as the base.

Regards
Anil


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Anil Gulecha <anil.verve at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, May 5, 2009 at 8:54 AM
Subject: NexentaCore Platform 2.0 RC2 released
To: gnusol-devel <gnusol-devel at lists.sonic.net>, gnusol-users at sonic.net


Hi All,

This is to announce availability of NexentaCore Platform 2.0 RC2.

The release has stabilized. This release will become the final release
if no major bugs are reported.

Release Highlights:
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* OpenSolaris build 104+ based with critical patches.
* Over 13000 packages in the repository, thanks to the autobuilder.
* Smooth upgrade path from NCP1.
* Community driver efforts bringing xorg, xfce4 and gnome-core into
the repository
* Based on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) repository
* This includes latest dpkg/apt, gcc, binutils, coreutils,
 perl, python, ruby, Qt libs, GTK libs, etc
* SMF support added for server applications like apache, mysql,
 postgresql, exim4, etc.
* 100% native Debian environment, easy to upgrade, easy to use.
* Includes Vim and screen by default.
* Addition of latest devzone version to the CD.
* Includes apt-clone which brings zfs power to apt-get.

Related News:
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* NexentaStor 1.1.7, a distribution based on NCP1.0 stable has been
released : http://www.nexenta.com
* StormOS: An XFCE based derivative of NCP2 is in the works. For those
looking for a desktop variation of NCP2, keep a lookout on the StormOS
website. The beta release of StormOS Hail is in the offing.

Links
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* Download : http://www.nexenta.org/os/Download
* StormOS : http://www.stormos.org
* IRC : #nexenta @ freenode
* Package listing: http://builder.tajinc.org/?f=repository_status

Enjoy!
The Nexenta Team