The third of the BETA builds for the FreeBSD-8.0 release cycle is now available. ISO images for Tier-1 architectures and a memory stick image for amd64/i386 are now available on most of the FreeBSD mirror sites.
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Danish FreeBSD Dev. Sues Lenovo Over "Microsoft Tax"
Handbrewer writes “The FreeBSD developer Poul-Henning Kamp (phk) has sued Lenovo in Denmark (Google translation, original here) over their refusal to refund the Windows Vista Business license, even though he declined the EULA during installation. Lenovo argues that they sell the computer as a full product, and that they cannot refund it partially, such as the power supply or the OS even if people intend to use a different one. This seems to be contrary to previous rulings in the EU where Acer and HP has been forced to refund the ‘Microsoft tax.'”
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New committer: Dima Panov (ports)
New committer: Yi-Jheng Lin (ports)
FreeBSD 8.0-BETA2 Available
The final stage of the FreeBSD-8.0 Release cycle continues with the second public beta release. The FreeBSD 8.0-BETA2 ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available for download on most of the FreeBSD mirror sites. As with the first beta release, this is not yet intended for use in a production environment. However we encourage our users to test this release and report any bugs and problems you may have found. For more information about this release and updating details please see the official announcement.
Why OpenBSD’s Release Process Works
An anonymous reader writes “Twelve years ago OpenBSD developers started engineering a release process that has resulted in quality software being delivered on a consistent 6 month schedule — 25 times in a row, exactly on the date promised, and with no critical bugs. This on-time delivery process is very different from how corporations manage their product releases and much more in tune with how volunteer driven communities are supposed to function. Theo de Raadt explains in this presentation how the OpenBSD release process is managed (video) and why it has been such a success.”
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FreeBSD 8.0-BETA1 Available
The final stage of the FreeBSD-8.0 Release cycle has begun with the first public beta release. The FreeBSD 8.0-BETA1 ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available for download on most of the FreeBSD mirror sites. We encourage our users to give FreeBSD 8.0-BETA1 a try and provide us with the feedback, however please read the official announcement carefully before starting to use this release.