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ProzacR

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Registered: 2007-04-29

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Is it time for new iso image?

As I remember ArchLinux goal was to make one iso for one kernel.
So what happened?
There is no new iso announced for quite long time.

I know there is no big need for new iso's but if ArchLinux wants to be popular it has to hit news sometimes?

Dusty

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Re: Is it time for new iso image?

Arch doesn't want to be popular. It wants to be high-quality.

From the looks of the dev mailing list, they're working on some major refinements to the initscripts before releasing a new iso. I expect it'll be out by the end of March.

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SiC

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From: Liverpool, England

Registered: 2008-01-10

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Re: Is it time for new iso image?

I know there is no big need for new iso's but if ArchLinux wants to be popular it has to hit news sometimes?

Maybe, surely there are better ways to hit the news than with new iso announcements though. Let the likes of ubuntu compete on iso releases. Let arch compete on it's merits.

ProzacR

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Registered: 2007-04-29

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Re: Is it time for new iso image?

"major refinements to the initscripts" <- nice

silver

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Registered: 2008-01-11

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Re: Is it time for new iso image?

the new  iso image will come out soon

McQueen

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Registered: 2006-03-20

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Re: Is it time for new iso image?

well...there you have it then.

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stefan1975

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Registered: 2007-04-16

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Re: Is it time for new iso image?

the new  iso image will come out soon

that seeming a real official like statement with a very concrete timeframe i just went ahead and did and ftp-install. Unlike other people stated I did not encouter any trouble whatsoever, I just hope that doing an ftp -install does not cause any fragmentation on my fileystemen, i.e. I have no clue where it puts and deletes the downloaded stuff from before install, i can imagine that this is less of a problem from the .iso.

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finferflu

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Registered: 2007-06-21

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Re: Is it time for new iso image?

Arch doesn't want to be popular. It wants to be high-quality.

Amen!

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dyscoria

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Registered: 2008-01-10

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Re: Is it time for new iso image?

Hmm yes, some people seem to be focussed on distribution popularity these days (damn that distrowatch page ranking!), while overlooking the real battle: Open Source vs. Proprietary

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Registered: 2006-10-09

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Re: Is it time for new iso image?

This thread is the saving grace of Archlinux.

dolby

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Registered: 2006-08-08

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Re: Is it time for new iso image?

i was always wondering why distrowatch doesnt ever list forthcoming Archlinux releases. i guess the reason is that almost every time the release schedule means nothing, just like the Archlinux releases.
Though someone might claim that this time there is a reason to release even an rc ftp iso since ftp installations have been broken for months, since the pacman 3.1 release iirc

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