On Fri, 5 May 2017 05:54:32 +0200, Veteran wrote in message
<20170505035432.htqylwtk7bef35hn@reflex>:
>
> Dear Init Freedom Lovers,
>
> Once again the Veteran Unix Admins salute you!
>
> Just two weeks after the release of Devuan Jessie 1.0.0 RC, we are
> happy to announce Devuan Jessie 1.0.0 RC2. Thanks to the very good
> feedback received from the community, this release candidate is one
> step closer to our final Devuan stable release and our first long term
> support (LTS) release as well.
>
> The first RC was well-received in the press and in user reviews:
>
> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/22/devuan\_1\_0\_0\_released/
..
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/05/devuan_release_candidate_2/
>
> http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=devuan
>
> Please find below instructions to try out or install Devuan Jessie
> 1.0.0 RC2 on your computer and to upgrade from Debian 7 (Wheezy) or
> Debian 8 (Jessie). If you are already using Devuan Jessie RC, a simple
> `apt-get update && apt-get upgrade` will be enough to get the latest
> updates.
>
> As soon as Devuan Jessie stable is released, we will turn our
> attention to Devuan Ascii, the current development branch.
>
> We wish to thank all of you for the incredible support given to this
> development effort, and for engaging in the process of making Devuan a
> useful and reliable base distro, as well as a pleasant, cooperative
> community.
>
> # What has improved in RC2
>
> - Solved issues with signing keys -- All the keys used to sign
> installation and live images are now listed at:
>
> https://devuan.org/os/team/
>
> - free and non-free firmware packages are now included in desktop-live
> and minimal-live isos. A script to remove all non-free firmware
> packages from running live images is provided in /root
>
> - backports (bpo) repos are now correctly pinned at priority 100,
> meaning that no package from backports will be automatically
> installed
>
> - Added a systemd-free version of network-manager
>
> - New versions of reportbug, desktop-base, xfce4-panel
>
> - Several more libsystemd0-free packages are now included in the
> jessie-proposed repo
>
> - Removed GNOME, KDE, and Cinnamon as DE options in tasksel. These
> three DEs are still (mostly) installable after the installation is
> complete, but they are known to suffer from some glitches due to the
> lack of systemd
>
> - Fixed several minor bugs
>
> - A total of 29 different ARM boards are now supported, thanks to the
> added support for u-boot:
>
> - Currently supported boards are:
>
> - Acer Chromebook (chromeacer)
> - Veyron/Rockchip Chromebook (chromeveyron)
> - Nokia N900 (n900)
> - Odroid XU (odroidxu)
> - Raspberry Pi 0 and 1 (raspi1)
> - Raspberry Pi 2 and 3 (raspi2)
> - Raspberry Pi 3 - arm64 (raspi3)
>
> - Allwinner boards are now contained in a single image (sunxi),
> and their respective U-Boot bootloader downloads are available
> in the u-boot directory. The currently supported boards are:
>
> - Olimex: Lime (A10), Lime, Lime2, MICRO (A20)
> - Banana Pi: Pi, Pro (A20)
> - CHIP: CHIP (R8), CHIP Pro (GR8)
> - Cubieboard: Cubieboard (A10), Cubieboard2, Cubietruck (A20)
> Cubieboard4 (A80), Cubietruck Plus (A83t)
> - Lamobo R1 (A20)
> - OrangePi: OrangePi2, OrangePi Lite, OrangePi Plus (H3)
> OrangePi Zero (H2+), OrangePi, OrangePi Mini (A20)
> - Allwinner-based Tablet (A33)
>
> - More info on these boards can be found in the respective
> README files in the downloads directory
>
> - Requests for any Allwinner board support can be sent to
> <parazyd@???> or the #devuan-arm IRC channel - Preferably
> they should be supported in mainline Linux and mainline U-Boot
>
> # Anyone can help Devuan!
>
> Devuan is a large endeavor involving people of all ages, from
> different countries, with a rainbow of skills and interests. Anyone
> can contribute to ensure that Devuan maintains its role as a stable
> and reliable universal operating system.
>
> Here are some suggestions of how you can help Devuan grow and prosper:
>
> - If you think you have found a bug in a Devuan package, please report
> it to http://bugs.devuan.org, either by using the `reportbug` tool
> or directly via email
>
> - If you think you know how to fix an exiting bug, please report the
> solution in the corresponding page on http://bugs.devuan.org, or,
> better, roll-up your sleeves, implement the fix, and get in touch
> with the development team on IRC (`#devuan-dev` on freenode) to have
> your patch included in the official repos
>
> - If you would like a package to be included in Devuan, please
> consider joining the development team by taking charge of packaging
> and maintaining it. This documentation will guide you through the
> process: https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=549
>
> - If you can provide documentation or translations in any language,
> please have a look at https://git.devuan.org/groups/devuan-doc
>
> - If you have comments about the website and/or other public aspects
> of Devuan, please get in touch (contact jaromil <jaromil@???>
> or golinux <golinux@???>)
>
> - If you have a lot of bandwidth, consider hosting a mirror of Devuan
> images/repos. Please get in touch with devuan developers on IRC
> (`#devuan-dev` on freenode)
>
> - If you like and appreciate Devuan, please spread the word by sharing
> your experience, providing a review, making a video of Devuan at
> work, or explaining how Devuan is making your life
> easier/better/happier. You can also follow
> [@DevuanOrg](https://twitter.com/DevuanOrg) on twitter
>
> - Devuan has a _wishlist_! As we grow, our need for hardware and
> financial support increases. We are currently upgrading
> infrastructure and expanding the list of Devuan-compatible hardware.
> Here are some suggestions that will help move us along:
>
> - Sponsor the cost of a dedicated server (from ~50$/month/server)
> (contact devs on `#devuan-dev`)
>
> - Donate an ARM development board (50$-100$)
> (contact parazyd <parazyd@???> / `#devuan-arm`)
>
> - Donate an ARM or ARM64 build host (50$-200$)
> (contact parazyd <parazyd@???> / `#devuan-arm`)
>
> - Donate a MIPS board (50$-200$)
> (contact parazyd <parazyd@???>)
>
> - Donate PowerPC/Sparc hardware for build/development
> (contact devs on `#devuan-dev`)
>
> - Or you can always make a one-time or recurring donation of any
> amount. Please visit: https://devuan.org/os/donate
> Where we just updated the financial reports for 2015 and
> 2016 And an interim one for 2017 is on its way!
>
> As our journey led by world-class experts, supporters, enthusiasts,
> and donors continues, we acknowledge with heartfelt thanks and
> appreciation every one of you.
>
>
> # Downloads
>
> Official Devuan images are distributed via the website
> (https://files.devuan.org/devuan\_jessie\_rc/)
>
> To ease the load on our bandwidth we kindly ask you to use one of the
> following mirrors
>
> - https://mirror.leaseweb.com/devuan
> - https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/devuan/
> - https://devuan.c3l.lu
> - https://devuan.4isp.it
> - https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/devuan/
> - http://devuan.ksx4system.net
> - http://tux.rainside.sk/devuan
> - http://neo900.files.dev-1.org
> - http://devuan.mirror.k0nsl.org/
> - ftp://mirror.leaseweb.com/devuan
> - ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/devuan
>
> All files offered for download come with their SHA256 hash to check
> the integrity (either in the `SHA256SUMS` or in the .sha files) and
> with a cryptographic signature made using GnuPG by one of the Devuan
> developers in charge of the build, included as .asc file.
>
> An understanding of Devuan's script-friendly file naming scheme and
> directory structure will help you find what you
> need. (https://devuan.org/os/filenaming)
>
> ## Distributions based on Devuan
>
> In chronological order of appearance:
>
> - Gnuinos <http://gnuinos.org> (linux-libre 100% free, GNU review
> pending)
> - Refracta <http://www.ibiblio.org/refracta>
> - Exe GNU/Linux <http://exegnulinux.net>
> - Nelum-dev1 <https://sourceforge.net/projects/nelum-dev1>
> - Star <https://sourceforge.net/projects/linnix>
> - heads <https://heads.dyne.org> (linux-libre 100% free, GNU review
> pending)
> - good-life-linux <https://sourceforge.net/projects/good-life-linux/>
> - Crowz <https://sourceforge.net/projects/crowz>
>
> # Upgrade
>
> Devuan can be adopted as a flawless upgrade path from both Debian 7
> (Wheezy) and Debian 8 (Jessie). This is a main goal for the Devuan
> Jessie stable release and has proven to be a very stable operation
> every time it has been performed. Detailed installation and upgrade
> instructions are available including translations
> (https://devuan.org/os/documentation/dev1fanboy/).
>
> The Devuan Apt package repositories are:
> ```
> deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie main
> deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie-updates main
> deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie-security main
> ```
> We provide access to our package repository also via Tor:
> ```
> deb tor+http://devuanfwojg73k6r.onion/merged jessie main
> deb tor+http://devuanfwojg73k6r.onion/merged jessie-updates main
> deb tor+http://devuanfwojg73k6r.onion/merged jessie-security main
> ```
>
> After **replacing** Debian's package sources with the ones above, run:
> ```
> apt-get update
> apt-get install devuan-keyring
> apt-get dist-upgrade
> ```
>
> Then proceed with a reboot, which will keep `sysvinit` as init or
> revert to it in case the machine was running Debian Jessie.
>
> Additional package repositories are available, but considered
> experimental:
>
> ```
> deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie-backports main
> deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged jessie-proposed-updates main
> deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/devuan jessie-proposed main
> deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/devuan experimental main
> ```
>
> # Community
>
> Devuan's web forum is on https://dev1galaxy.org
>
> IRC channels: `#devuan`, `#devuan-arm`, `#debianfork`, `#devuan-dev`,
> `#devuan-www`, `#devuan-fr`, and perhaps even more on freenode.net
>
> Announce mailinglist (low traffic, only release announcements)
> https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devuan-announce
>
> Discussion mailinglist (high volume traffic)
> https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
>
> # Related projects
>
> Here is a short list of projects which use Devuan as a base OS for
> their research and development:
>
> Dowse - the IoT awareness Hub which won the ISOC NL Innovation prize
> 2016 is based on Devuan and just released its 1.0 beta:
> https://dowse.eu
>
> DECODE - An R&D project on data sovereignty and blockchain technology
> financed with 5M EUR by the EU Commission is based on Devuan:
> http://decodeproject.eu
>
> heads - a live distro focused on privacy, security, and freedoms,
> experimenting with Devuan Ascii, and having a workshop @
> http://2017.rmll.info: https://heads.dyne.org
>
> # Init Freedom
>
> Devuan is about choice. We think people should be able to choose
> whether to use a GNU+Linux system with or without systemd.
>
> Devuan decided to fork not only the base distribution, but also its
> governance, because Debian has made it difficult to avoid systemd as
> init, entangling the system with unnecessary dependencies. We
> encourage potential Devuan users who wish to install systemd to use
> Debian's installer, Debian's packages and Debian's mailing lists, all
> available directly from Debian's mirrors.
>
> Devuan is the Debian that was and could have been. Our goal is to
> provide a viable and sustainable alternative. It is a new path,
> nurtured with your help and support.
>
> To support the Devuan project: https://devuan.org/donate
>
> happy hacking ;^)
>
>
>
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