On 2019-09-06 07:33, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 05, 2019 at 11:27:03PM -0500, golinux@??? wrote:
>> Dear Dev1ers,
>>
>> Many of you have asked how you can help Devuan. Well, here's an
>> opportunity
>> - especially for those who keep asking when Beowulf will be released!
>>
>> There have been reports that the migration process from Debian Buster
>> to
>> Devuan Beowulf is not as straight-forward as Wheezy/Jessie to Jessie
>> and/or
>> Stretch to ASCII. If we are to offer migration as an "official"
>> option, we
>> will need to document specific issues and provide solutions in our
>> documentation.
>>
>> So . . . please roll up your sleeves, give it a try and let us know if
>> you
>> were able to migrate successfully from Buster to Beowulf. What issues
>> did
>> you have? How did you work around them? Are there any blockers?
>
> I've got buster on a partition I never use and was thinking of
> deleting.
> I could try crossgrading to beowulf before I delete it.
> Would that help? It would not likely get any actual usage to discover
> problems beyond the actual crossgrade itself.
>
> -- hendrik
>

Yes. Please do! If you can spare the time, would also be helpful to
know if the basics work after the migration. Thanks.

golinux