> > Are there any estimates on when the
first version of the Alpha tree will
> > be available for download? I simply
can't wait to get my hands on it and
> > run Slack on my Alpha's :-)
>
> Well, let me tell everyone what's been
going on. I got the X packages
> mostly done, but there's still several
missing files. It's really not
> any fun to work on X at all, so that might
take me a little while longer
> to get finished.
>
Allthough my own time is also fairly
limited, I'd love to lend a hand at getting
the X packages working if there's anything
you wish to offload.
> Once I get X done, I'm going to turn my
attention to the kernel and
> module packages. I'll also work on the
bootdisk/root disk/supplemental
> disk situation. After all that's done,
I'll try making a bootable disc
> and see how that goes. Then once I've got
that figured out, it'll be
> time to put something up for download.
>
> I destroyed the motherboard for the
computer that was going to serve up
> the downloads and the replacement arrived
today. But the machine still
> fails to power on, so I've got to work on
that before we have a place to
> download things from.
>
We will just have to be patient then ;-)
> Unfortunately, Tuesday through Saturday of
next week is ALS so I'll be at
> that and not really working on anything of
importance.
>
> But give me a few more weeks and I'll have
something thrown together
> for everyone to break.
Sure thing. Keep us updated on the
progress :-)
-- Jesper Juhl
juhl@eisenstein.dk
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