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Linux-Announce Digest #956
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Thu Nov 18 13:13:07 2004
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Linux-Announce Digest #956, Volume #4 Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:13:04 EST
Contents:
LILO version 22.6.1 released (JohnInSD At san DOT rr dot COM)
ANNOUNCE: web2ldap release 0.15.5 (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Michael_Str=F6der?=)
ANNOUNCE: BEAST/BSE v0.6.3 (Tim Janik)
ANNOUNCE: BEAST/BSE v0.6.3 (Tim Janik)
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:56:31 CST
From: JohnInSD At san DOT rr dot COM <bitbucket@hotmail.com>
Subject: LILO version 22.6.1 released
Reply-To: Read.MY.fullname@TO.reply
LILO release 22.6.1 is based upon Werner Almesberger's LILO version 21.
Version 22.6.1 is a minor update to version 22.6
o "mkrescue" adds "--image" and "--size HD --iso" options.
o "lilo -I ..." switch updated with "R" option.
Version 22.6 is a minor update to version 22.5.9
o Add keyword "unattended" for noisy serial line boot consoles.
o Provide for compilation on 64-bit Linux (IA-64).
o Remove NASM dependency for compilation.
o Allow "root=" to use "LABEL=name" syntax.
o Add local image descriptor keyword "addappend=".
o Provide for servers with more than 16 hard disks.
Version 22.5.9 is a minor update to version 22.5.8
o Add "bmp-retain" keyword for those using splash screens at startup.
o Binary distribution adds a statically linked copy of LILO.
o Bugfix for duplicated volume IDs at boot-time; adding a disk often
resulted in a "Timestamp mismatch" panic stop.
Version 22.5.8 is a minor update to version 22.5.7.2
o Add keyword "max-partitions" for developers of new disk drivers.
o Fix -r flag so that /proc/partitions is opened before the chroot.
o Volume ID disk scan bypasses disks marked "inaccessible".
Version 22.5.7.2 is a minor update to version 22.5.7
o Fix fatal bug on 'devfs' systems with multiple SCSI drives
Version 22.5.7 is a minor update to version 22.5.6
o Include several accumulated updates to prior version.
o New first stage loader so actual VIDEO ENABLE is done; no more FF.
Version 22.5.6 is a bugfix update to version 22.5.5
o Cranky raid installation is fixed; i.e., all spurious error messages are
gone.
o Certain raid1 installations (skewed) now boot properly when a disk fails.
This
bug affects releases back to 22.5.
Version 22.5.5 is a minor update to version 22.5.4
o Improve 'mkrescue' --iso option with 'el-torito-bootable-cd' flag
o '-M' switch gives option of 'mbr' or 'ext' loaders; latter will boot
from extended partitions
o '-A' switch recognizes 'ext' loader, and allows activating extended part.
o Chain loader begins with memory map from second stage; also can merge
mapped drives into the drive map; never more than one EBDA drive mapper
Version 22.5.4 is a minor update to version 22.5.3
o Bugs in caching algorithm fixed. With no BIOS data check, IDE drives
are correctly assigned before SCSI drives. Volume ID check corrected.
o Compilation option SUSPEND, for optional booting from a suspend
partition using 'vmdefault='. This is disabled in the standard release.
o Updated 'mkrescue' will produce a bootable diskette without a prior
LILO boot. Plus '--iso' option will produce a bootable CD image.
Version 22.5.3 is a minor update to version 22.5.2
o Handle kernels with DEVFS_FS compiled in, but 'devfs' not mounted and
not supported by the existing /dev directory hierarchy.
Version 22.5.2 is a minor update to version 22.5.1
o Handles reiser4 filesystem
o Bugfixes: raid-extra-boot=/dev/XXX where XXX is outside the raid set,
bootloader get number of hard drives
o -M switch creates backup files of sectors (-s and -S switches)
Version 22.5.1 is a minor update to version 22.5
o Writearounds are included for two BIOS bugs which could kill 22.5:
- Video BIOS destroy's DX register
- BIOS does not pass boot device code in DL
o Boot sector backups are handled in a more consistent fashion.
o Optional configuration file keywords are added: master-boot, boot-as=,
raid-extra-boot=mbr, bios-passes-dl= (or -Z switch).
Version 22.5 is a major update to version 22.4.1
o Booting is based upon industry-standard volume labels (s/n), which are
translated to BIOS device codes. Changes in the disk configuration
which cause the BIOS to assign device codes in a different order should
be transparent to the user.
o 256-color bitmap boot screens are now supported using VESA video BIOS
extensions. Both RGB and RLE encoded *.bmp files are supported.
Versions 22.4, 22.3, 22.2, 22.1, 22.0 are major updates to version 21.
*** THE VERSION 22 RAID1 IMPLEMENTATION IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH VERSION 21.
Those using version 21 should read 'README.raid1' before installing these
new codes. There is a compatibility mode (lilo -x mbr-only) for existing
RAID1 installations which are not going to be converted to the Version 22
implementation.
Source code is available for download from:
http://lilo.go.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo (developer's site)
Or from the main distribution site:
ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/boot/lilo (please use)
See the distribution file 'CHANGES' for details of the differences between
22.6.1 and prior releases.
--John Coffman <johninsd at san dot rr dot com>
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:20:56 CST
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Michael_Str=F6der?= <michael@stroeder.com>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: web2ldap release 0.15.5
Reply-To: feedback@web2ldap.de
HI!
Find a new release of web2ldap on
http://www.web2ldap.de/download.html
About:
web2ldap is a full-featured LDAPv3 client written in Python and designed
to run as a stand-alone Web gateway or under the control of a web server
with FastCGI or SCGI support (e.g., Apache with mod_fastcgi or mod_scgi).
Ciao, Michael.
0.15.5
Release Date:2004-11-18
* Added new plugin class for attribute type userAccountControl on
MS Active Directory.
* Fixed checking for attribute type dc in DN parts when converting
dc-style DNs to DNS domains during SRV lookup. It is now
case-insensitive.
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:21:09 CST
From: Tim Janik <timj@gtk.org>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: BEAST/BSE v0.6.3
BEAST/BSE version 0.6.3 and BSE-ALSA version 0.6.3 are available
for download at:
ftp://beast.gtk.org/pub/beast/v0.6/
or
http://beast.gtk.org/beast-ftp/v0.6/
This is a development version of BEAST/BSE, the BEdevilled Audio SysTem
and the Bedevilled Sound Engine. BEAST is a powerful music composition
and modular synthesis application released as free software under the
GNU GPL and GNU LGPL, that runs under unix. BSE-ALSA is an ALSA driver
for BSE. The project is hosted at:
http://beast.gtk.org
A mailing list is available at:
http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/beast/
GUI skins, example sounds and instrumets for BEAST/BSE as well as
screenshots can be found at:
http://beast.gtk.org/browse-bse-files.html
http://beast.gtk.org/screenshots/index.html
This new development series of BEAST comes with a lot of the internals
redone, many new GUI features and a sound generation back-end separated
from all GUI activities.
Outstanding new features include support for skins, many sample
file formats, MIDI file import abilities, an improved piano roll
widget, the track editor which allows for easy selection of
synthesisers or samples as track sources, loop support in songs,
mixer support, unlimited Undo/Redo capabilities and MIDI automation.
Overview of Changes in BEAST/BSE 0.6.3:
* The package now depends on GLib-2.4 and Gtk+-2.4
* New/ported/improved Effects:
BseContribSampleAndHold - a sample and hold module by Artem Popov
BseSummation - a replacement for multiple BseAdder effects
DavBassFilter - added trigger input for use in instruments and
implemented MIDI automation for all parameters
BseNoise - ported to IDL/C++ [Stefan Westerfeld]
ArtsCompressor - cleanups, major usability improvements
[Stefan Westerfeld]
* Added song mixer with freely connectable busses
* Added spline-scale-based DB meters
* Added MIDI event automation framework
* Added null PCM driver and command line options for driver selection
* Added plugin development guide
* Added audio-feature extractor for automated test suit [Stefan Westerfeld]
* Fixed dangling part handling by adding them to an extra track
* Fixed parsing of negative control events and note fine tune
* Fixed stereo playback in sample editor
* Fixed undo/redo handling across playback activation
* Fixed error handling when users form cyclic connections
* Lots of icon updates [Artem Popov]
* Mime type fixes [Artem Popov, Tim Janik]
* Improved GUI responsiveness
* Made message dialog appearance configurable
* Consistent support for dialog closing with Escape * Dialog size and resizing
adaptions for 800x600 screens
* Lots of miscellaneous bug fixes and refactoring
* Updated Brazilian Portuguese translation [Raphael Higino]
* Updated Czech translation [Miloslav Trmac]
* Updated Dutch translation [Tino Meinen]
* Updated British English translation [David Lodge]
* Updated Canadian English translation [Adam Weinberger]
* Updated Albanian translation [Laurent Dhima]
* Updated Spanish translation [Francisco Javier F. Serrador, Jorge Gonzalez]
* Updated German translation [Dirk Janik, Moritz Mekelburger]
* Updated Russian translation [Artem Popov]
* Added Punjabi translation [Amanpreet Singh Alam]
* Added Japanese translation [Satoru SATOH]
* Added Esperanto translation [Artem Popov]
* Added Italian translation [Petrecca Michele]
Initial Release of BSE-ALSA 0.6.3:
* Provide an ALSA PCM driver for BSE
* Provide an ALSA MIDI driver for BSE
---
ciaoTJ
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:21:13 CST
From: Tim Janik <timj@gtk.org>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: BEAST/BSE v0.6.3
BEAST/BSE version 0.6.3 and BSE-ALSA version 0.6.3 are available
for download at:
ftp://beast.gtk.org/pub/beast/v0.6/
or
http://beast.gtk.org/beast-ftp/v0.6/
This is a development version of BEAST/BSE, the BEdevilled Audio SysTem
and the Bedevilled Sound Engine. BEAST is a powerful music composition
and modular synthesis application released as free software under the
GNU GPL and GNU LGPL, that runs under unix. BSE-ALSA is an ALSA driver
for BSE. The project is hosted at:
http://beast.gtk.org
A mailing list is available at:
http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/beast/
GUI skins, example sounds and instrumets for BEAST/BSE as well as
screenshots can be found at:
http://beast.gtk.org/browse-bse-files.html
http://beast.gtk.org/screenshots/index.html
This new development series of BEAST comes with a lot of the internals
redone, many new GUI features and a sound generation back-end separated
from all GUI activities.
Outstanding new features include support for skins, many sample
file formats, MIDI file import abilities, an improved piano roll
widget, the track editor which allows for easy selection of
synthesisers or samples as track sources, loop support in songs,
mixer support, unlimited Undo/Redo capabilities and MIDI automation.
Overview of Changes in BEAST/BSE 0.6.3:
* The package now depends on GLib-2.4 and Gtk+-2.4
* New/ported/improved Effects:
BseContribSampleAndHold - a sample and hold module by Artem Popov
BseSummation - a replacement for multiple BseAdder effects
DavBassFilter - added trigger input for use in instruments and
implemented MIDI automation for all parameters
BseNoise - ported to IDL/C++ [Stefan Westerfeld]
ArtsCompressor - cleanups, major usability improvements
[Stefan Westerfeld]
* Added song mixer with freely connectable busses
* Added spline-scale-based DB meters
* Added MIDI event automation framework
* Added null PCM driver and command line options for driver selection
* Added plugin development guide
* Added audio-feature extractor for automated test suit [Stefan Westerfeld]
* Fixed dangling part handling by adding them to an extra track
* Fixed parsing of negative control events and note fine tune
* Fixed stereo playback in sample editor
* Fixed undo/redo handling across playback activation
* Fixed error handling when users form cyclic connections
* Lots of icon updates [Artem Popov]
* Mime type fixes [Artem Popov, Tim Janik]
* Improved GUI responsiveness
* Made message dialog appearance configurable
* Consistent support for dialog closing with Escape * Dialog size and resizing
adaptions for 800x600 screens
* Lots of miscellaneous bug fixes and refactoring
* Updated Brazilian Portuguese translation [Raphael Higino]
* Updated Czech translation [Miloslav Trmac]
* Updated Dutch translation [Tino Meinen]
* Updated British English translation [David Lodge]
* Updated Canadian English translation [Adam Weinberger]
* Updated Albanian translation [Laurent Dhima]
* Updated Spanish translation [Francisco Javier F. Serrador, Jorge Gonzalez]
* Updated German translation [Dirk Janik, Moritz Mekelburger]
* Updated Russian translation [Artem Popov]
* Added Punjabi translation [Amanpreet Singh Alam]
* Added Japanese translation [Satoru SATOH]
* Added Esperanto translation [Artem Popov]
* Added Italian translation [Petrecca Michele]
Initial Release of BSE-ALSA 0.6.3:
* Provide an ALSA PCM driver for BSE
* Provide an ALSA MIDI driver for BSE
---
ciaoTJ
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