[2051] in NetBSD-Development
Re: Prototype desupport announcement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Tibbetts)
Sun May 27 17:34:36 2001
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 17:34:32 -0400
From: Richard Tibbetts <tibbetts@MIT.EDU>
To: netbsd-dev@MIT.EDU
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So, I have recieved no comment on this, even though some people told
me they were going to say something useful or some junk. I don't
really care much, but I figured I would give a last call. I will send
the announcment shortly after I wake up tomorrow, so you better get
any input in to me today or tonight.
tibbetts
On Thu, May 24, 2001 at 05:28:14PM -0400, I wrote:
> Here is the prototype desupport announcement. Please respond with
> comments/changes to the list, not to me in personals. I will attempt
> to send clear summaries of what changes I am taking. I would like to
> get this finished by 5pm friday. If anyone finds that deadline too
> restrictive, please say so.
>
> tibbetts
>
> ~tibbetts/Public/desupport-notice
>
> To: netbsd-announce
> Cc: netbsd-dev
> Subject: NetBSD-Athena 8.2 Officially Desupported
> -------
>
> SIPB NetBSD-Athena 8.2, based on NetBSD 1.3.3, is being officially
> desupported by SIPB. This means that locker software may no longer be
> built for NetBSD, and that patch releases of NetBSD-Athena will no
> longer be made.
>
> At the present time SIPB does not have an updated release of
> NetBSD-Athena, though there are plans for a future release based on a
> more current version of Athena and NetBSD. When the new release is
> available, mail will be sent to netbsd-announce.
>
> We suggest that current NetBSD-Athena users install Linux-Athena 8.4.
> Linux-Athena, based on Redhat 6.2 Linux, is an up to date and
> Information Systems supported version of Athena. It is the same
> version of Athena running on the Dell machines in the clusters. SIPB
> has made available an installer for Linux-Athena which will work on a
> wide variety of hardware configurations. Before installing, any data
> stored on the local NetBSD-Athena machine should be backed up. If data
> is not backed up, extreme care should be taken when partitioning the
> disk for Linux-Athena. For more information and instructions on
> installing Linux-Athena, see <URL COMING FOR HERE>
>
> We hope that your experience with NetBSD-Athena has been a good one.
> If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact SIPB at
> x3-7788 or sipb@mit.edu or netbsd-help@mit.edu
>
> Richard Tibbetts
> for SIPB NetBSD-dev
>
