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roberts:
Team Tiny Core is pleased to announce Tiny Core 3.0 Alpha1 is available for public testing.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/3.x/release_candidates/tinycore_3.0alpha1.iso

This is an alpha level cut. If you decide to help test, then please test carefully. We don't want anyone to lose data.

Since this is an alpha cut, although the team has 5 preview cuts, we ask that only experienced users test. This cut is not for general use. The features in any alpha are not fixed and may change before a public release candidate is available.

We appreciate testing and feedback.

Download the new iso, and test features and extensions via the desktop appbrowser.
If you use distribution files note that you need both a new bzImage and tinycore.gz.

Do not mix Tiny Core 2.x with Tiny Core 3.x. They have different modules and major library changes, as well as all extensions now only support freedesktop specs.

Changelog for 3.0 alpha1:
* kernel update to 2.6.33.3 ( a upx'ed version is also available in the distribution file area ).
* 64-bit kernel available in distribtion files area.
* compressed swap in ram -> able to run more and longer, less crashes due to out of ram
* tmpfs root always -> no longer possible to exhaust ram in an "embed" boot via files
* improved virtualization support
* ext4 support in base/base tools
* delta extension updates as the default using zsync.
* glibc updated to 2.11.1 and recompiled against 2.6.33 kernel headers
* gcc updated to 4.4.3, recompiled against 2.6.33 kernel headers and cloog, ppl, mpfr, gmp
* e2fsprogs base libs/apps updated to 1.41.11
* kernel-agnostic dep files
* Updated many core files to support new 3.x repository.
* Updated search.sh, provides.sh, tc-config, tce-fetch, tce-setup, tce-load,
* Updated desktop.sh, startx, flwm, and wbar dropped jwm/wbar spec support.

Note:
Using 2.x type extensions will not work for 3.0 as no menu and no icons will appear for non-freedesktop extensions.. A script was run against the 3.x repository to strip out all jwm/wbar (/usr/local/tce.menu and /usr/local/tce.icons). 3.0 uses only freedesktop specs. The script auto created freedesktop items based on prior jwm/wbar specs.

Special Note:
This is alpha software. This is the first public access. Expect bugs. Not recommended for general use.

Alpha testing is for experienced Community Members to help test a totally new build of Tiny Core and help in creating needed updated modules and extensions.

Much work has been done by each Tiny Core Team member to create 3.0. Now is it time for the community to begin testing.

jur:
Posting from tc 3.0 chromium - congratulations roberts and the tc team!

[edit]Where should we post bugs and such?

bmarkus:
As far as I remember it was discussed that 256 limit for max_loops will go away and there can be more loops used. What is the case?

curaga:
We have unlimited loops now, but the userspace is not yet up to it. Waiting for a new major busybox version.
Until then, the limit is 256, without anything specified on the command line (remove any max_loop limit for 3.x)

bmarkus:
It is not TC 3.0 bug, but a wrong repo conversion. In the 3.x repository the original .desktop files are overwritten and replaced with a .desktop file created from old TC definitions.

For example original filezilla.desktop is:


--- Quote ---[Desktop Entry]
Name=FileZilla
GenericName=FTP client
GenericName[de]=FTP-Client
GenericName[fr]=Client FTP
Comment=Download and upload files via FTP, FTPS and SFTP
Comment[de]=Dateien ĂĽber FTP, FTPS und SFTP ĂĽbertragen
Comment[fr]=Transférer des fichiers via FTP, FTPS et SFTP
Exec=filezilla
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Network;FileTransfer;
Version=1.0
Icon=filezilla
X-FullPathIcon=/usr/local/share/pixmaps/filezilla.png
--- End quote ---

Replaced with:


--- Quote ---[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=FileZilla
Exec=/usr/local/bin/filezilla
Icon=filezilla
X-FullPathIcon=/usr/local/share/pixmaps/filezilla.png
Categories=Utility
--- End quote ---

You see there are fields deleted, category changed to the common, etc.

Please fix the 3.x repo and do not overwrite existing .desktop files.

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