It looks like a French site announced this mail already, and the Linux Weekly News picked up on it. This release is *NOT* yet ready. Please wait a week, and we'll actually send out the mail and such. Thank you. From: Roger Dingledine To: seul-announce@seul.org cc: independence-l@seul.org Subject: Independence 5.2-0.1 distribution ready -------- Project Independence has released version 0.1 of its distribution, which is based from Red Hat Linux 5.2. Designed for the home end-user, Independence is an integrated collection of RPMs that aims to make Linux easier, more powerful, and simpler to use for everybody. Features include: * Linux must be easy: we allow a plug and play (zero config) installation of KDE, font servers (True Type) and widget specific resources. * We include networking clients suitable for a computer that connects intermittently via a PPP connection, that enable the user to minimize online time. More importantly, the networking software is easy to use and configure: easy networking is critical for people needing help with configuration or applications. * Linux must be fun and fascinating: we added a few games, a modeller and a raytracer. * Linux must be useful: as long as the user is forced to reboot in order to manage his checkbook, Linux will remain only a toy. We added software for everyday life. * High quality Postscript viewing out of the box (no longer nearly unreadable docs), SANE. Plans for future releases include: * Providing simple and effective alternatives to traditional mail and news servers. * A complete GIMP: one with every plugin available. * Complete plug and play networking with automatic routing of mail and news, and with caching servers for shorter connections. * Replacing cron: it is unfit for boxes powered off at night. * More games and educational software. All software developed by Independence is licensed under the GPL, and the Independence distribution is freely redistributable. Independence is developed by a completely volunteer team with no intention of getting any money -- we hope to convince other distributions to adopt our changes, and thus improve the Linux system as a whole. Please take a look at this initial distribution, test it out, and send us your comments. Since the changes right now are only new RPMs, it should be able to be installed manually, or by pointing your RH52 install floppy at ftp://ftp.independence.seul.org/pub/independence/RPMS/ The distribution is available from ftp://ftp.independence.seul.org/pub/independence/ and more information lives here: http://www.independence.seul.org/ Thanks, and we look forward to your feedback and help. --Jean Francois Martinez (jfm2@seul.org) --Roger Dingledine (arma@seul.org)