From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Subject: Elks Distribution Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 07:40 +0000 Sender: linux-8086-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-8086@vger.kernel.org I am typing this from a handheld in a Motorway service station having just picked up my email on the same handheld. I set the scene simply because I have seen some of the overnight posts but am, clearly, not able to study them in detail. There seems to be a dialogue concerning patitioning, location of root and multi-boot. Here is what I have decided to do for now. 1. I will promote the dev version to stable version 0.0.4. I intend for this to be the final version that does not attempt to resolve the partitioning, root and multi-boot question. I will add the 360k and 1.2M images to that version if they prove to be ok. 2. The dev version will become candidate for 0.0.5. I intend to start work on :- - Rileys knl for kernel configuration. - Rileys suggestion for keeping track of elks partitions in shell. - Pascal and Javiers suggestion for multi-boot If you have any queries on the specifics of the above, please check the mail archive. Hopefully this will clarify where I am at now. I have put on hold, for the minute, planning for package inclusion but would still appreciate any suggestions. Just a note on 360k and 1.2M versions. I have media now, thanks to my excellent friend Ray who I hope will get involved in the ELKS project at some point. He has much that he could offer us. Stefan, I believe, is able to test the 1.2M version. I will shortly be in a position to test the 360k version. I would like to be in a position to test 1.2M myself too. That way I don't have to give Stefan my stupid typos !! If anyone has a working 1.2M 5.25" drive that they are not using - perhaps we could talk ? Anyway. Thats it from the motorway. I had better finish up my coffee before it goes too cold. Have fun. Many Thanks Neil