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Message #01112
Alpha RC2 (was: Re: Fwd: ToriOS and ISO update)
On 10/11/2014 03:55 PM, Israel wrote:
Hi,
Hello everyone,
I am uploading RC2 currently :)
Good luck with that :)
It should be ready for the meeting tomorrow.
No rush!
I have tested it in a VM multiple times, as well as on a real
computer. I have not burned it to CD and tested it on the oldest
computer.
So...
It works, though I need a temporary hack to work around an issue...
but it has worked on virtual and real machines of different
configurations... so it *should* work.
It is running a bit higher in memory though :(
It is now close to 78MB .... but we have auto mounting of drives
(which can be disabled through the Autostart) and power management (same)
So, for a desktop you don't need power management.... really.
And if you don't want automounting you don't *have* to have it.
But... in all reality it is lean and runs quickly.
We will all need to test this heavily and work out any issues we have
found... but if this does work (mostly) for everyone then we can bump
this to Beta and fix the minor issues and add the other programs in
before the final release.
There are so many improvements over the last version... I don't know
what to list :)
Though a lot of those things are 'invisible' there are some very
visible things
Wireless should 'just work'. Shutdown should 'just work'. Inserting
media should 'just work'. Sound should 'just work'
If any of those fail, please let me know, so I can look into it. I
will also be testing this. I will be installing things and trying to
use it like normal.... I will also install it on the "Tori"
Machine... it currently has a lot of memory [ 128+256 ] but I will
also test it with less.
I have tested it in a VM with 128 and it works fine (so far anyhow)
I am actually surprised.... it runs a modern OS on those computers,
much like the outdated OS ran... but with modern apps, and security :)
I will let you all know more about my testing later
I will repeat what I have mentioned many times before :D
NO RUSH!
No, I am not shouting, just a highlight :D
Before going to Beta, WE (we as a team and ToriOS as a system) must be
fully ready for that. Why? because after Beta, there is 1.0 and the real
Q is: are WE (us + the system) ready yet?
The answer as far as I can see is not yet. We are ready for Alpha but
not yet for Beta. System wise, team wise, we are not yet ready. Maybe we
should talk about that at the meeting - when is that by the way?!
The 'more' memory usage is NOT good news at all. Regardless what is the
reason, it is bad news. We need to be careful here. Yes, the less, the
better. This is going to be super helpful with marketing.
Also, we must be very careful. Now, the world has started to look at
ToriOS more closely ;)
I have contacted two well-known websites and ToriOS is listed now on
their database so we must be extra careful ...
I think the meeting is needed for this week so let's see ...
On 10/10/2014 11:12 PM, Ali Linx wrote:
On 10/08/2014 01:42 PM, Ali Linx wrote:
Hi,
Hi again,
I have asked the team to do so long time back but none has done it
so I have done it myself :)
We suppose to have a marketing group but this is super inactive and
I am not happy about this at all.
This action - unlike what you may think of it - is going to be very
helpful. We do need more attention. I am not sure how many people
are visiting our website per day/week but let's hope if ToriOS will
be added to DistroWatch.com ... let's hope this will bring more
attention.
I shall carry on with doing whatever I could whenever I can to
spread the word ...
As per the below forwarded email:
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: ToriOS
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:39:19 +1100
From: Ali Linx <amjjawad@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: distro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dear DistroWatch Administrators,
Greetings :)
I am the founder of ToriOS Project:
http://torios.org/
A side from ToriOS, I am involved with many other projects as well:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad
We would like to add ToriOS to DistroWatch and yes, I have read:
http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=submit
Thank you!
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Ali/amjjawad
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad
http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=links#new
ToriOS now on DistroWatch.com Database and by Monday, let's hope they
will mention it on the Weekly Updates :D
Being on No.1 GNU/Linux online database is a huge achievement if you
ask me. If you read the requirements to be listed, I think we have
completed many if not all so most likely, it will be listed and not
just sit in the waiting list ... let's hope :)
--
Ali/amjjawad
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad
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Regards
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Ali/amjjawad
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad
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