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[David Kowis <dkowis AT shlrm.org>]

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Hey everyone!

That's right, PPC! Our first stable PPC ISO release in a very long time.
The PPC installer now has all the nice features that the x86 installer
has. Things get installed as you're working. So don't put this in a box
you don't intend to put Source Mage on. There's been quite a few things
fixed on this one.

Enjoy bringing guidance to your systems and regain the control lost to
you by other distributions.

Main new features:
 - a "dependency" scheme that will make sure you don't accidentally skip
   a vital step or do things in the wrong order - you can still override
   dependencies if you really know what you're doing :)
 - Spells get installed in the background while you are busy selecting
   options
 - software RAID support via mdadm

List of bugs that have been fixed:
4785  Presentation of post installation instructions before initial
      reboot
7652  cache and spool files are not installed
7806  Module load menu exits after each module
7853  optional spell list should be pre-generated
7945  "Done mounting filesystems..." background work isn't background
7946  Make RAID Device option broke
8124  Installer should stop or warn if you want to skip vital step
8208  Installer Dependencies
8536  Missing Firewire support for external drives
8757  We should pre-configure arch
9096  Problems with SCSI
9200  which stable version the iso was made with
9247  Installation guide on the ISO
9812  user account
9811  /etc/issue
9810  Alt-F1, Alt-F2 sessions
9809  swap is not a filesystem
9808  sorcery/scribe update and Changelog
9792  service selection feels like an afterthought
9791  "configure bootloader" menu is nonstandard
9785  caster should update more nicely
9774  installer creates /root and /tmp without special
9771  'network language settings' is poorly named
9770  installer selections don't persist
9768  sorcery-pubkeys should be installed by default
9764  diskStructure menus should error out when no disks/partitions are
      available
9738  menu advances despite failures
9722  Sane defaults
9720  Kernel configuration should be smrt
9651  cache installation progress display looks poor
9650  optional spell list presentation is poor
9649  logger menu doesnt remember my last answer
9647  duplicate grimoire reindex during kernel copy
9646  disallow multiple invocations of partition/fs creation
9644  fs menu should loop after creating the root filesystem
9643  Better error presentation needed
9640  confusion with editor menu
9599  we should add a wheel group either on the ISO or in
9505  SCSI-based boot setups are forced to build own kernel
9503  Too much stuff gets installed by default
9499  Restarting installation should unmount everything,
9482  widen dialog windows where needed
9348  mount point selection should
9308  SCSI partitioning dialog error
9306  new-gen ISO cannot install on SATA drive
9275  Optional Spell list contains spells that it probably
10080 Missing /etc/hosts on installed system

- --
David Kowis

ISO Team Lead - www.sourcemage.org
SourceMage GNU/Linux

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to
find easier ways to do something.
  - Robert Heinlein

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
  - Arthur C. Clarke
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