Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 13:26:26 +0000 (UTC) From: Gabor Pali <pgj@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44441 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201404041326.s34DQQGh000490@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: pgj Date: Fri Apr 4 13:26:26 2014 New Revision: 44441 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44441 Log: - Add 2014Q1 status report on CentOS 6.5-based Linux base Submitted by: Johannes Meixner <xmj@chaot.net> Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-01-2014-03.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-01-2014-03.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-01-2014-03.xml Fri Apr 4 12:56:22 2014 (r44440) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-01-2014-03.xml Fri Apr 4 13:26:26 2014 (r44441) @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ <!-- XXX: Keep the number of entries updated --> <p>Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work! This report - contains 12 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p> + contains 13 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p> <p>The deadline for submissions covering between April and June 2014 is July 7th, 2014.</p> @@ -721,4 +721,58 @@ <task>More testing.</task> </help> </project> + + <project cat='ports'> + <title>Using CentOS 6.5 as Linux base</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>Johannes</given> + <common>Meixner</common> + </name> + <email>xmj@chaot.net</email> + </person> + </contact> + + <links> + <url href="http://github.com/xmj/linux-ports">Work in Progress</url> + <url href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=ports/187786">ports/187786</url> + </links> + + <body> + <p>The current Linux emulation layer relies on using a Linux base + distribution along with Linux ports of relevant non-base + software. Fedora 10 has been imported in 2006, and it shows + — current Linux software like Skype 4, Sublime Text 2, or + even modern games fail to run with the provided libraries.</p> + + <p>CentOS 6.5 has been released in December 2013 and will be + supported until 2017, thus making it an ideal basis for an + update to the ports infrastructure. Built upon the work of + Carlos Jacobo Puga Medina, all ports using Linux has been + updated to work with either Fedora 10 or CentOS 6.5.</p> + + <p>The goal of this project is to make CentOS 6.5 the default + Linux distribution, so that &os; users can enjoy running modern + Linux binaries without having to resort to proper virtualization + à la VirtualBox, or even dual-booting.</p> + </body> + + <sponsor>Goldener Grund OÜ</sponsor> + + <help> + <task>Clean up <tt>Mk/bsd.linux-*.mk</tt> and fix errors detected + in <tt>ports/187786</tt>.</task> + + <task>Revert making c6 the default (in the git repository).</task> + <task>Testing.</task> + + <task>Review patches and import into the ports tree (any help + appreciated).</task> + + <task>Make c6 the default (after sufficient testing) within the + ports tree.</task> + </help> + </project> </report>
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