From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: From: Alexey Rusakov To: altlinux-announce-en@lists.altlinux.org Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-G5KM19vkom7j1vEZi8S4" Organization: ALT Linux Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:02:38 +0400 Message-Id: <1245402158.14835.42.camel@latitude> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.2 (2.26.2-alt1) Subject: [altlinux-announce-en] Platform Five Technology Preview X-BeenThere: altlinux-announce-en@lists.altlinux.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: community-en@lists.altlinux.org List-Id: ALT Linux release announces List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:02:40 -0000 Archived-At: List-Archive: --=-G5KM19vkom7j1vEZi8S4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everybody, ALT Linux presents a Technology Preview of Platform Five. Platform Five is a new step in the evolution of Free Software development and business, that allows for creation of integrated solutions and involvement of both free and proprietary software vendors into development, deployment, support and training concerned with these solutions. The Technology Preview includes the following 3 distributions available for 2 platforms (i586 and x86_64): Server 5.0. The functionality of the distribution includes: * Enterprise network setting up. * Host-based authorization of users and services. * Joining of remote office networks (VPN). * Server-based and server-governed updates for desktop (client) systems. * Network installation of a compatible operating system to desktops. * Virtualization infrastructure with ability to run containers with additional software of different types. * Backup and restore functions (restoring of specific files from a specific backup copy is also available). * A unified file storage with quota support. * Automatic creation of RAID1 array out of several identical discs. * A convenient and easy to use system management interface that does not require advanced operator skills. Desktop 5.0 and GNOME Desktop 5.0. The functionality includes: * Choose your GUI - KDE4 or GNOME. * Automated setup in the presence of a Server 5.0 system in a local network. * Both distros are ready to work as terminal clients, with a terminal server as a container inside a Server 5.0 system. * All software that is necessary in an office: office suite, internet applications, PIM etc. * Host-based authentication, using Server 5.0 or other compatible authorization services. * Automatic shared folders discovery and mounting. * Easy, convenient, effective. =3D=3D=3D Main features of Platform Five =3D=3D=3D * Modularity Products that comprise and extend Platform Five are distributed as virtual containers for a basic server distribution, ALT Linux Server 5. Using virtual containers in server solutions provides increased security, convenient support conditions for software vendors, an opportunity to distribute customized solutions, and ease of use. The virtualization technologies involved are OpenVZ and KVM. * Integration Zeroconf technology allows to dramatically reduce time and resources that are needed to unfold an office network using Platform Five products. Most of a usual setup sequence is done automatically. The Platform Five Technology Preview is mostly targeted at solution providers (both with free and proprietary licensing). A release of a product as a container for Platform Five gives ISV an opportunity to deliver modules with various life cycles (and even on varying codebase) and build an IT infrastructure based on the open platform. ALT Linux company provides many services related to Platform Five: compatibility certification program for products made by ISVs, distribution of products made for Platform Five as well as support and training services for those products, publishing products with a common Platform Five design, and products promotion as well. ALT Linux partners and ALT Linux Team members have preferences when cooperating with ALT Linux. =3D=3D=3D Download =3D=3D=3D Platform Five distribution previews are available for download at the following links (nevermind -ru- in the names, you can work with the previews in English too): =3D=3D=3D=3D Server 5.0 =3D=3D=3D=3D * i586: ftp://beta.altlinux.org/ark/TP/altlinux-5.0.0_beta-20090617-office-server-i= 586-ru-install-cd.iso (543 Mb)=20 MD5: 9c05a496cf6d9c2935bc33860120af8a * x86_64: ftp://beta.altlinux.org/ark/TP/altlinux-5.0.0_beta-20090617-office-server-x= 86_64-ru-install-cd.iso (560 Mb)=20 MD5: 410dabdf129c334f730bccffd0f95462 =3D=3D=3D=3D Desktop 5.0 =3D=3D=3D=3D * i586: ftp://beta.altlinux.org/ark/TP/altlinux-5.0.0_beta-20090615-desktop-i586-ru= -install-dvd5.iso (2,9 Gb)=20 MD5: f7cdbe0bfc147a1a6f426d848db74ce1 * x86_64: ftp://beta.altlinux.org/ark/TP/altlinux-5.0.0_beta-20090615-desktop-x86_64-= ru-install-dvd5.iso (2,9 Gb)=20 MD5: 4e00ac5fedab3a39d0f712cf8ba31817 =3D=3D=3D=3D Gnome Desktop 5.0 =3D=3D=3D=3D * i586: ftp://beta.altlinux.org/ark/TP/altlinux-5.0.0_beta-20090615-gnome-desktop-i= 586-ru-install-dvd5.iso (1,7 Gb)=20 MD5: 6870e2d106dabd346c48aa2a5c531f63 * x86_64: ftp://beta.altlinux.org/ark/TP/altlinux-5.0.0_beta-20090615-gnome-desktop-x= 86_64-ru-install-dvd5.iso (1,8 Gb)=20 MD5: 6efc27f90822735aed8e469c172d6cd5 =3D=3D=3D=3D Containers =3D=3D=3D=3D * KVM: ftp://beta.altlinux.org/ark/TP/kvm-desktop-5.0.bun (3,3 Gb) =E2= =80=94 a desktop container that is available via any NX client. Credentials: username 'user', password '123'=20 MD5: 1a176294804ae4e17cfb91846227a641 * OpenVZ (i586): ftp://beta.altlinux.org/ark/TP/openvz-mailing-list-i586.bun (228 Mb) =E2=80= =94 mailing list server (i586)=20 MD5: 5064253b1ac5d8e21091a7cb091e7b09 * OpenVZ (x86_64): ftp://beta.altlinux.org/ark/TP/openvz-mailing-list-x86_64.bun (232 Mb) =E2= =80=94 mailing list server (i586)=20 MD5: b7227c3763363f8df02faebd49ee0c68 =3D=3D=3D=3D Documentation =3D=3D=3D=3D Instructions on containers development (work in progress): http://en.altlinux.org/Platform5.0 Feel free to ask questions and discuss Platform Five in our mailing list (in English): https://lists.altlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/community-en --=20 Alexey Rusakov Technical Manager/International Relations Manager ALT Linux --=-G5KM19vkom7j1vEZi8S4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: =?koi8-r?Q?=FC=D4=C1?= =?koi8-r?Q?_=DE=C1=D3=D4=D8?= =?koi8-r?Q?_=D3=CF=CF=C2=DD=C5=CE=C9=D1?= =?koi8-r?Q?_=D0=CF=C4=D0=C9=D3=C1=CE=C1?= =?koi8-r?Q?_=C3=C9=C6=D2=CF=D7=CF=CA?= =?koi8-r?Q?_=D0=CF=C4=D0=C9=D3=D8=C0?= -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAko7VC4ACgkQVvkpX2I5G3FXZQCcDUTfC7152pKFfNbO+b8QyYgp ZhsAoK3Z76eI+sqF7B20R8/im/43cfEc =jivI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-G5KM19vkom7j1vEZi8S4--