SprezzOS 1

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John von Neumann

The "von Neumann" release is the first mainstream, supported release of SprezzOS. It was released 2013-01-13, after being initially scheduled for release 2012-12-28.

Download the current SprezzOS 1-series ISO here.

The next epoch of SprezzOS development will yield SprezzOS 2, "Kolmogorov".

...and of course there's a release video, "Orcas on Segways".

Changes Since SprezzOS 0

  • The Linux kernel has been upgraded to version 3.7.2
  • EGLIBC 2.13 has been replaced with GNU libc 2.16
  • Systemd has replaced sysvinit
    • biosdevname is now used to initially name network devices based off DMI
  • PulseAudio has been upgraded from 2.0 to 3.0
  • libjpeg has gone from soname 8 to 9
  • KDE has been upgraded from 4.8.4 to 4.9.5
  • Ubuntu's Unity and its subcomponents have been packaged
  • Mint's Cinnamon and its subcomponents have been packaged
  • Enlightenment 17 (E17) and its subcomponents have been packaged
  • cairo-dock and avant-window-navigator have been brought up-to-date with the ecosystem and repackaged
  • XFCE packages have been updated to 4.10 where possible
  • XBMC 12 rc3 has been packaged
  • Python 3.3 has been introduced
  • LLVM and Clang 3.2 have been introduced

Release Notes

  • As of SprezzOS 1's release, there are 5525 packages in the SprezzOS repositories.
  • 108 filed bugs were resolved in this development cycle.
  • Hardware detection is totally broken in the initial CD.
    • This will be repaired in a 1.0.1 to be released not later than 2013-01-15.

Release Goals

Major goal Associated bug(s)
Move from sysvinit to systemd. {{#bugzilla:id=364,509,511,512,506,375}}
Become self-hosting (build our own versions of all Essential/Required packages, and all packages used in the installer). {{#bugzilla:id=249,231,466,491}}
Get installer working without intervention on most mainstream hardware. {{#bugzilla:id=499,344,390,477,565}}

Open bugs

{{#bugzilla:columns=id,priority,to,component,summary,status

|status=CONFIRMED,REOPENED,INPROGRESS
|sort=priority,id
|milestone=1.0.0
|noresultsmessage="No matching bugs found."

}}

Closed bugs

{{#bugzilla:columns=id,priority,status,to,component,summary,status

|status=RESOLVED,VERIFIED
|sort=priority,id
|milestone=1.0.0
|noresultsmessage="No matching bugs found."

}}