[Voyage-announce] Voyage Linux 0.5.0 released

[Kim-man 'Punky' Tse]

After an unusual long development cycle, we finally get Voyage Linux 
0.5.0 released. This is a new development release and runs with 2.6.23 
kernel.

Voyage Linux Distro:
http://www.voyage.hk/download/voyage/voyage-0.5.0.tar.bz2

Voyage Linux Live CD:
http://www.voyage.hk/download/ISO/voyage-0.5.0.iso

README:
http://cvs.voyage.hk/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/voyage-custom/src/stage1/overlay_fs/README?rev=1.9

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0.5.0 (29 Feb 2008)
- [kernel] linux-image-2.6.23-486-voyage_4.0-3
    - [general] Debian kernel source 2.6.23-2
    - [general] enable HPET and dynamic ticks
    - [geode] backport new mfgpt codes from 2.6.24
    - [net] built-in KLIPS for openswan
    - [netfilter] enable ipv6 netfilter
    - [scsi] add 3w_9xxx and aac_raid driver
    - [ata] add basic support for sata and pata drivers
    - [wireless] add bcm43xx driver
    - [pcmcia] add basic support for PCMCIA usb network driver
    - [v4l] enable video capture, usb support and radio adaptor
    - [fs] build-in unionfs
    - [misc] enable LED drivers
- [wireless]
    - madwifi driver update to 0.9.4rc2
- [general]
    - no. of fixes and enhancements in voyage.update [William Brack and 
Mike O'Connor]
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Voyage Linux 0.5 stays with Debian Etch and 2.6.23 kernel. We will have 
one or two updates in 0.5.x in the next few weeks before it is promoted 
to stable. We have also planned VL 0.6 to use Debian Lenny as base distro.

For support or get involved in Voyage Linux, please check at:
http://linux.voyage.hk/?q=getinvolved