[Pluto-security] Fwd: Openwall GNU/*/Linux (Owl) 1.0 release

[Dido]

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>Hi,
>
>For those who don't know yet, Openwall GNU/*/Linux (or Owl) is a
>security-enhanced operating system with Linux and GNU software as its
>core, intended as a server platform.  And, of course, it's free.  More
>detailed information is available on the web site:
>
>         http://www.openwall.com/Owl/
>
>After over a year of development and many public Owl-current
>snapshots, we're pleased to announce that Owl 1.0 is finally out.
>
>The major changes made since 0.1-prerelease are documented:
>
>         http://www.openwall.com/Owl/CHANGES-1.0.shtml
>
>The release may be freely downloaded from our FTP mirrors or ordered
>on a CD.  Of course, we prefer the latter, but it's your choice.
>Similarly, you may choose to pay just what it costs to get the CD to
>you, or you may also support our project.
>
>CDs (and ISO-9660 images available via the FTP mirrors) are bootable
>on x86 and include a live system and x86 binary packages, as well as
>full source code which may be rebuilt with one simple command ("make
>buildworld").  Security tools such as John the Ripper are usable right
>off the CD, without requiring a hard disk -- this way Owl may also be
>considered an alternative to Trinux.
>
>Currently available via the FTP mirrors only are the Owl 1.0 binary
>packages for SPARC and Alpha architectures.
>
>PGP-signed mtree(8) specifications for all of the above are available
>via FTP and in the root directory of Owl CDs (such that you don't even
>have to blindly trust CDs arriving via mail).
>
>The 0.1-stable branch is now officially unsupported, in favor of the
>1.0 release and its corresponding stable branch.  The change logs for
>0.1-stable (which include security fix information) are no longer on
>the web site, however 0.1-stable is still available on the FTP mirrors
>(for reference only) and will of course remain available via anoncvs.
>
>Owl 1.0-stable already exists in the CVS (in fact, it's been started
>prior to the 1.0 release this time) and will also be made available
>via FTP once the need arises (that is, a critical post-release fix is
>applied).
>
>Development will continue primarily in Owl-current, although we might
>make another release based on 1.0-stable as well.
>
>--
>/sd