-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 14/06/14 14:28, Bob Lightfoot wrote: > On 06/14/2014 08:00 AM, centos-devel-request at centos.org wrote: >> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:22:07 -0700 From: Jeff Sheltren >> <jeff at tag1consulting.com> Subject: [CentOS-devel] CentOS 7 >> Public QA Release To: "The CentOS developers mailing list." >> <centos-devel at centos.org> Message-ID: >> <CANcQTLpGzGE-cECueNTD80oseeXp8F18hR4O73V37mSsZ-XOCQ at mail.gmail.com> > >> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >> We are happy to announce the immediate availability of the first >> CentOS 7 QA Release. > >> !!! This is a QA release only and not the final CentOS 7 release >> !!! > >> In the past, CentOS QA testing has been performed by a small >> group of people within the CentOS community. We are happy that we >> are now able to open this up to the wider community to get early >> feedback and bug reports prior to the 7 release. > >> CentOS 7 QA release is available for download at: > >> http://buildlogs.centos.org/ > >> We are first populating individual RPMs in their respective >> build directories. Once we have a working base install tree, it >> will be made available at the same URL. > >> Please note the following: - This is NOT the final CentOS 7 >> release. Packages, ISOs, and install media *will* change between >> this release and the final 7 release. - The packages posted at >> the above URL will likely be updated in-place before the final >> release. - Things may be broken! Don't install this on your >> production servers. Consider it a beta/preview release. - Help >> us make the 7 release better by reporting bugs at >> http://bugs.centos.org - This is not an officially supported >> release. If you have questions, aren't sure if you've found a >> bug, etc., please ask in #centos-devel on Freenode, or email the >> centos-devel email list. - Packages in the QA release are *not* >> GPG-signed. The final 7 release will contain GPG-signed packages >> as usual. - Upgrading from the QA release to the final 7 release >> may be possible, but it's not supported or documented in any >> way. Expect that you will need to re-install when 7 final is >> released. > >> We appreciate any and all bug reports at http://bugs.centos.org >> (please also check upstream bugzilla.redhat.com and link to >> those bugs when filing a new CentOS issue), and assistance with >> the "Branding Hunt" (see >> http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2014-June/010411.html). > >> > >> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/7.0_Release_Notes/part-Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7.0_Release_Notes-Known_Issues.html > >> > > contains a list of known issues at the time of the upstream > release. > >> Currently, we only have RPM packages online, but will be >> bringing installable media online as soon as we have it ready. > >> Again, this is NOT a final release. It may harm nearby puppies, >> kittens, or other (cute) animals and/or servers. This is our >> first attempt at opening up CentOS to the wider community, so >> please bear with us as we work through any issues that arise with >> the process. As always, feedback is welcome on the email list or >> on IRC (#centos-devel on Freenode). > >> Thanks, and enjoy the release! -Jeff Sheltren on behalf of the >> CentOS QA Team -------------- next part -------------- An HTML >> attachment was scrubbed... URL: >> http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/attachments/20140613/361ee8dd/attachment-0001.html > >> > Dear Devs: Looks like a great lot of work, so thanks for the > effort. As a Fedora Testor I am puzzled somewhat though. Is there > available reading material and such as how I would go about using > these rpm with a qemu/kvm for testing without having the installer > available yet? Obviously I can test the install media when it > exists just like I do for Fedora, but using these trees of rpms is > a new skill I am hoping to add. Don't want to bog anyone down with > explaining it in detail, as I don't mind reading and teaching > myself, just need pointed where to look. > > Sincerely, Bob Lightfoot, Fedora Project QA Team Member & Centos > User As explained above, and (edited) blog post (http://seven.centos.org/2014/06/centos-7-public-qa-release) : - - there is actually no installable tree that you can install from scratch (that's been produced, so stay tuned) - - some people anticipated the el7 release and started to test new features by downloading the el7beta/el7rc ISO (when they were available, not the case anymore) so those people could just point yum to those centos 7 "Rawhide" repositories , update, install packages, and give feedback. Cheers, - -- Fabian Arrotin gpg key: 56BEC54E | twitter: @arrfab -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlOcQSkACgkQnVkHo1a+xU4QcQCffjEOWsaVtClr9l4BMBJmqyP+ H0AAoIwfmrKCGVMAOURRpD9XtTvqrJMq =ADeI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----