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Article posted on Oct 28

Finnix 100 released

• Posted by Ryan Finnie on October 28, 2010, 12:20 am

Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian testing. Today marks the release of Finnix 100, the sixteenth release of Finnix since its beginnings over ten years ago.

Finnix 100 comes over a year since its previous release, Finnix 93.0, and introduces a new version scheme, with future versions incrementing numerically. Finnix 100 includes updated upstream Debian software, and Linux kernel 2.6.32. The finnix-thumbdrive utility has been removed in favor of UNetbootin, which can take a Finnix ISO and extract it to a bootable USB drive without needing to boot Finnix first. PowerPC support has been officially dropped, though future PowerPC releases may be made on a one-off basis. The last PowerPC release, Finnix 93.0, will continue to be distributed through finnix.org and should continue to be useful for some time.

The Finnix store has been discontinued, and in its place is a free sticker service. High quality vinyl stickers can be obtained by sending a donation to Finnix, sending a self-addressed stamped envelope, or sending trinkets. Please see the free sticker page for more details.

• Home page: http://www.finnix.org/
• Download: http://www.finnix.org/Download
• Release notes: http://www.finnix.org/Finnix_100_release_notes

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• Posted in Announcements, Finnix

Article posted on Oct 23

Finnix not dead, just resting

• Posted by Ryan Finnie on October 23, 2010, 8:21 pm

Today is the 5 year anniversary of the "modern" incarnation of Finnix, which started with Finnix 86.0. Happy birthday, Finnix!

I sent a message to the Finnix mailing list today, apologizing for hiatus Finnix has been on for the last year, and detailing a roadmap for the near future. Please read the post for the full details, but the main points are:

• I am now working on Finnix again.
• Finnix version numbering will jump from 93.0 to 100, and will simply increment with new releases.
• While Finnix-PPC isn't completely dead, it is no longer a release goal.
• The Store will be closed, and replaced with a Sticker Exchange.

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• Posted in Development, Finnix
• Tags: powerpc