slitaz-doc rev 58

relnotes.en: first edit
author Paul Issott <paul@slitaz.org>
date Tue Mar 23 18:37:49 2010 +0000 (2010-03-23)
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     1.4  <h3><font color="#6c0023"></font>Overview</h3>
     1.5  <p>
     1.6  Welcome to SliTaz 3.0! Small, fast, easy to use and customize, the new
     1.7 -SliTaz stable version is out after one year of development.
     1.8 +SliTaz stable version is now out after one year of development.
     1.9  </p>
    1.10  <ul>
    1.11 -    <li>Boot scripts rewrite and faster</li>
    1.12 +    <li>Boot scripts rewritten and faster</li>
    1.13      <li>All home-made boxes improved</li>
    1.14 -    <li>Better theme and integration</li>
    1.15 -    <li>Switch to Midori has default web browser</li>
    1.16 -    <li>Better hardware support mainly wifi card</li>
    1.17 -    <li>Fast virtualization with lguest</li>
    1.18 +    <li>Better themes and integration</li>
    1.19 +    <li>Switch to Midori as the default web browser</li>
    1.20 +    <li>Better hardware support - mainly wifi cards</li>
    1.21 +    <li>Faster virtualization with lguest</li>
    1.22      <li>SliTaz pro: OpenERP, LAMP, Glpi</li>
    1.23      <li>More contributors and stronger community</li>
    1.24      <li>Easier to customize</li>
    1.25 -    <li>Packages are now automaticaly built by a build bot (Tazbb)</li>
    1.26 -    <li>900 packages added in the database and many update</li>
    1.27 -    <li>More than 2800 commit by contributors</li>
    1.28 +    <li>Packages are now automatically built by a build bot (Tazbb)</li>
    1.29 +    <li>900 packages added to the database and many updates</li>
    1.30 +    <li>More than 2800 commits by contributors</li>
    1.31  </ul>
    1.32  <p>
    1.33  Technical support is provided to users via the mailing list and the official
    1.34 @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
    1.35  <a name="hardware"></a>
    1.36  <h3><font color="#6c0023">Supported Hardware</font></h3>
    1.37  <p>
    1.38 -SliTaz GNU/Linux supports all machines based on i486 or x86 Intel compatible
    1.39 +SliTaz GNU/Linux supports all machines based on the i486 or x86 Intel compatible
    1.40  processors. A minimum 192MB of memory is recommended to use the core LiveCD. 
    1.41  64MB is needed for the "slitaz-loram" flavor and 16MB for the 
    1.42  "slitaz-loram-cdrom" flavor.
    1.43 @@ -88,15 +88,15 @@
    1.44  web - you'll have to use the text based 'links' for example.  
    1.45  </p>
    1.46  <p>
    1.47 -SliTaz 3.0 provide all needed drivers and tools such has 915resolution to
    1.48 -have support for wide range of netbooks (Eeepc, HP mini, Aspire One, etc).
    1.49 +SliTaz 3.0 provides all needed drivers and tools such as 915resolution to
    1.50 +have support for a wide range of netbooks (Eeepc, HP mini, Aspire One, etc).
    1.51  </p>
    1.52  
    1.53  <a name="livecd"></a>
    1.54  <h3><font color="#6c0023">LiveCD Flavors</font></h3>
    1.55  <p>
    1.56  SliTaz GNU/Linux is distributed as a bootable LiveCD allowing you to use
    1.57 -it as a nomad system or graphically install to the hard drive and retain
    1.58 +it as a nomal system or graphically install to the hard drive and retain
    1.59  the use of your previous system including all settings, applications, 
    1.60  documents, etc. 
    1.61  </p>
    1.62 @@ -111,12 +111,12 @@
    1.63  <h3><font color="#6c0023">Kernel and toolchain</font></h3>
    1.64  <p>
    1.65  SliTaz 3.0 comes with a new but very well tested Kernel and a complete new
    1.66 -toolchain from witch the all system is build. The Linux kernel version is 2.6.30.6
    1.67 -who is split in separate package for additionnal driver or features. This time
    1.68 -we also built-in some more drivers to have a faster kernel boot.
    1.69 +toolchain from which the whole system is built. The Linux kernel version is 2.6.30.6
    1.70 +which is split into separate packages for additional drivers or features. This time
    1.71 +we have also built-in some more drivers to have a faster kernel boot.
    1.72  </p>
    1.73  <p>
    1.74 -The new toolchain comprise: Binutils 2.19.1, GCC 4.4.1, Glibc 2.10.1
    1.75 +The new toolchain comprises of: Binutils 2.19.1, GCC 4.4.1, Glibc 2.10.1
    1.76  </p>
    1.77  
    1.78  <a name="utf-8"></a>
    1.79 @@ -130,41 +130,41 @@
    1.80  <p>
    1.81  The installation is fully automated and can be done graphically or in text
    1.82  mode. In this version the installer will let you use a separate partition for
    1.83 -/home, configure root password and chose default user login. Installer now
    1.84 -also support intallation from a LiveUSB session.
    1.85 +/home, configure the root password and chose the default user login. The installer also
    1.86 +now supports installation from a LiveUSB session.
    1.87  </p>
    1.88  <p>
    1.89 -Full USB install are also supported and some time needs a <code>rootdelay=10</code>
    1.90 +Full USB install is also supported and some time is needed using <code>rootdelay=10</code>
    1.91  as a kernel argument (in GRUB menu.lst).
    1.92  </p>
    1.93  
    1.94  <a name="packages"></a>
    1.95  <h3><font color="#6c0023">Software Packages</font></h3>
    1.96  <p>
    1.97 -SliTaz 3.0 have 2291 package in the database, a wide variety of packages
    1.98 +SliTaz 3.0 has 2291 packages in the database. A wide variety of packages
    1.99  have been commited and many force went to professionnal grade software such
   1.100  as OpenERP, MySQL, Glpi.
   1.101  </p>
   1.102  <p>
   1.103 -On the update side, mainly all the packages have been update, including
   1.104 -the kernel, all the toolchain, Xorg (7.4), GTK and QT. Package format have
   1.105 -also changed and now use lzma for better compression. Packages are also
   1.106 -checked by Tazwok to ensure FSH is followed and built automaticaly by 
   1.107 -SliTaz Build Bot: <a href="http://bb.slitaz.org/">bb.slitaz.org</a>
   1.108 +On the update side, mainly all the packages have been updated, including
   1.109 +the kernel, the toolchain, Xorg (7.4), GTK and QT. Package formats have
   1.110 +also changed and we now use lzma for better compression. Packages are also
   1.111 +checked by Tazwok to ensure the FSH is followed and packages are built 
   1.112 +automatically by the SliTaz Build Bot: <a href="http://bb.slitaz.org/">bb.slitaz.org</a>
   1.113  </p>
   1.114  
   1.115  <a name="desktop"></a>
   1.116  <h3><font color="#6c0023">Core Desktop</font></h3>
   1.117  <p>
   1.118 -The core desktop provide a selection of multi-use packages for surfing the
   1.119 +The core desktop provides a selection of multi-use packages for surfing the
   1.120  web, listening to music, audio editing, image manipulation, developing or 
   1.121 -burning to optical media. It's just one click in the  application menu to
   1.122 -find software installed by category.
   1.123 +burning to optical media. It's just one click in the application menu to
   1.124 +find any software installed by category.
   1.125  </p>
   1.126  <p>
   1.127 -A lot of attention have been ported the the core desktop, all applications
   1.128 -are well integrate and a special SliTaz theme (icons, Openbox, GTK) have
   1.129 -been done.
   1.130 +A lot of attention has been paid the the core desktop, all applications
   1.131 +are well integrated and a special SliTaz theme (icons, Openbox, GTK) has
   1.132 +been created.
   1.133  </p>
   1.134  
   1.135  <a name="security"></a>
   1.136 @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
   1.137  </p>
   1.138  
   1.139  <a name="upgrade"></a>
   1.140 -<h3><font color="#6c0023">From 1.0 to 2.0</font></h3>
   1.141 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">From 2.0 to 3.0</font></h3>
   1.142  <p>
   1.143  The SliTaz GNU/linux installer offers an update function allowing you to
   1.144  upgrade from a '2.0' to '3.0' version. To upgrade the system you first
   1.145 @@ -191,8 +191,8 @@
   1.146  <p>
   1.147  To upgrade a 2.0 to 3.0 it is also possible to use the package manager "Tazpkg" 
   1.148  via the 'set-release' function, but beware this is not yet proven and may 
   1.149 -require some manual intervention. If you choose this way you must first
   1.150 -install 'tazpkg' from 3.0, because package format have change.
   1.151 +require some manual intervention. If you choose this method you must first
   1.152 +install 'tazpkg' from 3.0, because the package format has changed.
   1.153  </p>
   1.154  
   1.155  <a name="people"></a>
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   1.157  
   1.158  <div id="copy">
   1.159  	Copyright &copy; 2009 <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/">SliTaz</a> -
   1.160 -	<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a>;<br>
   1.161 +	<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a>;<br />
   1.162  	Documentation published under
   1.163  	<a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GNU Free Documentation License</a>
   1.164  	and <a href="http://validator.w3.org/">xHTML 1.0 valid</a>.