Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 10:33:23 -0700
From: Erik Ratcliffe <erik@calderasystems.com>
To: caldera-users@rim.caldera.com
Subject: START THE FEEDING FRENZY: Unofficial 2.2.1 kernel update package are here

Actually, there are two announcements in this message, but one leads to the
other so I'll put them both here.

First, a short while back we quietly created a new contrib directory on our
FTP site for packages contributed by Caldera Systems VARs.  It can be found
here:

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/contrib-VAR

The packages in that heirarchy are available for anyone and everyone to use,
but only VARs contribute packages to it.  The regular /pub/contrib directory
for user contributed packages is still there and is always open for
submissions by the general OpenLinux public.

Now, the big news.  Under /pub/contrib-VAR/RPMS is a subdirectory called
"HackPak", and in this subdirectory is a set of required and optional RPM
packages for upgrading OpenLinux 1.3 systems to use 2.2.1 kernels.  That
includes the 2.2.1 kernel itself.  Everything has be placed under the
HackPak subdirectory, including the HackPak.README file that contains
directions for applying the updates.

These packages were not created by Caldera Systems, but instead were created
by Andrew McRory, one of our VARs in Florida.  Neither Andrew nor Caldera
Systems offer any support for this update (you will probably void out your
ability to get tech support from us if you apply the packages, because you
will no longer be running an OpenLinux system per se), but if you are
interested in experimenting with 2.2.1 kernel stuff feel free to download
and apply the updates.

Once again just to be clear, this is all experimental and neither Andrew nor
Caldera Systems will be taking on any support questions regarding usage of
these updates.  If that does not thwart your enthusiasm, feel free to apply
the updates, then live long and prosper (or is it "go forth and multiply"?
Maybe that would be better).

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