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This is to announce Coda 4.6.6. -------------------------------- Coda is a distributed filesystem with novel features such as disconnected operation and server replication. For many details about Coda see http://www.coda.cs.cmu.edu. Coda currently runs on FreeBSD(i386), Linux(i386,sparc) and NetBSD(i386). Ports to Windows(95,NT) are in progress. What happened since Coda 4.6.5 our previous "stable" release? - For this 4.6.6 release, Coda works on current versions of both FreeBSD and NetBSD platforms. There is direct kernel support as well as lkm's for kernel features. The packages/port system can be used to obtain and/or build Coda. Coda is in the package/port tree under: net/coda_intro, net/coda_client, net/coda_server, net/coda_doc - We've also taken a couple of the fixes for various small, but annoying, bugs from the development version. - We fixed (and probably broke) some things in the various server setup scripts, but they are better than before. As always, this version is MUCH better than 4.6.5, try it!! It has been released in binary form for: Linux binary rpm's FreeBSD 3.0 (a.out & elf) packages! NetBSD current pre-compiled packages It can be found at: ftp://ftp.coda.cs.cmu.edu/pub/coda/[your platform] Documention in cpio and rpm format: ftp://ftp.coda.cs.cmu.edu/pub/coda/doc For all other platforms and architectures: Use the source. ftp://ftp.coda.cs.cmu.edu/pub/src By the way, we keep snapshots of our ongoing development here as well. So if you want to build/run the latest Coda check out the 4.7.x branch. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- What's next? - The snapshots show you where we are going. Jan continues to fix tricky bugs in Venus related to disconnected operation and reintegration. The new directory code is still being improved. We are also working on clients for 95 and NT. - Integrating more of the patches we've been sent (Thanks guys!). --------------------------------------------------------------------- Have fun! The Coda Group. Contacts: Peter Braam, braam_at_cs.cmu.edu Jan Harkes, jaharkes_at_cs.cmu.edu Bob Baron, rvb_at_cs.cmu.eduReceived on 1998-10-09 22:12:37