[Novalug] Announcing the release of Byzantium Linux v0.3a - Beach Cat!

Geoff McNamara geoffm@companionway.net
Wed Mar 27 13:22:36 EDT 2013


Is there a version that will run on the raspberry pi?
I believe I read that it was being considered...

On 03/27/2013 11:33 AM, The Doctor wrote:
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> http://project-byzantium.org/announcing-the-release-of-v0-3a-codename-beach-cat/
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> ANNOUNCING BYZANTIUM LINUX V0.3a (Beach Cat)
> Approved for: GENERAL RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION UNLIMITED
>
> NOTE: This is Byzantium Linux for x86-compatible laptops and desktops.
> This release is not compatible with the Raspberry Pi.  We just started
> work on that port.
>
> Project Byzantium, a working group of HacDC (http://hacdc.org/) is
> proud to announce the release of v0.3 alpha of Byzantium Linux, a live
> distribution of Linux which makes it fast and easy to construct an
> ad-hoc wireless mesh network which can augment or replace the current
> telecommunications infrastructure in the event that it is knocked
> offline (for example, due to a natural disaster) or rendered
> untrustworthy (through widespread surveillance or disconnection by
> hostile entities).  Byzantium Linux is designed to run on any x86
> computer with at least one 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless interface.
> Byzantium can be burned to a CD- or DVD-ROM (the .iso image is around
> 372 megabytes in size), booted from an external hard drive, or can
> even be installed in parallel with an existing operating system
> without risk to the user's data and software.  Byzantium Linux will
> act as a node of the mesh and will automatically connect to other mesh
> nodes and act as an access point for wifi-enabled mobile devices.
>
> This release is unique because it is based upon the work we did in New
> York City in the weeks following Hurricane Sandy in late 2012.  We
> were asked by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) to help
> restore the telecommunications network in the neighborhood of Red
> Hook, and the design requirements were dictated by the needs of the
> community as described by leaders and elders.  v0.3a constitutes a
> formalization of those requirements rather than the ad-hoc build we
> deployed in Red Hook.
>
> THIS IS AN ALPHA RELEASE!  Do NOT expect Byzantium to be perfect.
> Some features are not ready yet, others need work.  Things are going
> to break in weird ways and we need to know what those ways are so we
> can fix them.  Please, for the love of LOLcats, do not deploy
> Byzantium in situations where lives are at stake.
>
> FEATURES:
> - - Binary compatible with Slackware-CURRENT.  Existing Slackware
> packages can be converted with a single command.
> - - Automatically configures itself on boot.  There is no longer a need
> for a control panel.
> - - Can act as a gateway to the Internet if a link is available (via
> Ethernet or tethered smartphone).
> - - Linux kernel v3.4.4
> - - Drivers for dozens of wireless chipsets
> - - KDE Trinity r14.0.0 (Development)
> - - LXDE (2011 release of all components)
> - - Mplayer v4.5.1
> - - GCC v4.5.2
> - - Perl v5.14
> - - Python v2.7.3
> - - Firefox v13.0.1
> - - X.org
>
> SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (to use)
> - - Minimum of 1GB of RAM (512MB without copy2ram boot option)
> - - i586 CPU or better
> - - CD- or DVD-ROM drive
> - - BIOS must boot removable media
> - - At least one (1) 802.11 a/b/g/n interface
>
> SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (for persistent changes)
> - - The above requirements to use Byzantium
> - - 2+GB of free space on thumbdrive or harddrive
>
> WHAT WE NEED:
> - - Developers.
> - - Developers!
> - - DEVELOPERS!
> - - No more Bill Ballmer impersonations.
> - - People running Byzantium to find bugs.
> - - People reporting bugs on our Github page
> (https://github.com/Byzantium/Byzantium/issues).  We can't fix what we
> don't know about!
> - - Patches.
> - - People booting Byzantium and setting up small meshes (2-5 clients)
> to tell us how well it works for you with your hardware.  We have a
> hardware compatibility list on our wiki that needs to be expanded.
> - - Help translating the user interface.  We especially need people
> fluent in dialects of Chinese, Arabic, Farsi, and Urdu.
> - - Help us write and translate documentation.
>
> Homepage: http://project-byzantium.org/
> Download sites: http://project-byzantium.org/download/
>
> This announcement is published under a Creative Commons By Attribution
> / Noncommercial / Share Alike v3.0 License.
> (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)
>
> - -- 
> The Doctor [412/724/301/703] [ZS]
> Developer, Project Byzantium: http://project-byzantium.org/
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