svn commit: r44441 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status

Fri Apr 4 13:26:26 UTC 2014

Author: pgj
Date: Fri Apr  4 13:26:26 2014
New Revision: 44441
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44441

Log:
  - Add 2014Q1 status report on CentOS 6.5-based Linux base
  
  Submitted by:	Johannes Meixner <xmj at chaot.net>

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-01-2014-03.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-01-2014-03.xml
==============================================================================

--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-01-2014-03.xml	Fri Apr  4 12:56:22 2014	(r44440)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-01-2014-03.xml	Fri Apr  4 13:26:26 2014	(r44441)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     <!-- XXX: Keep the number of entries updated -->
     <p>Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work!  This report
-      contains 12 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p>
+      contains 13 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p>
 
     <p>The deadline for submissions covering between April and
       June 2014 is July 7th, 2014.</p>
@@ -721,4 +721,58 @@
       <task>More testing.</task>
     </help>
   </project>
+
+  <project cat='ports'>
+    <title>Using CentOS 6.5 as Linux base</title>
+
+    <contact>
+      <person>
+	<name>
+	  <given>Johannes</given>
+	  <common>Meixner</common>
+	</name>
+	<email>xmj at chaot.net</email>
+      </person>
+    </contact>
+
+    <links>
+      <url href="http://github.com/xmj/linux-ports">Work in Progress</url>
+      <url href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=ports/187786">ports/187786</url>
+    </links>
+
+    <body>
+      <p>The current Linux emulation layer relies on using a Linux base
+	distribution along with Linux ports of relevant non-base
+	software.  Fedora 10 has been imported in 2006, and it shows
+	— current Linux software like Skype 4, Sublime Text 2, or
+	even modern games fail to run with the provided libraries.</p>
+
+      <p>CentOS 6.5 has been released in December 2013 and will be
+	supported until 2017, thus making it an ideal basis for an
+	update to the ports infrastructure.  Built upon the work of
+	Carlos Jacobo Puga Medina, all ports using Linux has been
+	updated to work with either Fedora 10 or CentOS 6.5.</p>
+
+      <p>The goal of this project is to make CentOS 6.5 the default
+	Linux distribution, so that &os; users can enjoy running modern
+	Linux binaries without having to resort to proper virtualization
+	à la VirtualBox, or even dual-booting.</p>
+    </body>
+
+    <sponsor>Goldener Grund OÜ</sponsor>
+
+    <help>
+      <task>Clean up <tt>Mk/bsd.linux-*.mk</tt> and fix errors detected
+	in <tt>ports/187786</tt>.</task>
+
+      <task>Revert making c6 the default (in the git repository).</task>
+      <task>Testing.</task>
+
+      <task>Review patches and import into the ports tree (any help
+	appreciated).</task>
+
+      <task>Make c6 the default (after sufficient testing) within the
+	ports tree.</task>
+    </help>
+  </project>
 </report>
