[debian-edu-commits] [Debian Wiki] Update of "DebianEdu/ReleaseNotes/Wheezy" by HolgerLevsen

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add first draft for release announcement (thanks to the Features page in the manual!), please help fixing FIXMEs. 

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+ * FIXME: split this into different receiptients based on the translations we'll get
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+ Subject: Third beta release (beta 2) of Debian Edu/Skolelinux based on Debian Wheezy
+ 
+ Hi,
+ 
+ this, Debian Edu 7.1+edu0 "Wheezy", is the sixth Debian Edu / Skolelinux release based on Debian, which has been updated and carefully improved compared to the Squeeze release while keeping its uniqe feature set and ease of maintainability.
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+ FIXME: add quote here or further down?
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+ === About Debian Edu and Skolelinux ===
+ 
+ [[http://www.skolelinux.org/|Debian Edu, also known as Skolelinux]], is a Linux distribution based on Debian providing an out-of-the box environment of a completely configured school network. Immediately after installation a school server running all services needed for a school network is set up just waiting for users and machines being added via GOsa², a comfortable Web-UI. A netbooting environment is prepared using PXE, so after initial installation of the main server from CD or USB stick all other machines can be installed via the network.  The provided school server provides LDAP database and Kerberos authentication service, centralized home directories, DHCP server, web proxy and many other services.  The desktop contains [[http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Educational_applications_included_in_Debian_Edu___Skolelinux__the_screenshot_collection____.html|more than 60 educational software packages]] and more are available from the Debian archive, and schools can choose between KDE, Gnome, LXDE and Xfce desktop environment. 
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+ == Full release notes and manual ==
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+ FIXME: Below the download URLs there is a list of some of the new features of Debian Edu 7.1+edu0 "Wheezy". The full list is part of the manual (see [[DebianEdu/Documentation/Wheezy/Features for the English version and FIXME:$URL of the manual translations installed on maintainer.s.n.
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+ === Where to get it ===
+ 
+ To download the multiarch netinstall CD release you can use
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+  * ftp://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0-CD.iso
+  * http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0-CD.iso
+  * rsync -avzP ftp.skolelinux.org::skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0-CD.iso .
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+ The SHA1SUM of this image is: n/a yet
+ 
+ To download the multiarch USB stick ISO release you can use
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+  * ftp://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0-USB.iso
+  * http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0-USB.iso
+  * rsync -avzP ftp.skolelinux.org::skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0-USB.iso .
+ 
+ The SHA1SUM of this image is: n/a yet
+ 
+ == New features for Debian Edu 7.1+edu0 "Wheezy" released 2013-09-21 ==
+ 
+ These are the (shortened) release notes for Debian Edu / Skolelinux 7.1+edu0, based on Debian 7.1 with codename "Wheezy".
+ 
+ === Installation changes ===
+ 
+  * New version of debian-installer from Debian Wheezy, see [[http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/installmanual|installation manual]] for more details.
+  * The DVD image was dropped, instead we added a USB flash drive / Blue-ray disc image, which behaves like the DVD image, but is too big to fit on a DVD.
+ 
+ === Software updates ===
+ 
+  * Everything which is new in Debian Wheezy 7.1, eg:
+    * Linux kernel 3.2.x
+    * Desktop environments KDE "Plasma" 4.8.4, GNOME 3.4, Xfce 4.8.6, and LXDE 0.5.5 (KDE is installed by default; to choose GNOME, Xfce or LXDE: see manual.)
+    * Web browser Iceweasel 17 ESR
+    * !LibreOffice 3.5.4
+    * LTSP 5.4.2
+    * GOsa 2.7.4
+    * CUPS print system 1.5.3
+    * Educational toolbox GCompris 12.01
+    * Music creator Rosegarden 12.04
+    * Image editor Gimp 2.8.2
+    * Virtual universe Celestia 1.6.1
+    * Virtual stargazer Stellarium 0.11.3
+    * Scratch visual programming environment 1.4.0.6
+    * New version of debian-installer from Debian Wheezy, see [[http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/installmanual|installation manual]] for more details.
+    * Debian Wheezy includes about 37000 packages available for installation.
+   * More information about Debian Wheezy 7.1 is provided in the [[http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/releasenotes|release notes]] and the [[http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/installmanual|installation manual]].
+ 
+ === Documentation and translation updates ===
+  
+  * Translation updates for the templates used in the installer. These templates are now available in 29 languages.
+  * The Debian Edu Wheezy Manual is fully translated to German, French, Italian and Danish. Partly translated versions exist for Norwegian Bokmal and Spanish.
+ 
+ === Other changes ===
+ 
+  * New Xfce desktop task.
+  * LTSP diskless workstations run without any configuration.
+ 
+ === How to report bugs ===
+ 
+ http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/HowTo/ReportBugs
+ 
+ === Where to get the sources ===
+ 
+ FIXME: add source DVD URLs
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