*Announcing Devil-Linux 1.0 <http://www.devil-linux.org/>*
*New Release*
The Devil-Linux <http://www.devil-linux.org/> development team is
pleased to announce the release of version 1.0.
Devil-Linux is a distribution which boots and runs from CDROM. The
configuration can be saved to a floppy diskette or a USB pen drive (new
in 1.0). Devil Linux was originally intended to be a dedicated
firewall/router but now Devil-Linux can also be used as a server for
many applications. Attaching an optional hard drive is easy, and many
network services are included.
*New Features*
* Kernel 2.4.22 with FreeS/WAN and Netfilter patches applied
* Kernel Security through GRSecurity
* Almost all software compiled with the GCC stack smashing protector.
* New "setup" program for basic configuration
* Supports 2 and 3 network card configurations, including default
firewall scripts
* Choice of many VPN packages, including FreeS/WAN, OpenVPN and others
* Runs mostly from CD, for lower memory requirements than previous
releases
* Supports USB flash media as config storage
* Can be installed on, and run from, USB flash (and possibly other)
media
* New build system for creating customized versions
* SMTP / POP3 / IMAP4 / SPAM Filter / Virus Scanner - server support.
* Lotus Notes 5/6 Server in a chroot jail is supported and
pre-configured
* DNS server pre-configured to run in a chroot jail
* Much much more ...
*About Devil-Linux*
Devil-Linux is a free operating system developed by volunteers from all
over the world collaborating on the internet. For further information,
please visit the Devil-Linux web site at: http://www.devil-linux.org
<http://www.devil-linux.org/>.
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