[OpenAFS-announce] OpenAFS 1.6.2 release candidate 1 available

[Paul Smeddle]

The OpenAFS 1.6 Release Managers announce that release candidate
1.6.2pre1 has been tagged in the OpenAFS source repository, available
at:

        git://git.openafs.org/openafs.git

as tag: openafs-stable-1_6_2pre1 .

Source files can be accessed via the web at:

        http://dl.openafs.org/dl/candidate/1.6.2pre1/

or via AFS at:

        UNIX: /afs/grand.central.org/software/openafs/candidate/1.6.2pre1/
        UNC: \\afs\grand.central.org\software\openafs\candidate\1.6.2pre1\

Among many fixes and enhancements, this release candidate includes
support for Linux kernels up to 3.7.

Binary builds for some platforms will follow. We are aware of some
compatibility issues with the recent KfW 4 release, and are awaiting a
patch to address these before tagging and releasing 1.6.2pre2.

Interested parties are invited to build and test this code. Bug
reports should be filed to openafs-bugs@openafs.org . Reports of
success should be sent to openafs-info@openafs.org .

Stephan Wiesand and Paul Smeddle
1.6 Branch Release Managers