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The Debian Project is pleased to announce
that the upcoming point releases for Debian 5 Lenny
and Debian 6
Squeeze
are scheduled for October 1 and October 8
respectively.
Debian Squeeze
6.0.3 will ship updated Linux kernel packages,
including bug fixes from the Linux longterm
series up to
2.6.32.46, plus updated drivers supporting new gigabit Ethernet chips
from Broadcom, Intel and Realtek.
New packages for 32-bit PC, 64-bit PC and PowerPC are already available
for installation from the stable-proposed-updates
suite.
The Debian Project invites interested users to test these
packages before their release, especially on systems that use the updated drivers.
The drivers being updated are:
Any problems found in the course of these tests should be
reported to the Debian bug
tracking system using the reportbug
tool.
Reports should preferably be sent before September 24, but later
reports of serious issues will still be taken into consideration.
In case of regressions in
the updated drivers, please follow up to the bug numbers listed above.
The Debian Project is an association of Free Software developers who volunteer their time and effort in order to produce the completely free operating system Debian GNU/Linux.
For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at https://www.debian.org/ or send mail to <press@debian.org>.