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| ==Description==
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| Blue Lion is the code name of a new OS/2 distribution created by [[Arca Noae]].
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| ===Availability===
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| * 2016 - 3Q
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| ===Highlighs from the Announcement===
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| <PRE>
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| Blue Lion
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| Slide 1:
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| - Codename for the next OS/2 distribution
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| - It has a new SMP Kernel.
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| - New Pre-boot menu
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| - New Installer
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| - Latest Arca Noae Drivers
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| - Latest WPS enhancements and fixes
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| - Latest eCUPS and printer creation utilities and Drivers.
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| Comments:
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| - There is still a lot work to do.
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| - SMP kernel is an IBM kernel. With some fixes.
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| Slide 2:
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| - Installable from USB media (stick or HDD)
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| - Installable across the network
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| - Extra drivers loadable from USB
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| - No more reliance on floppy discs
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| - No more reliance on optical devices
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| - Latest Arca Noae updates downlaoded and slipstreamed during install, if desire.
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| Slide 3:
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| - Bluit on MCP2 with SMP
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| - Includes licensed IBM components
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| - Protects OS/2 Warp and eCS investments
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| - Discounted upgrade for current driver and software package subscribers, based on remaining subscription length
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| Comments:
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| - Arca Noae has license from IBM for Warp 4.52 and SMP.
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| - There will be a discount on "Blue Lion" for users that has Arca Noae software package subscribers.
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| Slide 4:
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| - 3Q 2016 is the target
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| - No vaporware
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| - No exact dates projected, guessed, or otherwise promised
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| - No pre-orders to be sold
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| Comment:
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| - Arca Noae is doing has preasure to release it as soon as it is humanly possible.
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| - They will not have a wide beta or a lot of beta released. They haven't defined the beta strategy yet.
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| - They invested serial capital on it, it is not vaporware.
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| - They are not asking for any money upfront.
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| Slide 5:
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| - We want to hear from you
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| - Send us comments and wislists
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| - Use the Arcan Noae contact from or email
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| sales@arcanoae.com
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| - Want to see third-part drivers or software in Blue Lion? Get involved !
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| Comments:
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| - It will not be named eComStation. Arca Noae does not have any ownerwship on eCS and "Blue Lion" is a complete separate work.
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| - Arca Noae is not a contractor of XEU which is the aparent owner of eComStation.
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| - Arca Noae does not knows the plans for eComStation.
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| - eComStation is the competitor of "Blue Lion".
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| - If you have a Gizmo that you want to be used on OS/2, lets send the suggestion to Arca Noae to evaluate if it can be worked out.
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| Questions:
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| 1) Does Arca has access to the Kernel source code?
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| As far as Arca knows, there is nobody at IBM actively developing OS/2. You can not open APARs with IBM.
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| The agreement of Arca Noae and IBM does not brings them any access to source code.
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| Arca has ability to do some fixes to the kernel and can do changes to the kernel according to their agreement with IBM.
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| Blue Lion will have the same IBM Kernel with patches.
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| 2) Installer
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| Their goal is to make as easy to install OS/2 as possible.
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| 3) Hardware
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| The goal is not force people on buying one particular machine to install OS/2.
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| </PRE>
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| ==Author==
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| * [[Arca Noae]]
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| ==Links==
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| [[Category:Software]]
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