FAI 2.9 released, splitting FAI into more packages

[Thomas Lange]

Hi all,

the new FAI version is released! The old FAI package has now been
split into more packages.

fai-server   includes files that are needed on an install server
fai-quickstart currently has only dependencies on all packages needed
	       for setting up an install server
fai-nfsroot  includes only files needed inside the nfsroot
fai-doc      contains the fai guide an the simple examples
fai-client   files needed on an install client

A large number of bugs were closed. FAI 2.9 is a step towards FAI 3
which will include more changes, for example the new pathes to comply
with FHS 2.3 if this will be mandatory for Debian etch. If you find
any bugs in FAI 2.9, please use the Debian bug tracking system (BTS)
at bugs.debian.org to report an error.

Currently FAI 2.9 is tested with sarge but with minor changes it can
also be used with etch. If you are running FAI 2.8.4 for sarge and you
are happy with it, there's no need to upgrade to FAI 2.9 now. Just
wait until FAI 3 will be release.


New in FAI 2.9

    - lots of bug fixes
    - splitting the FAI package into more packages:
      fai-server, fai-client, fai-nfsroot, fai-doc, fai-quickstart
    - use a 2.6 kernel by default
    - Config scripts named S[0-9][0-9]* are not executed any
      more. Rename them to match [0-9][0-9]*.
    - fcopy now supports a preinst script, add option -U, ignore .svn
      directories
    - new option -I for make-fai-bootfloppy can specify default
      interface, new option -B creates 2.88M floppy
    - use md5 hash for passwords
    - backticks and variables can't be used in package_config any more
    - root-path does not need to be defined in dhcpd.conf any more
      (fai-chboot does it for you)
    - fai-cd's El Torito boot image is not limited to 2.88M any more

-- 
regards Thomas