Introduction
The following is an announcement about the new version of BIONC OS for both the Minimal and Standard Spin of the OS. In general it was just a few simple updates that rejuvenated the base system and fixed a few bugs so I've made it a sub-version. In addition to this, I'm excited to announce that the new page of our website (for BOINC OS Experimental) is finalised and ready to be viewed!
I was expecting to release v2.1 this weekend due to my intended inclusion of a hybrid BIOS and UEFI boot system but unfortunately after 5 hours of trying various methods, I never came to a complete and working system. This feature is important for individuals with older hardware to be able to use the BIONC OS system and utilise their idle hardware.
But apart from this setback, there are some interesting developments occurring so enjoy the rest of the post!
The BOINC OS Experimental Webpage
It's up! The BOINC OS Experimental Webpage is ready for public access!
I must express my great gratitude to my friend Benjamin Collings for his amazing work in making this website come together. He is a web developer and I recommend you check out some of his works.
I promised him a cut of this post's earnings so show him some love!
BOINC OS Changelog
There were not many significant changes so I should be able to describe what has happened in list-form:
- Rejuvenated the base system: Performed a system upgrade for both OSs. The standard spin was just yearning for this.
- Added hostname changing: This allows you to change your machine name from BOINCOS to something more recognisable. This is also good for reducing the amount of machine names called "BOINCOS" on some of the statistic sites and also if you use multiple computers with this OS.
- Lowered the compressed image size for the Standard Spin substantially.
- Fixed a bug when loading the BOINC daemon in the BOINC OS Minimal spin.
- Removed the ext4 journal for BOINC OS Minimal: This reduces wear and tear on USB drives, reducing the system's impact. This change will also cover the Standard Spin as time comes.
Torrent Testing
I've begun a trial for distributing BOINC OS through bittorrent, however I don't think they'll reach the website just yet as I am getting used to packaging them effectively. But for those that are interested, here are the associated links:
BOINC OS Standard:
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BOINC OS Minimal:
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Up Next
By the next update, you should see some more accessibility and localisation controls be built into the BOINC OS Helper for the minimal spin and I have a really friendly programmer from the Gridcoin Discord chat who is going to help me out. But unfortunately school is kicking back in so you might see a bit more slower development as I attempt to juggle responsibilities.
Final Words
As always, I've enjoyed programming and setting this system up for everyone, and it makes me happy to be receiving feedback and emails from users using the system.
Also something that I've neglected to say for many of these posts, Steemit donations and upvotes do help development a lot. It is my main source of donation revenue and I thank all those who have been supporting me over the time of development!
BOINC OS Website | GitHub Repo | Email: boincosdelta@gmail.com