Hi all, I have been following this project with interest for a short time. I am Systems Manager for the X-Ray and Observational Astronomy Group at the University of Leicester. We run Scientific Linux 4.6 on our desktop systems, mainly because I have 55+ systems to look after and I don't want to be upgrading them any more than every 12-18 months. Scientific Linux has proven to be very stable and trustworthy - it is of course a rebuild of the RHEL source. A Fedora Astronomy distro 'proper' would be great, in addition to the Live CD. Are there any plans for this? I would have to give it serious consideration if a large number of packages that we use here are included, such as the HEASOFT stuff, PyRAF/IRAF, and the Starlink Software Collection. The ESO Scisoft collection would be a brilliant inclusion. We have users with Mac and Windows laptops who I am sure would welcome the Live CD. I know that a few of our UK counterparts are wholly using Fedora so I will bring the project to their attention in case they have not discovered it already. Unfortunately I cannot make any meetings on Saturday due to sports commitments but I will of course keep an eye on the mailing list. Best regards, Mark ---- Mark Mahabir (XROA System Manager) Dept of Physics & Astronomy, Phone +44 116 252 5652 University of Leicester, Fax +44 116 252 3311 Leicester, LE1 7RH, U.K.