Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.9 General Availability Announcement

Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3.9 (kernel-2.4.21-50.EL) for the family
of products including:

   - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 for x86, AMD64/Intel (r) 64,
     Itanium Processor Family, POWER, S/390 and zSeries
   - Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3 for x86, AMD64/Intel (r) 64,
     Itanium Processor Family
   - Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3 for x86, AMD64/Intel (r) 64,
     Itanium Processor Family
   - Red Hat Desktop 3 for x86 and AMD64/Intel (r) 64

This is the final minor release for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.
With this release Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 has entered its
maintenance phase during which time only fixes for critical
functional and security issues will be provided.

This release includes:

   - A full set of updated installable CD ISO images with OS
     package updates and install-time support for new hardware.

   - Updated Extras ISO images with third party package updates.

   - Kernel changes include:

     * fixes in networking subsystem, dcache handling, the ext2 and
       ext3 file systems, the USB subsystem, ACPI handling, and the
       audit subsystem
     * isolated fixes in the tg3, e1000, megaraid_sas, and aacraid
       device drivers

   - Security updates, bug fixes, and feature enhancements to
     numerous system packages


Errata Advisories describing specific changes in 3.9 are available at:

   https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rhel3as-errata.html (AS)
   https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rhel3es-errata.html (ES)
   https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rhel3ws-errata.html (WS)
   https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rh-desktop-3-errata.html (Desktop)


Accessing the Software
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.9 is available to existing Red Hat
Enterprise Linux subscribers via RHN.  The channels will
automatically appear in your account.  Installable binary and
source ISO images are available via Red Hat Network at:

  https://rhn.redhat.com/network/software/download_isos_full.pxt

You will be required to login using a valid RHN account with active
entitlements.


Bug Reporting
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.9 users who have assigned
Technical Account Managers (TAMs) and/or Technical Partner
Managers should report all bugs with this release using
your current Issue Tracker account.

All other users should report bugs using Red Hat's Bugzilla.
To report and query for bugs in this release, you need a
Bugzilla account with access to the "Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
product.

To report a bug via Bugzilla:

1. Login to the Bugzilla home page at http://bugzilla.redhat.com.
    If you don't have an existing account, simply create one by
    going to this page:

    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/createaccount.cgi

2. On the Bugzilla home page, choose the "New" tab.  Proceed to
    Step 3, "Choosing Your Product" by clicking that button at the
    bottom of the page.

3. Choose Product "Red Hat Enterprise Linux".

4. Choose Version "3.9".

5. Choose the component against which you wish to report a problem,
    such as kernel, glibc, etc.  If you do not know the component or
    want to file a bug against the general product, choose
    "distribution" as the component.

6. Choose the platform, such as: "All", "x86_64", etc.

7. Provide the information about the problem you're reporting by
    entering information in the appropriate fields.  In the Summary
    field, provide a clear and descriptive abstract of the issue.
    In the Description field, provide the full package versions of
    any components you are experiencing problems with (as packages
    may be updated).

8. Check to make sure that all information is accurate and click the
    "Commit" button to submit your problem report.


Documentation
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Release notes are included in the redhat-release package and
available on the Red Hat documentation site at:

    http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/


Mailing Lists
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Red Hat has a public mailing list for communication during this
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 program.

* rhelv3-announce redhat com

     A low-volume, moderated, announcement-only mailing list.
     Red Hat will use this list to communicate one-way information
     about RHEL 3 programs, such as notifications when updates are
     available or solicitations for feedback.  Subscribe at:
       https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv3-announce

* taroon-list redhat com

     A public general discussion mailing list for users of
     Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 updates.  Subscribe at:
       https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/taroon-list

Thank you for using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.9.

Sincerely,

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Team

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