11.3 M3 are available for download

**mmarif4u** · 04-Mar-2010, 01:54

There is still no news from openSUSE team about Milestone 3 of 11.3, but iso are available for download at gwdg.de.

Index of /pub/opensuse/distribution/11.3-Milestone3/iso

**caf4926** · 04-Mar-2010, 01:57

I'll be grabbing that tonight to try on my old Lenovo R61e

**mmarif4u** · 04-Mar-2010, 01:59

I am waiting for the Live KDE CD, but its not up yet. Need some time for break and wait.

**mmarif4u** · 04-Mar-2010, 03:31

Ok guys, Live cds are now available too.

**ghostautumn** · 04-Mar-2010, 17:02

What changes are in Milestone 3 vs. 2?

**malcolmlewis** · 04-Mar-2010, 18:46

Originally Posted by ghostautumn

What changes are in Milestone 3 vs. 2?

Later kernel and bug fixes...

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**lwfinger** · 04-Mar-2010, 21:11

On 03/04/2010 07:46 PM, malcolmlewis wrote:
>

Originally Posted by ghostautumn

> What changes are in Milestone 3 vs. 2?
>

> Later kernel and bug fixes...

Plus gcc 4.5.

**ghostautumn** · 05-Mar-2010, 08:51

What exactly are the benefits of gcc 4.5, in laypersons' terms? I haven't been able to find a simple explanation.

**oldcpu** · 05-Mar-2010, 09:06

Originally Posted by ghostautumn

What exactly are the benefits of gcc 4.5, in laypersons' terms? I haven't been able to find a simple explanation.

From here: openSUSE News � Number Two Always Tries Harder: openSUSE Milestone 2

We are also preparing everything to switch to GCC 4.5.0 as the default compiler. Currently our staging version of Factory already builds with it and our compiler people document/fix the most serious issues, they aim at milestone 3 for the switch. To learn more about the benefits of GCC 4.5.0 check the Development Tools section below. As you can see, although we are steadily moving forward, there is still a lot to come!

and in the "Development Tools" section this quote:

And as mentioned in the introduction to this article we will switch, most likely with the next milestone, to GCC 4.5.0 with better link-time and whole-program optimization. Have a look at the gcc page for an impressive list of changes in 4.5.0 .

**oldcpu** · 05-Mar-2010, 09:12

Originally Posted by ghostautumn

What exactly are the benefits of gcc 4.5, in laypersons' terms? I haven't been able to find a simple explanation.

Further, read the comments section of this phoronix post, being certain to also go to the 2nd page (and not just the 1st page that I linked here): GCC 4.5 Steps Closer To Release - Phoronix Forums