Has anyone seen this "FossaPup64 8.0"?

[IdfbAn]

I found this ISO (focal64-8.0.iso) on archive.org. It was built in May 2021, and I can't seem to find any information on it online.

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[tosim]

@IdfbAn Please go here on this forum:
https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewforum.php?f=177

[rockedge]

@IdfbAn Yes, I use Fossapup64-9.5 and Fossapup64--9.6 which is probably quite close to Fossapup64-8. I remember Bionic64-8.0 but no version 8 in Fossapup64. Has been in one form or another a main operating system for working the last several years.

F96-CE_4 is an enhanced Fossapup64-9.6 woof-CE build. All of the Fossapup64's originated with @666philb and F96-CE_4 was assembled by myself and @radky who did the final polish and technical fine tuning.

[bigpup]

That is one of the early versions of Fossapup64.

Basically the alpha stage of development version.

Really it was released for testing, bug finding, and fixing.

In development of Fossapup64, a newer version was released as it developed.
Kept bumping up the version number.

We the Puppy users are also the Puppy testers.
So release a version and let people use it, test it, find bugs, and maybe offer fixes.

The final fully working release of Fossapup64 is version 9.5.

Even Fossapup64 9.6 was not a fully finished version.
It was released for testing, with some new ideas for programs and the way it operated.
666philb never took it to being a final release stage.
But for the most part it does work OK.

[IdfbAn]

That is one of the early versions of Fossapup64.

Basically the alpha stage of development version.

Really it was released for testing, bug finding, and fixing.

In development of Fossapup64, a newer version was released as it developed.
Kept bumping up the version number.

We the Puppy users are also the Puppy testers.
So release a version and let people use it, test it, find bugs, and maybe offer fixes.

The final fully working release of Fossapup64 is version 9.5.

Even Fossapup64 9.6 was not a fully finished version.
It was released for testing, with some new ideas for programs and the way it operated.
666philb never took it to being a final release stage.
But for the most part it does work OK.

That can't be it, because 9.5 was made in September 2020. This is from May 2021.

[rockedge]

The date indicate some odd timing. I think you have a remastered version by an unknown (at this time) author. The date the version number and the name of the ISO are not in the usual form.

This is in F96-CE_4:

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[bigpup]

Well maybe I am wrong, but I do remember very early versions being in the 8.something number.

Because I questioned if Fossapup64 is going to actually be the 9.0 version of Puppy.

Now I see exactly what you downloaded.
It is Focal64-8.0.iso
Which says it is Fossapup64 8.0

[IdfbAn]

Well maybe I am wrong, but I do remember very early versions being in the 8.something number.

Because I questioned if Fossapup64 is going to actually be the 9.0 version of Puppy.

Now I see exactly what you downloaded.
It is Focal64-8.0.iso
Which says it is Fossapup64 8.0

Wait, seriously? If you have any more info on this, please share it!

[bigpup]

I wonder if the posts here are talking about it
https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic. ... 692#p25692

[IdfbAn]

I wonder if the posts here are talking about it
https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic. ... 692#p25692

I think you found it! The name, version, and even date are the same as the ISO on archive.org.