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Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 6.5 (GitHub, 1-line installers) was released in May 24th, 2018, including the ability to install without Ethernet (over WiFi instead!)

Please read our IIAB 6.5 Release Notes.

IIAB 6.5 works on Raspbian Stretch, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Debian 9 — with more experimental support for CentOS 7.5.

OBSOLETE Road Map as earlier proposed during our October 9th & 12th, 2017 calls :)

Mon Oct 5/9 - IIAB 6.5 cycle begins — it appeared on an experimental/rolling basis (master branch) for DIY contributors on the same day that IIAB 6.4 was released (October 5th, 2017)
Mon Oct 30 - Feature Freeze
Thu Nov 9 - Code Freeze
Mon Nov 20 - Expected Release
Thu Nov 23 - US Thanksgiving (4+ day long wkd begins, allowing many to try our work?!)

EARLIER PROPOSED FEATURES WERE LISTED IN THE JANUARY 17, 2017 MEETING MINUTES @ http://tinyurl.com/xsceminutes (and under March 16, 2017 @ http://minutes.iiab.io)

Please join our weekly Monday/Thursday community calls — educators and contributors of all kind are welcome:

  http://minutes.iiab.io

Frequently Asked Questions: FAQ.IIAB.IO

Technical Documentation: github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki

The prior release was IIAB 6.4, released on October 5, 2017.

IIAB 6.5 is downloadable and installable from: download.iiab.io/6.5

After IIAB 6.5, the next release was: IIAB 6.6

Official releases are always available here: github.com/iiab/iiab/releases

Return to this IIAB 6.5 summary site anytime later, with short link: wiki.iiab.io/6.5

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-Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 6.5 ([https://github.com/iiab/iiab/milestone/2 GitHub], [http://download.iiab.io/6.5/ download a pre-release]) appeared on an experimental/rolling basis (master branch) for DIY contributors on the same day that [[../6.4|IIAB 6.4]] was released (October 5th, 2017).  ''IIAB 6.5 is expected to be released in March 2018, possibly including the ability to install without Ethernet (over WiFi instead!)''
+''Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) 6.5 ([https://github.com/iiab/iiab/milestone/2 GitHub], [http://download.iiab.io/6.5/ 1-line installers]) was released in May 24th, 2018, including the ability to install without Ethernet (over WiFi instead!)''
+<br>
-ORIGINAL Road Map as proposed during our October 9th & 12th, 2017 calls:
+''Please read our [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-6.5-Release-Notes IIAB 6.5 Release Notes].''
+<br>
+IIAB 6.5 works on Raspbian Stretch, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Debian 9 &mdash; with more experimental support for CentOS 7.5.
+<br>
+OBSOLETE Road Map as earlier proposed during our October 9th & 12th, 2017 calls :)
+* Mon Oct 5/9 - IIAB 6.5 cycle begins &mdash; it appeared on an experimental/rolling basis (master branch) for DIY contributors on the same day that [[../6.4|IIAB 6.4]] was released (October 5th, 2017)
-* Mon Oct 5/9 - IIAB 6.5 cycle begins
 * Mon Oct 30 - Feature Freeze
 * Thu Nov 9 - Code Freeze
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 * Thu Nov 23 - US Thanksgiving (4+ day long wkd begins, allowing many to try our work?!)
+EARLIER PROPOSED FEATURES WERE LISTED IN THE JANUARY 17, 2017 MEETING MINUTES @ http://tinyurl.com/xsceminutes (and under March 16, 2017 @ http://minutes.iiab.io)
-DRAFT [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-6.5-Release-Notes IIAB 6.5 Release Notes] have been posted.
-'''SOME OTHER PROPOSED FEATURES ARE LISTED IN THE JANUARY 17, 2017 MEETING MINUTES @ http://tinyurl.com/xsceminutes (and under March 16, 2017 @ http://minutes.iiab.io)'''
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-''Please join our weekly Monday/Thursday calls to help push this forward -- educators and contributors of all kind are welcome:''
+'''Please join our weekly Monday/Thursday community calls &mdash; educators and contributors of all kind are welcome:'''
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-IIAB 6.5 pre-releases run on many platforms (such as [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Platforms Ubuntu 16.04, CentOS 7.4 and Debian 9.x]).  For most people, the easiest way to try it out is using a $35 Raspberry Pi 3 computer running the [https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/ Raspbian] OS, simply by running this 1-liner:
+IIAB 6.5 runs on many platforms (such as [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Platforms Ubuntu 16.04, CentOS 7.4 and Debian 9.x]).  For most people, the easiest way to try it out is using a $35 Raspberry Pi 3 computer running the [https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/ Raspbian] OS, simply by running this 1-liner:
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-[[../6.6|IIAB 6.6]] is expected next!
+The prior release was [[../6.4|IIAB 6.4]], released on October 5, 2017.
+'''IIAB 6.5''' is downloadable and installable from: [http://download.iiab.io/6.5/ download.iiab.io/6.5]
+After IIAB 6.5, the next release was: [[../6.6|IIAB 6.6]]
-The past ''stable'' release is currently [[../6.4|IIAB 6.4]], released on October 5, 2017.  The latest is always available here: [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases github.com/iiab/iiab/releases]<!--https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases/latest-->
+Official releases are always available here: [https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases github.com/iiab/iiab/releases]<!--https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases/latest-->
-IIAB 6.5 pre-releases are downloadable and installable from: [http://download.iiab.io/6.5 download.iiab.io/6.5]
 Return to this IIAB 6.5 summary site anytime later, with short link: [http://wiki.iiab.io/6.5 wiki.iiab.io/6.5]

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