[blfs-support] LFS and BLFS Version 8.3 are released

[Bruce Dubbs via blfs-support]

The Linux From Scratch community is pleased to announce the release of
LFS Version 8.3, LFS Version 8.3 (systemd), BLFS Version 8.3, and BLFS
Version 8.3 (systemd).

This release is a major update to both LFS and BLFS.

The LFS release includes updates to glibc-2.28, binutils-2.31.1, and
gcc-8.2.0. Changes to text have been made throughout the book. The Linux
kernel has also been updated to version 4.18.5.

The BLFS version includes approximately 1000 packages beyond the base
Linux From Scratch Version 8.3 book. This release has about 700 updates
from the previous version in addition to numerous text and formatting
changes.

Thanks for this release goes to many contributors. Notably:

Douglas Reno
DJ Lucas
Ken Moffat
Thomas Trepl
Pierre Labastie
Tim Tassonis,


You can read the books online[0]-[3], or download[4]-[7] to read locally.

Please direct any comments about this release to the LFS development
team at lfs-***@linuxfromscratch.org or blfs-***@linuxfromscratch.org.
Registration for the mailing lists is required to avoid junk email.

-- Bruce Dubbs
LFS

[0] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/8.3/
[1] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/8.3/
[2] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/8.3-systemd/
[3] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/8.3-systemd/

[4] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/downloads/8.3/
[5] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/downloads/8.3/
[6] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/downloads/8.3-systemd/
[7] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/downloads/8.3-systemd/