OpenPKG CVS Repository
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Server: cvs.openpkg.org Name: Michael Schloh
Root: /e/openpkg/cvs Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Module: openpkg-web Date: 28-Aug-2002 18:34:50
Branch: HEAD Handle: 2002082817345000
Modified files:
openpkg-web/press PR-002-openpkg-1.1.txt
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$ cvs diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9 PR-002-openpkg-1.1.txt
--- openpkg-web/press/PR-002-openpkg-1.1.txt 28 Aug 2002 16:17:44 -0000 1.8
+++ openpkg-web/press/PR-002-openpkg-1.1.txt 28 Aug 2002 16:34:50 -0000 1.9
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 29-Aug-2002
- The OpenPKG project releases version 1.1 of their
+ The OpenPKG project releases version 1.1 of the
unique cross-platform software packaging facility.
http://www.openpkg.org/ -- Munich, DE -- August 29, 2002 -- The OpenPKG
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@
additional system layer on top of the operating system. With OpenPKG, a
new and unique method of software deployment is taking form.
-Apart from the advantages of earlier OpenPKG releases, OpenPKG 1.1 offers even
-more. Previously with 167 packages, the official OpenPKG repostitory has grown
-by 64% to include 274 software packages. Preexisting packages are in top form
+Compared with earlier releases, OpenPKG 1.1 offers even
+more. Previously with 167 packages, the official OpenPKG repository has grown
+by 64% to include 274 software packages. Preexisting packages are in top form
after upgrades to newer versions. Packages are also now divided into CORE, BASE,
-and PLUS categories for more accurate security assesment.
+and PLUS categories for more accurate security assessment.
Administrators have asked for more portability, and OpenPKG has responded by
increasing its supported platform requirements by 100%. Previously
-on only three platforms, OpenPKG now enjoys official support on FreeBSD 4.6,
+on only three platforms, OpenPKG users now enjoy official support on FreeBSD 4.6,
RedHat 7.2, Debian 2.2, Debian 3.0, Solaris 8, and Solaris 9.
Security research and testing has resulted in more flexible user accounting,
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
musr/mgrp (manager) and nusr/ngrp (nobody) users and groups. OpenPKG 1.1
additionally offers the susr/sgrp (superuser) and rusr/rgrp (restricted user)
users and groups. Software can make use of these additional users to better
-abstract security-sensitive code from generic funcionality. OpenPKG 1.1 also
+abstract security-sensitive code from generic functionality. OpenPKG 1.1 also
encapsulates its software base even more by integrating a 'sane' build
environment into each OpenPKG instance. This denies access to system
-components not residing in OpenPKG's well-defined scope, and avoids
+components not residing in OpenPKG's well defined scope, and avoids
inconsistency between seemingly identical instances. Also useful in testing,
-an administrator can now expect reproducable results after each package build.
+an administrator can now expect reproducible results after each package build.
To relieve cautious administrators, OpenPKG 1.1 software packages do not alter
system files anymore (like kernel parameters or /etc/shells). In cases where
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
to merely deactivate a daemon by setting a switch variable, whereas previously
a daemon package had to be completely deinstalled. To avoid the precarious
editing of an OpenPKG specification file, a '--define' option is now available
-during package buildtime. This allows an administrator to install software
-with optional features, and build precustomized binary packages. The results
+during package build time. This feature allows an administrator to install
+software with optional features, and build custom binary packages. The results
of normal RPM queries (rpm -qi or rpm -qpi) include descriptions of any
optional features that a package offers.
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
refer to such foreign base packages through natively installed proxies,
created with the OpenPKG command 'rpm --makeproxy'.
-To support RPM frontends, OpenPKG 1.1 installs RPM libraries and headers
-during bootstrapping.
+To support third party RPM software, OpenPKG 1.1 installs RPM libraries and
+headers during bootstrapping.
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