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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 19:11:42
Branch: HEAD Handle: 2002082818114100
Modified files:
openpkg-web/press PR-002-openpkg-1.1.txt
Log:
Some last late corrections.
Summary:
Revision Changes Path
1.15 +9 -8 openpkg-web/press/PR-002-openpkg-1.1.txt
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Index: openpkg-web/press/PR-002-openpkg-1.1.txt
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$ cvs diff -u -r1.14 -r1.15 PR-002-openpkg-1.1.txt
--- openpkg-web/press/PR-002-openpkg-1.1.txt 28 Aug 2002 17:09:19 -0000 1.14
+++ openpkg-web/press/PR-002-openpkg-1.1.txt 28 Aug 2002 17:11:41 -0000 1.15
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
Previous versions included only the musr/mgrp (manager) and nusr/ngrp
(nobody) users and groups. OpenPKG 1.1 adds on 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 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 inconsistency between
-seemingly identical instances. Also useful in testing, an administrator
-can now expect reproducible results after each package build.
+of these additions to better 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 inconsistency between seemingly
+identical instances. Also useful in testing, 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).
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
its own instance. As always, the only evidence of an OpenPKG
introduction are three system entry points (one or two run-command
scripts, the crontab, and user/group additions). These changes are
-made only during bootstrapping a new OpenPKG instance.
+made only during bootstrapping a new OpenPKG instance, and all such
+changes are completely undone upon uninstallation of OpenPKG.
During activation, all daemon packages inside an OpenPKG instance now
pay attention to special enable switches. This new feature allows an
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