OpenPKG CVS Repository
http://cvs.openpkg.org/
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Server: cvs.openpkg.org Name: Michael Schloh
Root: /e/openpkg/cvs Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Module: openpkg-web Date: 31-Jul-2003 16:23:38
Branch: HEAD Handle: 2003073115233700
Modified files:
openpkg-web/press PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt
Log:
Eliminate supported platform redundancy and preconfigured packages redundancy,
kill 900 Megabytes of code statement, reduce list of example packages,
reorganize highlight points, remove multiple system instances support, and
remove OpenPKG Project from contact information
Summary:
Revision Changes Path
1.2 +14 -18 openpkg-web/press/PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt
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patch -p0 <<'@@ .'
Index: openpkg-web/press/PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt
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$ cvs diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt
--- openpkg-web/press/PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt 31 Jul 2003 14:03:04 -0000 1.1
+++ openpkg-web/press/PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt 31 Jul 2003 14:23:37 -0000 1.2
@@ -13,20 +13,18 @@
Mainly serving system administrators of large networks, OpenPKG leverages
proven technologies like Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) to provide additional
isolation from the underlying operating system. Being fully self contained,
- it does not require RPM to be previously installed. Administrators using
- OpenPKG 1.3 benefit from official support on FreeBSD 4.8 and 5.1, Debian
- GNU/Linux 2.2 and 3.0, and Sun Solaris 8 and 9. Thanks to its portable
- nature, many other operating system versions along with different hardware
- architectures enjoy limited support.
+ it does not require RPM to be previously installed. Thanks to its portable
+ nature, a wide range of operating systems along with different hardware
+ architectures enjoy either full or limited support.
+
+ NEW IN VERSION 1.3
Since the release of OpenPKG 1.2 a half year ago, the official OpenPKG
- repository has grown from 450 to 570 packages, measuring over 900
- Megabytes of source code. This package repository is publicly accessible
- (ftp://ftp.openpkg.org), and includes proven versions of popular Unix
- software like Apache, BIND, GCC, GnuPG, MySQL, OpenSSH, Perl, Postfix,
- Samba and teTeX -- all preconfigured for easy deployment. Regular
- security advisories alert users of vulnerabilites and important update
- considerations.
+ repository has grown from 450 to 570 packages, with over 900 Megabytes
+ of source code. This package repository is publicly accessible
+ (ftp://ftp.openpkg.org), and includes popular software like Apache, BIND,
+ GCC, OpenSSH, Perl, Postfix, and Samba. Regular security advisories alert
+ users of vulnerabilites and important update considerations.
OpenPKG 1.3 introduces several new features...
The native openpkg-tool application, run-command functions, and fake
@@ -35,17 +33,16 @@
HIGHLIGHTS OF OPENPKG
* Entirely based on Open Source Software technology.
- * Portable across mostly all major Unix platforms.
+ * Portable across nearly all major Unix platforms.
* Official support for FreeBSD 4/5, Debian 2/3 and Solaris 8/9.
* Minimum operating system intrusion and dependency.
* Minimum overhead in software packaging.
+ * Abstracted run-command facility.
+ * Over 390 carefully selected and released packages available.
* Easy installation, updating and deinstallation of packages.
- * Over 360 carefully selected and released packages available.
* Bundled with useful package preconfigurations.
- * Supports multiple system instances.
- * Supports proxy packages.
* Supports build-time package variations.
- * Abstracted run-command facility.
+ * Supports proxy packages.
HISTORY OF THE OPENPKG PROJECT
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@
MORE INFORMATION
- The OpenPKG Project
Ralf S. Engelschall
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+49-89-92699-251 (CET)
@@ .
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