OpenPKG CVS Repository
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Server: cvs.openpkg.org Name: Ralf S. Engelschall
Root: /e/openpkg/cvs Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Module: openpkg-web Date: 31-Jul-2003 18:05:41
Branch: HEAD Handle: 2003073117054000
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openpkg-web/press PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt
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- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 08-Aug-2003
+ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 01-Aug-2003
The OpenPKG project releases version 1.3 of the
unique cross-platform software packaging facility.
- http://www.openpkg.org/ -- Munich, DE -- August 08, 2003 -- The OpenPKG
- project is proud to announce version 1.3 of its OpenPKG software. A flexible
- and powerful software packaging facility, OpenPKG eases the cross-platform
- installation and administration of Unix software.
-
- 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. Thanks to its portable
- nature, a wide range of operating systems along with different hardware
- architectures enjoy either full or limited support.
+ http://www.openpkg.org/ -- Munich, DE -- August 08, 2003 -- The
+ OpenPKG project is proud to announce version 1.3 of its OpenPKG
+ software. A flexible and powerful software packaging facility, OpenPKG
+ eases the cross-platform installation and administration of Unix
+ software.
+
+ ...WORLD LEADING...
+
+ Consolidating different vendor approaches into a unified architecture,
+ it serves system administrators of large networks previously burdened
+ by different systems. OpenPKG leverages proven technologies like Red
+ Hat Package Manager (RPM) and provides an additional system layer
+ on top of the operating system. With OpenPKG, a unique method of
+ cross-platform software deployment is taking form.
+
+ Administrators using OpenPKG 1.3 benefit from official support on
+ FreeBSD 4.8 and 5.1, Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 and 3.0, RedHat Linux 9,
+ SuSE Linux 8.2, and Sun Solaris 8 and 9.
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, with over 900 Megabytes of
- source code. This package repository is publicly accessible through FTP, 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 syslog
- library were all improved as well.
+ Since the release of OpenPKG 1.2 a half year ago, the official
+ OpenPKG repository has grown from 450 to 570 packages. From this
+ packaging pool 195 release-grade CORE and BASE classified packages
+ were carefully selected for inclusion into the official OpenPKG 1.3
+ release. These packages are fully supported on all of the above nine
+ platforms, including full security tracking and updating until at
+ least two forthcoming releases are based on it.
+
+ An additional 205 PLUS classified packages were identified which are
+ provided for convenience reasons as an unsupported set of add-on
+ packages to OpenPKG 1.3. So, in total OpenPKG 1.3 consists of 400
+ released packages which include proven versions of popular Unix
+ software like Apache, BIND, Binutils, GCC, INN, MySQL, NTP, OpenSSH,
+ PostgreSQL, ProFTPd, Samba, Squid, teTex and Vim -- all carefully
+ packaged for easy deployment.
+
+ Additionally, several new appealing features are introduced with
+ OpenPKG 1.3.
+
+ ...
HIGHLIGHTS OF OPENPKG
+ * Portable across major Unix platforms.
+ * Supports FreeBSD 4/5, Debian 2/3, RedHat 9, SuSE 8.2 and Solaris 8/9.
* Entirely based on Open Source Software technology.
- * 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.
- * Over 390 carefully selected and released packages available.
+ * Over 400 carefully selected and released packages available.
* Easy installation, updating and deinstallation of packages.
* Bundled with useful package preconfigurations.
- * Includes an abstracted run-command facility.
- * Supports build-time package variations.
- * Supports proxy packages.
+ * Includes an abstracted and powerful run-command facility.
+ * Virtual hosting through multiple instances on a single system.
+ * Proxy packages for reusing packages across instances.
+ * Build-time package variations for maximum flexibility.
+ * ...foundation...proven base technology...other projects...
HISTORY OF THE OPENPKG PROJECT
- The OpenPKG project was founded in 2000 by Cable & Wireless Germany's Internet
- Services division, who first released it as Open Source software in January
- 2002. Today OpenPKG is a mature technology in production use, and is
- maintained and improved by its original developers and volunteer contributors.
-
- OpenPKG is the brainchild of Ralf S. Engelschall, author of other Open Source
- Software technologies like Apache SSL/TLS Engine (mod_ssl), Apache URL
- Rewriting Engine (mod_rewrite), GNU Portable Threads (Pth), GNU Portable Shell
- Tool (Shtool), and Website META Language (WML).
+ The OpenPKG project was founded in 2000 by Cable & Wireless, who first
+ released it as Open Source software in January 2002. Today OpenPKG is
+ a mature technology in production use, and is maintained and improved
+ by its original developers and volunteer contributors.
+
+ OpenPKG is the brainchild of Ralf S. Engelschall, author of other Open
+ Source Software technologies like Apache SSL/TLS Engine (mod_ssl),
+ Apache URL Rewriting Engine (mod_rewrite), GNU Portable Threads (Pth),
+ GNU Portable Shell Tool (Shtool), and Website META Language (WML).
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