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Server: cvs.openpkg.org Name: Ralf S. Engelschall Root: /e/openpkg/cvs Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Module: openpkg-web Date: 20-Oct-2004 09:20:40 Branch: HEAD Handle: 2004102008203900 Added files: openpkg-web/press PR-007-openpkg-2.2.txt Log: first cut for PR Summary: Revision Changes Path 1.1 +86 -0 openpkg-web/press/PR-007-openpkg-2.2.txt ____________________________________________________________________________ patch -p0 <<'@@ .' Index: openpkg-web/press/PR-007-openpkg-2.2.txt ============================================================================ $ cvs diff -u -r0 -r1.1 PR-007-openpkg-2.2.txt --- /dev/null 2004-10-20 09:20:39 +0200 +++ PR-007-openpkg-2.2.txt 2004-10-20 09:20:40 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ + + FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 20-Oct-2004 + + The OpenPKG project releases version 2.2 of the + unique cross-platform software packaging facility. + + http://www.openpkg.org/ -- Munich, DE -- October 20, 2004 -- The + OpenPKG project is proud to announce version 2.2 of its OpenPKG + software, another evolutionary step after a series of six + predecessors within three years. + + Much valued by IT decision makers and beloved by Unix system + administrators, OpenPKG is the world leading instrument for deployment + and maintenance of Open Source Unix software when administration + crosses platform boundaries. The unique OpenPKG architecture leverages + proven technologies like Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) and OSSP + and GNU components to establish a unified software administration + environment, independent of the underlying Unix operating system. + + NEW IN VERSION 2.2 + + OpenPKG 2.2 is available for 18 different Unix flavors. Most notably, + it is supported on FreeBSD 4.10 and 5.3, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, Red + Hat Enterprise Linux 3, Red Hat Fedora Core 2, SuSE Linux 9.1, and + Sun Solaris 8 and 9. Additionally, all CORE and the vast majority of + BASE class packages are already available for the tentative platforms + NetBSD 1.6.2, Debian GNU/Linux 3.1, Gentoo Linux 1.5.3, Mandrake Linux + 10.0, Sun Solaris 10 and HP HP-UX 11.11 and they are still available + for the obsoleted platforms SuSE Linux 9.0 and Sun Solaris 2.6. + + Since the previous release four months ago, the OpenPKG package + repository has again grown by 8%. A subset of 528 packages were + carefully selected for inclusion into the OpenPKG 2.2 release, + including latest versions of popular Open Source Unix software like + Apache, Bash, BIND, GCC, INN, Mozilla, MySQL, OpenSSH, Perl, Postfix, + PostgreSQL, Samba, Squid, teTeX and Vim. + + The major technical efforts for this release were spent on ...FIXME... + + HIGHLIGHTS OF OPENPKG + + * Portable across major Unix flavors. + * Available for the supported platforms: + FreeBSD 4.10/5.3, Debian Linux 3.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, + Red Hat Fedora Core 2, SuSE Linux 9.1 and Solaris 8 and 9. + * Already available for the tentative platforms: + NetBSD 1.6.2, Debian GNU/Linux 3.1, Gentoo Linux 1.5.3, + Mandrake Linux 10.0, Sun Solaris 10 and HP HP-UX 11.11. + * Still available for the obsoleted platforms: + SuSE Linux 9.0, and Sun Solaris 2.6. + * Entirely based on Open Source software technology. + * Minimum operating system intrusion and dependency. + * Minimum overhead in software packaging. + * All packages up-to-date with vendor versions as of 12-Oct-2004. + * Sources of 528 CORE+BASE+PLUS packages released. + * Binaries of CORE+BASE class packages provided for supported platforms. + * Binaries of CORE class packages provided for all platforms. + * Easy installation, updating and deinstallation of packages. + * Bundled with useful and secure package pre-configurations. + * 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 to build encapsulated and self-contained environments. + + HISTORY OF THE OPENPKG PROJECT + + The OpenPKG project was founded in 2000 by Ralf S. Engelschall and + the sponsor Cable & Wireless. It was first released 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, principal author of + numerous other popular Open Source Software technologies like OSSP + components, Apache SSL/TLS Engine (mod_ssl), Apache URL Rewriting + Engine (mod_rewrite), GNU Portable Threads (Pth), GNU Portable Shell + Tool (Shtool), Website META Language (WML) and many more. + + MORE INFORMATION + + The OpenPKG Project + [EMAIL PROTECTED] + +49-89-92699-251 (CET) + +49-172-8986801 (CET) + @@ . ______________________________________________________________________ The OpenPKG Project www.openpkg.org CVS Repository Commit List [EMAIL PROTECTED]