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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 16:03:04 Branch: HEAD Handle: 2003073115030400 Added files: openpkg-web/press PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt Log: First draft of press release for OpenPKG 1.3, though missing new features text and some formatting Summary: Revision Changes Path 1.1 +71 -0 openpkg-web/press/PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt ____________________________________________________________________________ patch -p0 <<'@@ .' Index: openpkg-web/press/PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt ============================================================================ $ cvs diff -u -r0 -r1.1 PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt --- /dev/null 2003-07-31 16:03:04.000000000 +0200 +++ PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt 2003-07-31 16:03:04.000000000 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ + + FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 08-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. 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. + + 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. + + OpenPKG 1.3 introduces several new features... + The native openpkg-tool application, run-command functions, and fake + syslog library were all improved as well. + + HIGHLIGHTS OF OPENPKG + + * Entirely based on Open Source Software technology. + * Portable across mostly 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. + * 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. + + HISTORY OF THE OPENPKG PROJECT + + The OpenPKG project was founded in 2000 by Cable & Wireless Germany's + Internet Services division. In January 2002 it was released by + Cable & Wireless to the public as Open Source software. Since then + OpenPKG is maintained and improved by its original developers and + contributors from the Open Source community and is a mature technology + in production use. OpenPKG is the brainchild of Ralf S. Engelschall, + team leader of Development in Internet Services and principal author + of numerous other widely used 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). + + MORE INFORMATION + + The OpenPKG Project + Ralf S. Engelschall + [EMAIL PROTECTED] + +49-89-92699-251 (CET) + +49-172-8986801 (CET) + @@ . ______________________________________________________________________ The OpenPKG Project www.openpkg.org CVS Repository Commit List [EMAIL PROTECTED]