OpenPKG CVS Repository http://cvs.openpkg.org/ ____________________________________________________________________________
Server: cvs.openpkg.org Name: Michael Schloh Root: /e/openpkg/cvs Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Module: openpkg-web Date: 31-Jul-2003 16:27:58 Branch: HEAD Handle: 2003073115275800 Modified files: openpkg-web/press PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt Log: Format paragraphs to fit on one page, remove FTP server name, and reword run-command facility highlight Summary: Revision Changes Path 1.3 +21 -23 openpkg-web/press/PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt ____________________________________________________________________________ patch -p0 <<'@@ .' Index: openpkg-web/press/PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt ============================================================================ $ cvs diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt --- openpkg-web/press/PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt 31 Jul 2003 14:23:37 -0000 1.2 +++ openpkg-web/press/PR-004-openpkg-1.3.txt 31 Jul 2003 14:27:58 -0000 1.3 @@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ 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. + 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 @@ -20,15 +19,15 @@ 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 - (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. + 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. + The native openpkg-tool application, run-command functions, and fake syslog + library were all improved as well. HIGHLIGHTS OF OPENPKG @@ -37,26 +36,25 @@ * 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. * Bundled with useful package preconfigurations. + * Includes an abstracted run-command facility. * Supports build-time package variations. * Supports proxy packages. 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). + 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 www.openpkg.org CVS Repository Commit List [EMAIL PROTECTED]