OpenPKG CVS Repository http://cvs.openpkg.org/ ____________________________________________________________________________
Server: cvs.openpkg.org Name: Ralf S. Engelschall Root: /e/openpkg/cvs Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Module: openpkg-web Date: 25-Feb-2004 14:26:30 Branch: HEAD Handle: 2004022513262900 Modified files: openpkg-web/press PR-005-openpkg-2.0.txt Log: flush latest state Summary: Revision Changes Path 1.3 +87 -41 openpkg-web/press/PR-005-openpkg-2.0.txt ____________________________________________________________________________ patch -p0 <<'@@ .' Index: openpkg-web/press/PR-005-openpkg-2.0.txt ============================================================================ $ cvs diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 PR-005-openpkg-2.0.txt --- openpkg-web/press/PR-005-openpkg-2.0.txt 24 Feb 2004 21:02:17 -0000 1.2 +++ openpkg-web/press/PR-005-openpkg-2.0.txt 25 Feb 2004 13:26:29 -0000 1.3 @@ -6,56 +6,102 @@ http://www.openpkg.org/ -- Munich, DE -- February 25, 2004 -- The OpenPKG project is proud to announce version 2.0 of its OpenPKG - software. Well known by vigilant Unix system administrators, OpenPKG - is the world leading instrument for deployment and maintenance of Open - Source software when administration crosses Unix platform boundaries. - The unique OpenPKG architecture leverages proven technologies like - Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) to establish a unified administration + software, another evolutionary step after a series of four + predecessors. 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 software when administration + crosses Unix 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 operating system. NEW IN VERSION 2.0 - After a series of four 1.x releases over the last three years, this is - another major release shifting OpenPKG to the next stage. + OpenPKG platform support has doubled and OpenPKG 2.0 is now available + for 16 different Unix flavors. Most notably, it is supported on + FreeBSD 4.9 and 5.2, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux + 3, Red Hat Fedora Core 1, SuSE Linux 9.0, and Sun Solaris 8 and 9. + Additionally, all CORE and the vast majority of BASE class packages + are already available for the tentative platforms Debian GNU/Linux + 3.1, Gentoo Linux 1.4.3, Sun Solaris 10 and still available for the + obsoleted platforms Debian GNU/Linux 2.2, Red Hat Linux 9, SuSE Linux + 8.2, and Sun Solaris 2.6. - OpenPKG 2.0 is now available for 16 different Unix platforms, most - notably for the 8 fully supported platforms FreeBSD 4.9 and 5.2, - Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and Fedora Core 1, - SuSE Linux 9.0, and Sun Solaris 8 and 9. Additionally, all CORE (and - mostly all BASE) class packages are additionally available for both - the still tentative platforms Debian GNU/Linux 3.1, Gentoo Linux 1.4, - Sun Solaris 10 and the already obsoleted platforms Debian GNU/Linux - 2.2, Red Hat Linux 9, SuSE Linux 8.2, and Sun Solaris 2.6. - Since the previous release a half year ago, the OpenPKG package - repository has again grown by more than 15%. A subset of 700 packages - were selected for inclusion into the OpenPKG 2.0 release, including - proven versions of popular Open Source Unix software like Apache, - BIND, GCC, INN, MySQL, OpenSSH, PostgreSQL, Samba, Squid, and Vim. - - [... outdated NEWS: one paragraph line, one rc ...] - - Finally, the essential bootstrapping package was functionally - enhanced, reduced in distribution size, made more robust and its - system requirements were relaxed even further. + repository has again grown by 20%. A subset of 473 packages were + carefully selected for inclusion into the OpenPKG 2.0 release, + including latest versions of popular Open Source Unix software + like Apache, Bash, BIND, GCC, INN, MySQL, OpenSSH, Perl, Postfix, + PostgreSQL, Samba, Squid, and Vim. + + The major technical efforts for this release were spent on the + RPM-based OpenPKG packaging framework. The most prominent change + is the upgrade from RPM 4.0.2 to RPM 4.2.1 which contributes over + three years of development, including support for concurrent package + database operations and transactional safety. On top of this OpenPKG + greatly enhanced RPM's portability and added tools for improved RPM + database maintenance and troubleshooting. + + The complete packaging was revamped to use GNU shtool's new platform + identification. This allows both product and technology recognition in + order to enable unambiguous naming and more accurate packaging. + + Finally, OpenPKG extended the RPM capabilities by adding specification + headers and sections to allow even more complete packaging, including + package classification and automated vendor source tracking. To allow + enterprise grade deployment and inventory integration, OpenPKG 2.0 + provides ISO/IEC 11578:1996 compliant Universally Unique Identifiers + (UUID) for reasonable OpenPKG instance identification. + + VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY + + OpenPKG has been tremendously helpful in our efforts to make + Open Source software available to the entire campus. + -- Dennis McRitchie, Princeton University. + + Deployment of the OpenPKG infrastructure on a fleet of Sun + Solaris machines has allowed our organization to migrate + away from a convoluted, out-of-date, shared NFS directory + to a cleanly managed and easily upgraded package system. + This is light-years ahead of any vendor alternative from Sun. + -- Matt Hoosier, Kansas State University. + + OpenPKG has proven itself time and time again as an excellent base + for the Kolab E-mail server. Nowhere else can one deploy such a + rich set of applications, so consistently, across so many different + platforms. The ability to move between different Unix platforms and + GNU/Linux distributions while maintaining a consistent, high quality, + environment is an invaluable tool for any administrator. OpenPKG is + a natural choice for any organization or Free Software project that + need to support various applications on a plethora of Unix systems. + -- Stephan Buys, Code Fusion. + + I would like to see every Unix operating system make use of this + approach so that installation and upgrade of software finally lose + the aura of magic and adventure. + -- Christian Reiber, Zeppelin. + + We are moving all our internal and customer's systems to OpenPKG + which has simplified our development and support. + -- Bill Campbell, Celestial Software. HIGHLIGHTS OF OPENPKG - * Portable across major Unix platforms. - * Available for 8 fully supported platforms: + * Portable across major Unix flavors. + * Available for the supported platforms: FreeBSD 4.9/5.2, Debian Linux 3.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, Red Hat Fedora Core 1, SuSE Linux 9.0 and Solaris 8 and 9. - * Already available for 3 tentative platforms: - Debian GNU/Linux 3.1, Gentoo Linux 1.4, Sun Solaris 10 - * Still available for 4 obsoleted platforms: - Debian GNU/Linux 2.2, Red Hat Linux 9, SuSE Linux 8.2, and - Sun Solaris 2.6 - * Entirely based on Open Source Software technology. + * Already available for the tentative platforms: + Debian GNU/Linux 3.1, Gentoo Linux 1.4.3, Sun Solaris 10. + * Still available for the obsoleted platforms: + Debian GNU/Linux 2.2, Red Hat Linux 9, SuSE Linux 8.2, + and Sun Solaris 2.6. + * Entirely based on Open Source software technology. * Minimum operating system intrusion and dependency. * Minimum overhead in software packaging. - * Sources of more than 500 CORE+BASE+PLUS packages released. - * Binaries of CORE+BASE packages provided for fully supported platforms. - * Binaries of CORE packages provided for all supported platforms. + * Sources of 473 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 preconfigurations. * Includes an abstracted and powerful run-command facility. @@ -72,10 +118,10 @@ 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 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 more. + 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 more. MORE INFORMATION @@ . ______________________________________________________________________ The OpenPKG Project www.openpkg.org CVS Repository Commit List [EMAIL PROTECTED]