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Murray McAllister (mdious)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Mon Mar 17 22:00:42 UTC 2008
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Author: mdious
Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv32315
Modified Files:
ArchSpecific.xml BackwardsCompatibility.xml Colophon.xml
DatabaseServers.xml Desktop.xml Devel.xml Entertainment.xml
I18n.xml Installer.xml Java.xml Kernel.xml Live.xml
MailServers.xml Multimedia.xml OverView.xml PackageNotes.xml
Security.xml Virtualization.xml WebServers.xml
Log Message:
updated docs-common, ran xmlformat
Index: ArchSpecific.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/ArchSpecific.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.24
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -r1.24 -r1.25
--- ArchSpecific.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.24
+++ ArchSpecific.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.25
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@
listing such as <command>rpm -qa</command> might appear to include
duplicate packages, since the architecture is not displayed.
Instead, use the <command>repoquery</command> command, part of the
- <package>yum-utils</package>
- package, which displays architecture by default. To install
- <package>yum-utils</package>
- , run the following command:
+ <package>yum-utils</package> package, which displays architecture
+ by default. To install <package>yum-utils</package> , run the
+ following command:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install yum-utils']]></screen>
<para>
Index: BackwardsCompatibility.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/BackwardsCompatibility.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.19
retrieving revision 1.20
diff -u -r1.19 -r1.20
--- BackwardsCompatibility.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:49:42 -0000 1.19
+++ BackwardsCompatibility.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.20
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@
<title>Compiler Compatibility</title>
<para>
- The
- <package>compat-gcc-34</package>
- package has been included for compatibility reasons:
+ The <package>compat-gcc-34</package> package has been included for
+ compatibility reasons:
</para>
<para>
@@ -60,52 +59,39 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <package>qt3</package>
- ,
- <package>qt3-devel</package>
- (and other
- <package>qt3-*</package>
- packages): Qt 3.3.8b
+ <package>qt3</package> , <package>qt3-devel</package> (and
+ other <package>qt3-*</package> packages): Qt 3.3.8b
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <package>kdelibs3</package>
- ,
- <package>kdelibs3-devel</package>
- : KDE 3 libraries
+ <package>kdelibs3</package> ,
+ <package>kdelibs3-devel</package> : KDE 3 libraries
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <package>kdebase3</package>
- ,
- <package>kdebase3-devel</package>
- : KDE 3 core files required by some applications
+ <package>kdebase3</package> ,
+ <package>kdebase3-devel</package> : KDE 3 core files required
+ by some applications
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- In addition, Fedora offers a
- <package>kdegames3</package>
- package that includes games not ported to KDE 4 yet, and a KDE 3
- version of
- <package>libkdegames</package>
- required by some third-party KDE 3 games.
+ In addition, Fedora offers a <package>kdegames3</package> package
+ that includes games not ported to KDE 4 yet, and a KDE 3 version
+ of <package>libkdegames</package> required by some third-party KDE
+ 3 games.
</para>
<para>
- Moreover, the KDE 4
- <package>kdebase-runtime</package>
- package, which provides
- <package>khelpcenter</package>
- , also sets up
- <package>khelpcenter</package>
- as a service for KDE 3 applications, so help in KDE 3 applications
- works. The KDE 3 version of
- <package>khelpcenter</package>
- is no longer provided, and the KDE 4 version is used instead.
+ Moreover, the KDE 4 <package>kdebase-runtime</package> package,
+ which provides <package>khelpcenter</package> , also sets up
+ <package>khelpcenter</package> as a service for KDE 3
+ applications, so help in KDE 3 applications works. The KDE 3
+ version of <package>khelpcenter</package> is no longer provided,
+ and the KDE 4 version is used instead.
</para>
<para>
@@ -121,17 +107,14 @@
<listitem>
<para>
be completely safe to install in parallel with KDE 4,
- including the
- <package>-devel</package>
- packages.
+ including the <package>-devel</package> packages.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
In order to achieve this goal, Fedora KDE SIG members have made
- two changes to the KDE 4
- <package>kdelibs-devel</package>
+ two changes to the KDE 4 <package>kdelibs-devel</package>
packages:
</para>
@@ -146,15 +129,10 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The
- <command>kconfig_compiler</command>
- and
- <command>makekdewidgets</command>
- tools have been renamed
- <command>kconfig_compiler4</command>
- and
- <command>makekdewidgets4</command>
- , respectively.
+ The <command>kconfig_compiler</command> and
+ <command>makekdewidgets</command> tools have been renamed
+ <command>kconfig_compiler4</command> and
+ <command>makekdewidgets4</command> , respectively.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -164,19 +142,16 @@
majority of KDE 4 applications that use <command>cmake</command>
to build, since <filename>FindKDE4Internal.cmake</filename> has
been patched to match these changes. The KDE SIG made these
- changes to the KDE 4
- <package>kdelibs-devel</package>
- rather than to
- <package>kdelibs3-devel</package>
- because KDE 4 stores these locations in a central place, whereas
- KDE 3 applications usually contain hardcoded copies of the library
- search paths and executable names.
+ changes to the KDE 4 <package>kdelibs-devel</package> rather than
+ to <package>kdelibs3-devel</package> because KDE 4 stores these
+ locations in a central place, whereas KDE 3 applications usually
+ contain hardcoded copies of the library search paths and
+ executable names.
</para>
<para>
- Note that
- <package>kdebase3</package>
- does <emphasis role="strong">not</emphasis> include the following:
+ Note that <package>kdebase3</package> does
+ <emphasis role="strong">not</emphasis> include the following:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -190,26 +165,23 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The KDE 3 versions of
- <package>kdebase</package>
- applications such as Konqueror and KWrite, which are redundant
- with the KDE 4 versions and would conflict with them.
+ The KDE 3 versions of <package>kdebase</package> applications
+ such as Konqueror and KWrite, which are redundant with the KDE
+ 4 versions and would conflict with them.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The
- <package>libkdecorations</package>
- library required for KWin 3 window decorations, as those
- window decorations cannot be used in the KDE 4 version of KWin.
+ The <package>libkdecorations</package> library required for
+ KWin 3 window decorations, as those window decorations cannot
+ be used in the KDE 4 version of KWin.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The
- <package>libkickermain</package>
- library required by some Kicker applets, as there is no Kicker
- in Fedora 9 and thus Kicker applets cannot be used.
+ The <package>libkickermain</package> library required by some
+ Kicker applets, as there is no Kicker in Fedora 9 and thus
+ Kicker applets cannot be used.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
Index: Colophon.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Colophon.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.34
retrieving revision 1.35
diff -u -r1.34 -r1.35
--- Colophon.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:33:28 -0000 1.34
+++ Colophon.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.35
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LenkaCelkova">Lenka Celkova</ulink> (translator - Slovak)
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LenkaCelkova">Lenka
+ Celkova</ulink> (translator - Slovak)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
Index: DatabaseServers.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/DatabaseServers.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18
--- DatabaseServers.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.17
+++ DatabaseServers.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.18
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@
licensing issues have been resolved
(<ulink
url='https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=222237'/>).
- The resulting
- <package>apr-util-mysql</package>
- package is now included in the Fedora software repositories.
+ The resulting <package>apr-util-mysql</package> package is now
+ included in the Fedora software repositories.
</para>
</section>
</section>
Index: Desktop.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Desktop.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.34
retrieving revision 1.35
diff -u -r1.34 -r1.35
--- Desktop.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.34
+++ Desktop.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.35
@@ -148,14 +148,11 @@
<para>
This release features
<ulink url="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.0.2.php">KDE</ulink>
- 4.0.2. As the
- <package>kdepim</package>
- and
- <package>kdevelop</package>
- packages are not part of KDE 4.0 and
- <package>kdewebdev</package>
- is only partially available (no <application>Quanta</application>)
- in KDE 4.0, the KDE 3.5.9 versions of those packages are shipped.
+ 4.0.2. As the <package>kdepim</package> and
+ <package>kdevelop</package> packages are not part of KDE 4.0 and
+ <package>kdewebdev</package> is only partially available (no
+ <application>Quanta</application>) in KDE 4.0, the KDE 3.5.9
+ versions of those packages are shipped.
</para>
<para>
@@ -188,13 +185,11 @@
release, the KDE Live images use
<systemitem
class="service">nm-applet</systemitem> from
- <package>NetworkManager-gnome</package>
- as a replacement. The
+ <package>NetworkManager-gnome</package> as a replacement. The
<systemitem class="daemon">gnome-keyring-daemon</systemitem>
facility saves passwords for these encryption technologies. (The
- dummy
- <package>knetworkmanager</package>
- package from Fedora 8 that only called
+ dummy <package>knetworkmanager</package> package from Fedora 8
+ that only called
<systemitem
class="service">nm-applet</systemitem> is no longer
used.)
@@ -249,8 +244,7 @@
<para>
All the above applications can be found in the
- <package>kdebase-workspace</package>
- package.
+ <package>kdebase-workspace</package> package.
</para>
</section>
@@ -260,77 +254,54 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- The packages
- <package>qt</package>
- ,
- <package>kdelibs</package>
- , and
- <package>kdebase</package>
+ The packages <package>qt</package> ,
+ <package>kdelibs</package> , and <package>kdebase</package>
now represent the KDE 4 version, obsoleting the
- <package>qt4</package>
- ,
- <package>kdelibs4</package>
- , and
- <package>kdebase4</package>
- packages in previous releases of Fedora.
+ <package>qt4</package> , <package>kdelibs4</package> , and
+ <package>kdebase4</package> packages in previous releases of
+ Fedora.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The Qt/KDE 3 versions have been renamed
- <package>qt3</package>
- ,
- <package>kdelibs3</package>
- , and
- <package>kdebase3</package>
- . Fedora 9 only includes parts of
- <package>kdebase3</package>
- . Refer to the <application>Backwards
- Compatibility</application> section for details.
+ <package>qt3</package> , <package>kdelibs3</package> , and
+ <package>kdebase3</package> . Fedora 9 only includes parts
+ of <package>kdebase3</package> . Refer to the
+ <application>Backwards Compatibility</application> section
+ for details.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Upstream KDE has split the
- <package>kdebase</package>
- module into three modules:
- <package>kdebase-runtime</package>
- ,
- <package>kdebase</package>
- (sometimes called
- <package>kdebase-apps</package>
- to distinguish it from the old monolithic
- <package>kdebase</package>
- ), and
- <package>kdebase-workspace</package>
- . This split is reflected in the Fedora packages.
+ Upstream KDE has split the <package>kdebase</package> module
+ into three modules: <package>kdebase-runtime</package> ,
+ <package>kdebase</package> (sometimes called
+ <package>kdebase-apps</package> to distinguish it from the
+ old monolithic <package>kdebase</package> ), and
+ <package>kdebase-workspace</package> . This split is
+ reflected in the Fedora packages.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Fedora 9 adds a
- <package>kdegames3</package>
- package containing the games not yet ported to KDE 4.
+ Fedora 9 adds a <package>kdegames3</package> package
+ containing the games not yet ported to KDE 4.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<application>Dolphin</application>, which is part of
- <package>kdebase</package>
- , replaces
- <package>d3lphin</package>
- .
+ <package>kdebase</package> , replaces
+ <package>d3lphin</package> .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The
- <package>kdebase-workspace</package>
- package now includes support for
- <application>KDM</application> theme configuration, and
- therefore obsoletes
- <package>kdmtheme</package>
- .
+ The <package>kdebase-workspace</package> package now
+ includes support for <application>KDM</application> theme
+ configuration, and therefore obsoletes
+ <package>kdmtheme</package> .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -339,118 +310,85 @@
<application>KPDF</application>,
<application>KGhostView</application>, and
<application>KFax</application> in
- <package>kdegraphics</package>
- .
+ <package>kdegraphics</package> .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The package
- <package>kaider</package>
- replaces <application>KBabel</application>, which used to be
- part of
- <package>kdesdk</package>
- .
+ The package <package>kaider</package> replaces
+ <application>KBabel</application>, which used to be part of
+ <package>kdesdk</package> .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The
- <package>okteta</package>
- package replaces <application>KHexEdit</application>, which
- used to be part of
- <package>kdeutils</package>
- .
+ The <package>okteta</package> package replaces
+ <application>KHexEdit</application>, which used to be part
+ of <package>kdeutils</package> .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The packages
- <package>kalgebra</package>
- and
- <package>marble</package>
- are now part of
- <package>kdeedu</package>
- .
+ The packages <package>kalgebra</package> and
+ <package>marble</package> are now part of
+ <package>kdeedu</package> .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The
- <package>ksudoku</package>
- package is now part of
- <package>kdegames</package>
- .
+ The <package>ksudoku</package> package is now part of
+ <package>kdegames</package> .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The package
- <package>gwenview</package>
- is now part of
- <package>kdegraphics</package>
- .
+ The package <package>gwenview</package> is now part of
+ <package>kdegraphics</package> .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The
- <package>kiconedit</package>
- and
- <package>kcoloredit</package>
- packages, which used to be part of
- <package>kdegraphics</package>
- , are now separate packages.
+ The <package>kiconedit</package> and
+ <package>kcoloredit</package> packages, which used to be
+ part of <package>kdegraphics</package> , are now separate
+ packages.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The package
- <package>kmid</package>
- , which used to be part of
- <package>kdemultimedia</package>
- , is now a separate package.
+ The package <package>kmid</package> , which used to be part
+ of <package>kdemultimedia</package> , is now a separate
+ package.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The Fedora KDE SIG decided to drop the
- <package>-extras</package>
- sub-packages, which contained deprecated or unstable
- applications, because those applications have been either
- fixed or dropped in KDE 4.
+ <package>-extras</package> sub-packages, which contained
+ deprecated or unstable applications, because those
+ applications have been either fixed or dropped in KDE 4.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The package
- <package>kdeadmin-kpackage</package>
- has been split out of
- <package>kdeadmin</package>
- because <application>KPackage</application> now depends on
- <package>smart</package>
- .
+ The package <package>kdeadmin-kpackage</package> has been
+ split out of <package>kdeadmin</package> because
+ <application>KPackage</application> now depends on
+ <package>smart</package> .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- KDE 4 dropped the
- <package>kdeaddons</package>
- module. Therefore, there is no
- <package>kdeaddons</package>
- package in Fedora 9. The <application>Atlantik
+ KDE 4 dropped the <package>kdeaddons</package> module.
+ Therefore, there is no <package>kdeaddons</package> package
+ in Fedora 9. The <application>Atlantik
Designer</application>, for use with
- <package>kdegames3</package>
- , is still available as
- <package>kdeaddons-atlantikdesigner</package>
- . The package
- <package>ksig</package>
- is now its own package, and
- <package>extragear-plasma</package>
- replaces the Kicker addons. The Konqueror plugins are being
- packaged as a separate
- <package>konq-plugins</package>
- package.
+ <package>kdegames3</package> , is still available as
+ <package>kdeaddons-atlantikdesigner</package> . The package
+ <package>ksig</package> is now its own package, and
+ <package>extragear-plasma</package> replaces the Kicker
+ addons. The Konqueror plugins are being packaged as a
+ separate <package>konq-plugins</package> package.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -474,17 +412,15 @@
<para>
File sending to a Bluetooth device is now handled with the
<command>bluetooth-sendto</command> program from the
- <package>bluez-gnome</package>
- package, which replaces <command>gnome-obex-sen</command>. Send a
- file in <application>Nautilus</application> from the
- <guimenuitem>Send to...</guimenuitem> function in the right-click
- context menu.
+ <package>bluez-gnome</package> package, which replaces
+ <command>gnome-obex-sen</command>. Send a file in
+ <application>Nautilus</application> from the <guimenuitem>Send
+ to...</guimenuitem> function in the right-click context menu.
</para>
<para>
Pulling files from a Bluetooth device is now included in
- <package>gnome-user-share</package>
- , which has ObexFTP and
+ <package>gnome-user-share</package> , which has ObexFTP and
<ulink
url="/wiki/ObexPush">ObexPush</ulink> support
built-in. Share files via
@@ -551,10 +487,10 @@
<ulink
url="http://firefox.com/">http://firefox.com/</ulink>
for more information about Firefox. The
- <package>nspluginwrapper</package>
- package is included by default even on 32-bit systems since it
- separates the plugins to run in their own address space, which
- increases security and reliability of the browser.
+ <package>nspluginwrapper</package> package is included by default
+ even on 32-bit systems since it separates the plugins to run in
+ their own address space, which increases security and reliability
+ of the browser.
</para>
<para>
@@ -570,22 +506,19 @@
<title>Enabling Flash Plugin</title>
<para>
- Fedora includes
- <package>swfdec</package>
- and
- <package>gnash</package>
- , which are free and open source implementations of Flash. We
- encourage you to try either or them before seeking out Adobe's
- proprietary Flash plugin software.
+ Fedora includes <package>swfdec</package> and
+ <package>gnash</package> , which are free and open source
+ implementations of Flash. We encourage you to try either or them
+ before seeking out Adobe's proprietary Flash plugin software.
</para>
<para>
Users of Fedora x86_64 must install the
- <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package>
- package to enable the 32-bit Adobe Flash plugin in x86_64
+ <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package> package to enable the
+ 32-bit Adobe Flash plugin in x86_64
<application>Firefox</application> and the
- <package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package>
- package to enable sound from the plugin.
+ <package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package> package to enable sound
+ from the plugin.
</para>
<procedure>
<step>
@@ -597,22 +530,16 @@
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Install the
- <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package>
- ,
- <package>nspluginwrapper.x86_64</package>
- , and
- <package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package>
- packages:
+ Install the <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package> ,
+ <package>nspluginwrapper.x86_64</package> , and
+ <package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package> packages:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c "yum install nspluginwrapper.{i386,x86_64} pulseaudio-libs.i386"
]]></screen>
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Install
- <package>flash-plugin</package>
- as shown above.
+ Install <package>flash-plugin</package> as shown above.
</para>
<para>
Run <command>mozilla-plugin-config</command> to register the
Index: Devel.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Devel.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.14
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -r1.14 -r1.15
--- Devel.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.14
+++ Devel.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.15
@@ -57,14 +57,12 @@
<title>Code Generation</title>
<para>
- Starting with
- <package>gcc-4.1.2-25</package>
- and
- <package>glibc-2.6.90-14</package>
- , the <option>-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2</option> option protects not
- only C code, but also C++. There have been several security
- issues already which would not have been exploitable if this
- checking was in place earlier. Refer to this
+ Starting with <package>gcc-4.1.2-25</package> and
+ <package>glibc-2.6.90-14</package> , the
+ <option>-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2</option> option protects not only
+ C code, but also C++. There have been several security issues
+ already which would not have been exploitable if this checking
+ was in place earlier. Refer to this
<ulink url="https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2007-September/msg00015.html">announcement</ulink>
for more details.
</para>
@@ -175,13 +173,10 @@
<para>
Fedora also includes plugins and features that are particularly
useful to FLOSS hackers, ChangeLog editing with
- <package>eclipse-changelog</package>
- , and Bugzilla interaction with
- <package>eclipse-mylyn-bugzilla</package>
- . Our CDT package,
- <package>eclipse-cdt</package>
- , includes a snapshot release of work to integrate with the GNU
- Autotools.
+ <package>eclipse-changelog</package> , and Bugzilla interaction
+ with <package>eclipse-mylyn-bugzilla</package> . Our CDT
+ package, <package>eclipse-cdt</package> , includes a snapshot
+ release of work to integrate with the GNU Autotools.
</para>
<para>
@@ -249,20 +244,17 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <package>kdelibs4</package>
- : KDE 4 libraries
+ <package>kdelibs4</package> : KDE 4 libraries
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <package>kdepimlibs</package>
- : KDE 4 PIM libraries
+ <package>kdepimlibs</package> : KDE 4 PIM libraries
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <package>kdebase4</package>
- : KDE 4 core runtime files
+ <package>kdebase4</package> : KDE 4 core runtime files
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -273,18 +265,13 @@
</para>
<para>
- The
- <package>kdebase4</package>
- package also includes a beta version of the
- <application>Dolphin</application> file manager as a technology
- preview. As this is a beta version, some issues may still be
- present. If you need a stable version of
+ The <package>kdebase4</package> package also includes a beta
+ version of the <application>Dolphin</application> file manager as
+ a technology preview. As this is a beta version, some issues may
+ still be present. If you need a stable version of
<application>Dolphin</application>, please install the
- <package>d3lphin</package>
- package, which is based on KDE 3 and can be safely installed
- alongside
- <package>kdebase4</package>
- .
+ <package>d3lphin</package> package, which is based on KDE 3 and
+ can be safely installed alongside <package>kdebase4</package> .
</para>
<para>
@@ -300,18 +287,14 @@
<listitem>
<para>
be completely safe to install in parallel with KDE 3,
- including the
- <package>-devel</package>
- packages.
+ including the <package>-devel</package> packages.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
In order to achieve this, Fedora KDE SIG members made 2 changes to
- the
- <package>-devel</package>
- packages:
+ the <package>-devel</package> packages:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -342,15 +325,13 @@
</para>
<para>
- Note that
- <package>kdebase4</package>
- does not include the KDE 4 Desktop package
- <package>kdebase-workspace</package>
- and its components such as <application>Plasma</application> and
+ Note that <package>kdebase4</package> does not include the KDE 4
+ Desktop package <package>kdebase-workspace</package> and its
+ components such as <application>Plasma</application> and
<application>KWin</application> version 4. The
- <package>kdebase-workspace</package>
- package is still too incomplete and unstable for daily use and
- would conflict with KDE 3.
+ <package>kdebase-workspace</package> package is still too
+ incomplete and unstable for daily use and would conflict with KDE
+ 3.
</para>
</section>
</section>
Index: Entertainment.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Entertainment.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.14
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -r1.14 -r1.15
--- Entertainment.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.14
+++ Entertainment.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.15
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
<para>
Fedora provides a selection of games that cover a variety of genres.
Users can install a small package of games for GNOME (called
- <package>gnome-games</package>
- ) and KDE (
- <package>kdegames</package>
- ). There are also many additional games that span every major genre
- available in the repositories.
+ <package>gnome-games</package> ) and KDE (
+ <package>kdegames</package> ). There are also many additional games
+ that span every major genre available in the repositories.
</para>
<para>
Index: I18n.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/I18n.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.30
retrieving revision 1.31
diff -u -r1.30 -r1.31
--- I18n.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.30
+++ I18n.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.31
@@ -73,19 +73,15 @@
<para>
SCIM users upgrading from earlier releases of Fedora are
- strongly urged to install
- <package>scim-bridge-gtk</package>
- . This application works well with third-party C++ applications
- linked against older versions of
- <package>libstdc++</package>
- .
+ strongly urged to install <package>scim-bridge-gtk</package> .
+ This application works well with third-party C++ applications
+ linked against older versions of <package>libstdc++</package> .
</para>
<para>
To add SCIM support to input a particular language, install
- <package>scim-lang-<replaceable>LANG</replaceable>
- </package>
- , where <replaceable>LANG</replaceable> is one of
+ <package>scim-lang-<replaceable>LANG</replaceable> </package> ,
+ where <replaceable>LANG</replaceable> is one of
<option>assamese</option>, <option>bengali</option>,
<option>chinese</option>, <option>dhivehi</option>,
<option>farsi</option>, <option>gujarati</option>,
@@ -130,10 +126,8 @@
<para>
Fonts for all available languages are installed by default on the
desktop to give good default language coverage.
- <package>dejavu-fonts</package>
- replaces
- <package>dejavu-lgc-fonts</package>
- as the default system font.
+ <package>dejavu-fonts</package> replaces
+ <package>dejavu-lgc-fonts</package> as the default system font.
</para>
<section id="sn-Chinese-fonts">
@@ -142,9 +136,8 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- The
- <package>wqy-zenkai-fonts</package>
- package has been added.
+ The <package>wqy-zenkai-fonts</package> package has been
+ added.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -156,16 +149,12 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- The
- <package>samyak-fonts</package>
- package has been added.
+ The <package>samyak-fonts</package> package has been added.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The
- <package>sarai-fonts</package>
- package has been added.
+ The <package>sarai-fonts</package> package has been added.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -177,11 +166,10 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <package>VLGothic-fonts</package>
- is the new default font for Japanese in Fedora 9. It now has
- a subpackage
- <package>VLGothic-fonts-proportional</package>
- for its proportional version.
+ <package>VLGothic-fonts</package> is the new default font
+ for Japanese in Fedora 9. It now has a subpackage
+ <package>VLGothic-fonts-proportional</package> for its
+ proportional version.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -193,9 +181,7 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- The
- <package>madan-fonts</package>
- package has been added.
+ The <package>madan-fonts</package> package has been added.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -207,10 +193,8 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- The
- <package>thaifonts-scalable</package>
- package has been added, making Thai TrueType fonts available
- in Fedora.
+ The <package>thaifonts-scalable</package> package has been
+ added, making Thai TrueType fonts available in Fedora.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -330,10 +314,8 @@
<title>scim-python</title>
<para>
- This release adds the
- <package>scim-python</package>
- package, which allows writing Input Method Engines for SCIM in
- python.
+ This release adds the <package>scim-python</package> package,
+ which allows writing Input Method Engines for SCIM in python.
</para>
</section>
@@ -341,15 +323,12 @@
<title>scim-python-chinese</title>
<para>
- The
- <package>scim-python</package>
- package also includes a subpackage
- <package>scim-python-pinyin</package>
- that provides PinYin and ShuangPin Input Methods for improved
- input of Simplified Chinese. The PinYin Input Method replaces
- <package>scim-pinyin</package>
- as the default input method for Simplified Chinese. The
- <package>scim-python-xingma</package>
+ The <package>scim-python</package> package also includes a
+ subpackage <package>scim-python-pinyin</package> that provides
+ PinYin and ShuangPin Input Methods for improved input of
+ Simplified Chinese. The PinYin Input Method replaces
+ <package>scim-pinyin</package> as the default input method for
+ Simplified Chinese. The <package>scim-python-xingma</package>
package provides a number of tables for other Chinese input
methods.
</para>
Index: Installer.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Installer.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.28
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -r1.28 -r1.29
--- Installer.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.28
+++ Installer.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.29
@@ -206,9 +206,8 @@
<para>
Not all IDE RAID controllers are supported. If your RAID
- controller is not yet supported by
- <package>dmraid</package>
- , you may combine drives into RAID arrays by configuring Linux
+ controller is not yet supported by <package>dmraid</package> ,
+ you may combine drives into RAID arrays by configuring Linux
software RAID. For supported controllers, configure the RAID
functions in the computer BIOS.
</para>
Index: Java.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Java.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.22
retrieving revision 1.23
diff -u -r1.22 -r1.23
--- Java.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.22
+++ Java.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.23
@@ -75,15 +75,12 @@
<para>
IcedTea continues to provide autotools support (
- <package>autoconf</package>
- ,
- <package>automake</package>
- ,
- <package>libtool</package>
- , and so on), a portable interpreter for PowerPC and 64-bit
- PowerPC architectures, plugin support, Web Start support, and
- patches to integrate OpenJDK into Fedora. The IcedTea sources are
- included in the <filename>java-1.6.0-openjdk</filename> SRPM.
+ <package>autoconf</package> , <package>automake</package> ,
+ <package>libtool</package> , and so on), a portable interpreter
+ for PowerPC and 64-bit PowerPC architectures, plugin support, Web
+ Start support, and patches to integrate OpenJDK into Fedora. The
+ IcedTea sources are included in the
+ <filename>java-1.6.0-openjdk</filename> SRPM.
</para>
<para>
@@ -173,10 +170,8 @@
<para>
An incompatibility between Fedora and the JPackage
- <package>jpackage-utils</package>
- , that prevented installing JPackage's
- <package>jpackage-utils</package>
- on Fedora, is
+ <package>jpackage-utils</package> , that prevented installing
+ JPackage's <package>jpackage-utils</package> on Fedora, is
<ulink url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=260161">resolved</ulink>
in this release.
</para>
Index: Kernel.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Kernel.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.30
retrieving revision 1.31
diff -u -r1.30 -r1.31
--- Kernel.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.30
+++ Kernel.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.31
@@ -130,9 +130,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Native kernel, for use in most systems. Configured sources are
- available in the
- <package>kernel-devel</package>
- package.
+ available in the <package>kernel-devel</package> package.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -141,16 +139,14 @@
4GB of RAM, or with CPUs that have an NX (No eXecute) feature.
This kernel support both uniprocessor and multi-processor
systems. Configured sources are available in the
- <package>kernel-PAE-devel</package>
- package.
+ <package>kernel-PAE-devel</package> package.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Virtualization kernel for use with the Xen emulator package.
Configured sources are available in the
- <package>kernel-xen-devel</package>
- package.
+ <package>kernel-xen-devel</package> package.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -178,9 +174,7 @@
<para>
Both the x86_64 and the i686 kernels are now relocatable, so
they no longer require a separate kernel for kdump capability.
- PPC64 still requires a separate
- <package>kdump</package>
- kernel.
+ PPC64 still requires a separate <package>kdump</package> kernel.
</para>
</note>
@@ -209,13 +203,11 @@
<title>Preparing for Kernel Development</title>
<para>
- Fedora 9 does not include the
- <package>kernel-source</package>
+ Fedora 9 does not include the <package>kernel-source</package>
package provided by older versions since only the
- <package>kernel-devel</package>
- package is required now to build external modules. Configured
- sources are available, as described in
- <xref linkend="sn-Kernel-Flavors"/>.
+ <package>kernel-devel</package> package is required now to build
+ external modules. Configured sources are available, as described
+ in <xref linkend="sn-Kernel-Flavors"/>.
</para>
<important>
Index: Live.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Live.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.12
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -r1.12 -r1.13
--- Live.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.12
+++ Live.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.13
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@
<para>
Another way to use these Live images is to put them on a USB
- stick. To do this, install the
- <package>livecd-tools</package>
+ stick. To do this, install the <package>livecd-tools</package>
package from the development repository. Then, run the
<command>livecd-iso-to-disk</command> script:
</para>
Index: MailServers.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/MailServers.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.8
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- MailServers.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.8
+++ MailServers.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.9
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Install the
- <package>sendmail-cf</package>
- package:
+ Install the <package>sendmail-cf</package> package:
</para>
<screen>
yum install sendmail-cf
Index: Multimedia.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Multimedia.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.16
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.16 -r1.17
--- Multimedia.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.16
+++ Multimedia.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.17
@@ -125,13 +125,9 @@
Fedora include a variety of tools for easily mastering and burning
CDs and DVDs. GNOME users can burn directly from the Nautilus file
manager. The Fedora software repositories also contain additional
- software, such as
- <package>brasero</package>
- ,
- <package>gnomebaker</package>
- , or
- <package>k3b</package>
- , for these tasks. Console tools include <command>wodim</command>,
+ software, such as <package>brasero</package> ,
+ <package>gnomebaker</package> , or <package>k3b</package> , for
+ these tasks. Console tools include <command>wodim</command>,
<command>readom</command>, <command>genisoimage</command>, and
other popular applications.
</para>
@@ -143,14 +139,13 @@
<para>
You can use Fedora to create and play back screencasts, which are
recorded desktop sessions, using open technologies. Fedora
- includes
- <package>istanbul</package>
- , which creates screencasts using the Theora video format, and
- 'byzanz', which creates screencasts as animated GIF files. You can
- play back these videos using one of several players included in
- Fedora. This is the preferred way to submit screencasts to the
- Fedora Project for either developers or end-users. For more
- comprehensive instructions, refer to the
+ includes <package>istanbul</package> , which creates screencasts
+ using the Theora video format, and 'byzanz', which creates
+ screencasts as animated GIF files. You can play back these videos
+ using one of several players included in Fedora. This is the
+ preferred way to submit screencasts to the Fedora Project for
+ either developers or end-users. For more comprehensive
+ instructions, refer to the
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ScreenCasting">ScreenCasting</ulink>
page.
</para>
@@ -162,8 +157,7 @@
<para>
Most of the media players in Fedora support the use of plugins to
add support for additional media formats and sound output systems.
- Some use powerful backends like the
- <package>gstreamer</package>
+ Some use powerful backends like the <package>gstreamer</package>
package to handle media format support and sound output. Fedora
offers plugin packages for these backends and for individual
applications, and third parties may offer additional plugins to
Index: OverView.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/OverView.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.39
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -u -r1.39 -r1.40
--- OverView.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.39
+++ OverView.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.40
@@ -72,10 +72,8 @@
<ulink
url="http://spins.fedoraproject.org"/>. These Live
images can be used on USB media via the
- <package>livecd-iso-to-disk</package>
- utility available in the
- <package>livecd-tools</package>
- package.
+ <package>livecd-iso-to-disk</package> utility available in the
+ <package>livecd-tools</package> package.
</para>
</section>
Index: PackageNotes.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/PackageNotes.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.25
retrieving revision 1.26
diff -u -r1.25 -r1.26
--- PackageNotes.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.25
+++ PackageNotes.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.26
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@
<para>
The <systemitem>installonlyn</systemitem> plugin functionality has
- been folded into the core
- <package>yum</package>
- package. The <option>installonlypkgs</option> and
+ been folded into the core <package>yum</package> package. The
+ <option>installonlypkgs</option> and
<option>installonly_limit</option> options are used by default to
limit the system to retain only two kernel packages. You can
adjust the package set or the number of packages, or disable the
@@ -108,34 +107,24 @@
<title>Utility Packages</title>
<para>
- The
- <package>i810switch</package>
- package has been removed. This functionality is now available
- through the <command>xrandr</command> command in the
- <package>xorg-x11-server-utils</package>
- package.
+ The <package>i810switch</package> package has been removed. This
+ functionality is now available through the
+ <command>xrandr</command> command in the
+ <package>xorg-x11-server-utils</package> package.
</para>
<para>
- The
- <package>evolution-exchange</package>
- package replaces
- <package>evolution-connector</package>
- , and provides a capability under the old name.
+ The <package>evolution-exchange</package> package replaces
+ <package>evolution-connector</package> , and provides a capability
+ under the old name.
</para>
<para>
- The
- <package>system-config-firewall</package>
- and
- <package>system-config-selinux</package>
- packages replace
- <package>system-config-security-level</package>
- . The
- <package>system-config-selinux</package>
- package is part of the
- <package>policycoreutils-gui</package>
- package.
+ The <package>system-config-firewall</package> and
+ <package>system-config-selinux</package> packages replace
+ <package>system-config-security-level</package> . The
+ <package>system-config-selinux</package> package is part of the
+ <package>policycoreutils-gui</package> package.
</para>
</section>
</section>
Index: Security.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Security.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.27
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -u -r1.27 -r1.28
--- Security.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.27
+++ Security.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.28
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@
</para>
<para>
- The
- <package>glibc</package>
- package in Fedora 8 had support for passwords using SHA-256 and
- SHA-512 hashing. Previously, only DES and MD5 were available.
- These tools have been extended in Fedora 9. Password hashing using
- the SHA-256 and SHA-512 hash functions is now supported.
+ The <package>glibc</package> package in Fedora 8 had support for
+ passwords using SHA-256 and SHA-512 hashing. Previously, only DES
+ and MD5 were available. These tools have been extended in Fedora
+ 9. Password hashing using the SHA-256 and SHA-512 hash functions
+ is now supported.
</para>
<para>
@@ -55,13 +54,9 @@
</para>
<para>
- New options now appear in
- <package>libuser</package>
- ,
- <package>pam</package>
- , and
- <package>shadow-utils</package>
- to support these password hashing algorithms. Running
+ New options now appear in <package>libuser</package> ,
+ <package>pam</package> , and <package>shadow-utils</package> to
+ support these password hashing algorithms. Running
<command>authconfig</command> configures all these options
automatically, so it is not necessary to modify them manually.
</para>
Index: Virtualization.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Virtualization.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.23
retrieving revision 1.24
diff -u -r1.23 -r1.24
--- Virtualization.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.23
+++ Virtualization.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.24
@@ -71,14 +71,11 @@
<para>
Previously, Fedora introduced the ability to manage existing guest
- domains remotely using
- <package>libvirt</package>
- . It was not possible to create new guests due to the lack of
- storage management capabilities. In Fedora 9, new storage
- management can create and delete storage volumes from a remote
- host using
- <package>libvirt</package>
- .
+ domains remotely using <package>libvirt</package> . It was not
+ possible to create new guests due to the lack of storage
+ management capabilities. In Fedora 9, new storage management can
+ create and delete storage volumes from a remote host using
+ <package>libvirt</package> .
</para>
</section>
@@ -104,8 +101,7 @@
management capabilities by adding support for authentication by
password database, Kerberos domain controller, or system
authentication using PAM. This feature applies to all tools using
- <package>libvirt</package>
- .
+ <package>libvirt</package> .
</para>
</section>
@@ -137,12 +133,9 @@
<listitem>
<para>
full support for monitoring network and block statistics of
- QEMU and KVM in
- <package>libvirt</package>
- and
- <package>virt-top</package>
- , bringing parity with statistics monitoring, previously only
- available to Xen guests
+ QEMU and KVM in <package>libvirt</package> and
+ <package>virt-top</package> , bringing parity with statistics
+ monitoring, previously only available to Xen guests
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
Index: WebServers.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/WebServers.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.16
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.16 -r1.17
--- WebServers.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.16
+++ WebServers.xml 17 Mar 2008 22:00:40 -0000 1.17
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@
Users of the <filename>mod_dbd</filename> module should note that
the <filename>apr-util</filename> DBD driver for PostgreSQL is now
distributed as a separate dynamically-loaded module. The driver
- module is now included in the
- <package>apr-util-pgsql</package>
+ module is now included in the <package>apr-util-pgsql</package>
package. A MySQL driver is now also available, in the
- <package>apr-util-mysql</package>
- package.
+ <package>apr-util-mysql</package> package.
</para>
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