Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by PaulFrields: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/PackageNotes?action=diff&rev2=88&rev1=87 The comment on the change is: Editorial pass ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following sections contain information regarding software packages that have undergone significant changes for Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]]. For easier access, they are generally organized using the same groups that are shown in the installation system. - == Cdrtools Replaced By Cdrkit == + === Cdrtools Replaced By Cdrkit === - Recent versions of 'cdrtools' [http://lwn.net/Articles/195167/ intermix] code under GPL and CDDL licenses which are incompatible. To avoid this problem, in this release 'cdrtools' package has been replaced by a fork called [http://www.cdrkit.org/ cdrkit]. Thanks to Joerg Jaspert (joerg AT debian.org) from Debian for initiating development of this software and [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2006-August/msg00409.html reaching out] to us. + Recent versions of `cdrtools` [http://lwn.net/Articles/195167/ intermix] code under the GPL and CDDL licenses, which are mutually incompatible. To avoid this problem, in this release `cdrtools` has been replaced by a fork called [http://www.cdrkit.org/ cdrkit]. Thanks to Joerg Jaspert (joerg AT debian.org) from Debian for initiating development of this software and [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2006-August/msg00409.html reaching out] to us. - == Gaim Renamed As Pidgin == + === Gaim Renamed As Pidgin === - Gaim instant messenger and associated plugins have been [http://www.pidgin.im/index.php?id=177 renamed] to Pidgin to avoid trademark issues with AOL. + The '''Gaim''' instant messenger has been [http://www.pidgin.im/index.php?id=177 renamed] to '''Pidgin''' to avoid possible trademark infringement issues. - == Packages with "fc6" name == + === Packages with ".fc6" Tag === - There has not been any major changes in the toolchain in Fedora 7 and unlike in previous releases, software in Fedora 7 might retain "fc6" in the package names if they have been inherited from the previous release without any changes. These packages have not rebuit for Fedora 7 to avoid end users having to redownload the packages for a name change and to ensure that the robustness is not affected by any potential changes evoked by rebuilts. This naming of packages is merely cosmetic and does not in any way affect the functionality of the software. + There have not been any major changes in the toolchain in Fedora 7. Therefore, some packages in Fedora 7 might retain ".fc6" in the release tag if they have been inherited from the previous release without any changes. Fedora maintainers have not rebuilt these packages for Fedora 7 to avoid making end users download the packages for only a release tag change. This measure ensures that the robustness is not affected by any potential changes evoked by rebuilds. This naming of packages is merely cosmetic, and does not in any way affect the functionality of the software. - == Perl Devel Package Split == + === Perl Package Split === - Development related files have been split up from perl and is now available in 'perl-devel' package. As a temporary exception to the Fedora packaging guidelines, Perl [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-April/msg00886.html requires] perl-devel package to avoid rebuilding a number of perl dependent packages late in the development cycle. The next release of Fedora would split up rest of the dependent packages. + Development related files have been split up from Perl and are now available in the `perl-devel` package. As a temporary exception to the Fedora packaging guidelines, `perl` [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-April/msg00886.html requires] `perl-devel` to avoid rebuilding some `perl` dependent packages late in the development cycle. During the next release cycle of Fedora, maintainers will split up the rest of the dependent packages. === System Tools === -- Fedora-relnotes-content mailing list Fedora-relnotes-content@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-relnotes-content
