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[release-notes] Convert Entertainment beat
by John J. McDonough 27 Mar '11

27 Mar '11

commit 3ca87aca412d2eb67d3352d8e4a01c5c02e885c8 Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd(a)fedoraproject.org> Date: Sun Mar 27 16:46:05 2011 -0400 Convert Entertainment beat en-US/Entertainment.xml | 160 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 159 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) --- diff --git a/en-US/Entertainment.xml b/en-US/Entertainment.xml index b5a60e6..5fa8216 100644 --- a/en-US/Entertainment.xml +++ b/en-US/Entertainment.xml @@ -7,6 +7,164 @@ <section id="sect-RelNotes-Entertainment"> <title>Entertainment</title> - <para> </para> + + <para> + This section provides a selection of games and entertainments that + have had a varieties of new features and development improvements + with Fedora 15. Please refer to <ulink + url="http://fedorapeople.org/groups/docs/technical-notes/en-US/ar01s02.html">http://fedorapeople.org/groups/docs/technical-notes/en-US/ar01s02.html</ulink> + to know all games changes in Fedora 15. + </para> + + <section> + <title>Alien Arena</title> + <para> + <package>Alien Arena</package> is an open source freeware + deathmatch shooter. + </para> + <para> + Fedora 15, brings for its users Alien Arena 2011, version + 7.50. with visible features such as two brand new maps + (Annihilation and Neptune), new background musics and a renewed + IRC client. The computer animation (Ragdoll physics) uses the + Open Dynamics Physics Engine and the games grants faster + particle rendering. For all details please refer to <ulink + url="http://icculus.org/alienarena/changelogs/7.50.txt">http://icculus.org/alienarena/changelogs/7.50.txt</ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Colossus Arena</title> + <para> + <package>Colossus Arena</package> is a Java clone of the + boardgame Titan, a turn-based fantasy wargame for 2-6 players. + </para> + <para> + In this version, the 0.12.0, among the features there is a new + variant, "DinoTitan", an option to disable Warlock recruiting on + the first turn and a new look for angels and captured legion + markers; and global improvements after many bug fixes. For all + details visit this page <ulink + url="http://colossus.sourceforge.net/docs/RecentChangesDetails.html">http://colossus.sourceforge.net/docs/RecentChangesDetails.html</ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>F.L.A.W.</title> + <para> + <package>F.L.A.W.</package> is a free top-down wizard fighting + game that can be played by up to 5 players. + </para> + <para> + Fedora 15 ships F.L.A.W. version 1.2.4 that features a new + tactical gameplay mode and more music; for slow computers, an + optional low quality graphics mode, various AI improvements and + fixes, such as joystick detection. For more informations, please + refer to the website, <ulink + url="http://flaw.sourceforge.net/index.php">http://flaw.sourceforge.net/index.php</ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Freeciv</title> + <para> + <package>Freeciv</package> is a free turn-based multiplayer + strategy game. + </para> + <para> + This release is version 2.4 with a lot of changes passed + respect to previous one 2.2, as the capability to have a major + numbers of simultaneous players up to 126, with map size + increased from 30,000 to 128,000 tiles; better map resolution + whose linear map dimensions had increased from 254 to 512. New + rewriting on the server/client side have added new features for + customizing the game play. And new looks and rules for emazing + the player experience. For all details (and they are many!), + please refer to the upstream web site at <ulink + url="http://freeciv.wikia.com/">http://freeciv.wikia.com/</ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>FreeCol</title> + <para> + <package>FreeCol</package> is a turn-based strategy game based + on the old game Colonization, and similar to Civilization. + </para> + <para> + With Fedora 15, FreeCol is upgraded from version 0.8.3 to + 0.9.5. In the meantime, as release 0.9 was launched in jan 2010, + the developers have introduced more efficiency on the + elaboration side (AI); new building graphics, new images for + forests and beaches, redesigned panels and dialogs (using + MigLayout) and better integration in small displays (1024x600) + on the graphic side; and new rules for players. Please refer to + the website at <ulink + url="http://www.freecol.org/">http://www.freecol.org/</ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>FreeDink</title> + <para> + GNU <package>FreeDink</package> is a free, portable and enhanced + version of the Dink Smallwood game engine. + </para> + <para> + In Fedora 15 FreeDink has been upgraded from version + 1.08.20100420 to v1.08.20101114, fixing a couple of crash, + adding the new Turbo mode to triple the game speed and support + to new languages. For all details, please refer to the web site, + at <ulink + url="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/freedink/">http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/freedink/</ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>gbrainy</title> + <para> + <package>gbrainy</package> is a brain teaser game and trainer to + have fun and to keep your brain trained!!! + </para> + <para> + The version 1.52 of this GNOME game introduces eleven new logic + games and enhances usability. For more information, please visit + the gnome web-site at <ulink + url="http://live.gnome.org/gbrainy/Releases">http://live.gnome.org/gbrainy/Releases</ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>supertuxkart</title> + <para> + <package>SuperTuxKart</package> is a Free 3d kart racing game. + </para> + <para> + Fedora 15 distribute version 0.7 upgraded from 0.6.2. In + addition to many bugfixes, this version of superTux comes with a + new GUI, has kart and track animations, new and improved tracks, + karts and items. It provides also shortcuts and alternative ways + for tracks; developers have added support to Asian fonts. For + all details please refer to the upstream project on <ulink + url="http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/Main_Page">http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/Main_Page</ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>zaz</title> + <para> + <package>zaz</package> is a puzzle game into which arrange balls + in triplets. + </para> + <para> + In Fedora 15 zaz has been upgraded from version 0.7.0 to version + 1.0.0 with a new splashscreen, new game levels, additions and + updates for french, german, spanish, italian, hungarn, russian, + polland and turkey locales and some bug fixes. For more + information please refer to the Changelog on the project web + site at <ulink + url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/zaz">http://sourceforge.net/projects/zaz</ulink>. + </para> + </section> </section>

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[release-notes] Convert Security beat
by John J. McDonough 26 Mar '11

26 Mar '11

commit 484575585742806b78103259b083a3403770101e Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd(a)fedoraproject.org> Date: Fri Mar 25 20:44:13 2011 -0400 Convert Security beat en-US/Security.xml | 162 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 161 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) --- diff --git a/en-US/Security.xml b/en-US/Security.xml index 59708e9..da33952 100644 --- a/en-US/Security.xml +++ b/en-US/Security.xml @@ -7,6 +7,166 @@ <section id="sect-RelNotes-Security"> <title>Security</title> - <para> </para> + <para> + This section describes the security changes and enhancements + available in Fedora 15. + </para> + + <section> + <title>Dynamic Firewall</title> + <para> + Fedora 15 adds support for the optional firewall daemon + (<package>FirewallD</package>), providing a dynamic firewall + management with a D-Bus interface. + </para> + <para> + The previous firewall model with + <package>system-config-firewall</package>, was static and + required a full firewall restart for all changes, even simple + ones. This resulted in termination of filtered + connections. <package>Firewalld</package> can modify the + firewall dynamically and no firewall recreation is needed. At + this stage, it supports iptables, ip6tables and ebtables. In + Fedora 15 a simple tray applet shows the firewall state, and + firewall services can be enabled and disabled. + </para> + <para> + For more details, visit the Fedora wiki pages, <ulink + url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/DynamicFirewall">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/DynamicFirewall</ulink> + and <ulink + url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/FirewallD/">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/FirewallD/ + </ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>DNSSEC on workstations </title> + <para> + In Fedora 15 comes in a new security feature that protects the + end users and their workstations exposition against various DNS + spoofing and DNS cache-poisoning attacks. + </para> + <para> + DNSSEC is an environment full tested in Fedora, as all major DNS + servers in Fedora run with DNSSEC validation enabled by default + since Fedora 11, giving to the Fedora Project a lot of + experience from server environment. DNSSEC is aimed to secure + all DNS traffic. <package>NetworkManager</package> uses the + BIND nameserver as a DNSSEC resolver and all received DNS + responses are proved to be correct. In case a particular domain + is signed and failed to validate then resolver returns + <command>SERFVAIL</command> instead of invalidated response, + which means something is wrong. + </para> + <para> + For all details please refer to <ulink + url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/DNSSEC_on_workstations">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/DNSSEC_on_workstations</ulink> + on the Fedora wiki. + </para> + <para> + <package>dnssec-tools</package> version 1.8 in Fedora 15 is + the tool used to improve this feature. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>OpenSCAP</title> + <para> + First introduced in Fedora 14, <package>OpenSCAP</package> is a + set of open source libraries providing an easier path for + integration of the SCAP line of standards, managed by NIST and + created to provide a standardized approach to maintaining the + security of enterprise systems, such as automatically verifying + the presence of patches, checking system security configuration + settings, and examining systems for signs of compromise. + </para> + <para> + In Fedora 15, <package>openscap</package>, the set of open + source libraries enabling integration of the SCAP line of + standards, has been upgraded from version 0.6.3 to 0.6.8. During + these development stage there has been introduced full support + for perl regular expression by default, OVAL float type support, + XSL transformation improvements and Dublin Core support, added + OVAL schemas version 5.6 and improved XCCDF reporting. + </para> + <para> + <package>secstate</package>, the Security State Configuration + Tool, has been rebuilt in Fedora 15 against version 0.4.1. + </para> + <para> + <package>firstaidkit</package>, the System Rescue Tool that + automates simple and common system recovery tasks, has been + upgraded from 0.2.17 to version 0.2.18. + </para> + <para> + For more information visit this page: + <ulink url="http://www.open-scap.org/page/Main_Page"> + http://www.open-scap.org/page/Main_Page + </ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>authoconfig ecryptfs</title> + <para> + Fedora 15 brings in improved support for eCryptfs, a stacked + cryptographic filesystem for Linux. Now when a + <package>ecryptfs</package> user logs in, + <application>authconfig</application> will automatically mount + his private encrypted part of the home directory. + </para> + <para> + For details please refer to the wiki page <ulink + url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/EcryptfsAuthConfig"> + https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/EcryptfsAuthConfig + </ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>setroubleshoot</title> + <para> + The user interface of <package>setroubleshoot</package> has been + redesigned to make it easier to diagnose SELinux problems. In + the current setroubleshooter the "best" match is returned for a + solution to the customer. In the new redesign, all matches will + be returned. For example if samba tried to read content that it + is not allowed, we would like to tell the admin that he could + label the content <command>samba_share_t</command> or he could + set up SELinux to allow samba to share all content Read Only, or + Read Write, or samba should not be trying to read this content, + it could be a bug or an attack. + </para> + <para> + The interface has also been simplified with easier to + explain definitions, like + </para> +<screen> +If you want samba to share the entire system read/only, then +you need to tell SELinux system about this, by setting the +samba_export_all_ro boolean. + +Execute the following command as root. + + setsebool -P samba_export_all_ro=1 +</screen> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Remove setuid</title> + <para> + Fedora 15 removes <command>setuid</command> applications and + instead specifically assigns the capabilities required by an + application, modifing the spec files of most applications that + include a setuid application to remove the setuid flag and + change to file capabilities. + </para> + <para> + Please refer to <ulink + url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/RemoveSETUID">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/RemoveSETUID</ulink> + for all details. + </para> + </section> + </section>

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[release-notes] Adjust tagging, fix typos
by John J. McDonough 26 Mar '11

26 Mar '11

commit f42d24c7a8fc417bc87b1539da2747d40ad9a9f4 Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd(a)fedoraproject.org> Date: Fri Mar 25 20:09:04 2011 -0400 Adjust tagging, fix typos en-US/Circuit_Design.xml | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------- en-US/Scientific_and_Technical.xml | 29 +++++++++++----------- en-US/Web_Servers.xml | 25 ++++++++++--------- 3 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-) --- diff --git a/en-US/Circuit_Design.xml b/en-US/Circuit_Design.xml index 3cf79c1..c1733df 100644 --- a/en-US/Circuit_Design.xml +++ b/en-US/Circuit_Design.xml @@ -56,17 +56,21 @@ compiler. Some changes of this release are related to <emphasis>Language Coverage</emphasis> with remotion of obsolete VAMS $log function; addition of a warning that - synthesis is not currently being maintained when -S is used; - named blocks now keep their scope information; and it has - been added the correct version information to the data - structure returned by the PLI vpi_get_vlog_info() - call. Regarding the <emphasis>Language Extensions</emphasis> - it has been added FST dumper; +timescale to the command - file; ability to automatically perform bit <-> real - conversion for module inputs/outputs where this makes sense; - optional warnings for out of range bit/part selects; and - $info(), $warning() and $error() as aliases for - $display. + synthesis is not currently being maintained when + <command>-S</command> is used; named blocks now keep their + scope information; and it has been added the correct version + information to the data structure returned by the + <function>PLI vpi_get_vlog_info()</function> call. Regarding + the <emphasis>Language Extensions</emphasis> it has been + added <function>FST</function> dumper; + <command>+timescale</command> to the command file; ability + to automatically perform bit <-> real conversion for + module inputs/outputs where this makes sense; optional + warnings for out of range bit/part selects; and + <function>$info()</function>, + <function>$warning()</function> and + <function>$error()</function> as aliases for + <function>$display</function>. </para> <para> For a complete list of these features, with the general bug @@ -112,14 +116,18 @@ of OpenMP multicore support for BSIM3, BSIM4, and BSIMSOI4 that speeds up transistor loaded simulation by a factor of two; and improving its stability. In particular, the new - feauture include: reinstate expansion in interactive - interpreter; .TITLE line added; update to 'spectrum' script; - par('expression') in .four, .plot, .print, .meas, .save - commands; command 'option' for use in spinit, .spiceinit and - in scripts; adms procedure updated; new random number - generator, new random functions sunif() and sgauss(), and - scripts for Monte Carlo simulations, new plot vectors allv, - alli, ally. Manuals and documents follow the updates.</para> + features include: reinstate expansion in interactive + interpreter; <command>.TITLE</command> line added; update to + '<command>spectrum</command>' script; + <function>par('expression')</function> in + <command>.four</command>, <command>.plot</command>, + <command>.print</command>, <command>.meas</command>, + <command>.save</command> commands; command 'option' for use + in spinit, .spiceinit and in scripts; adms procedure + updated; new random number generator, new random functions + sunif() and sgauss(), and scripts for Monte Carlo + simulations, new plot vectors allv, alli, ally. Manuals and + documents follow the updates.</para> <para> <ulink url="http://ngspice.sourceforge.net">http://ngspice.sourceforge.net</ulink> </para> diff --git a/en-US/Scientific_and_Technical.xml b/en-US/Scientific_and_Technical.xml index 62c3475..9622352 100644 --- a/en-US/Scientific_and_Technical.xml +++ b/en-US/Scientific_and_Technical.xml @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ <para> <package>gretl</package> is a cross-platform software package for econometric analysis. It includes links to - <emphasis>R</emphasis>, <emphasis>octave</emphasis> and ox + <package>R</package>, <package>octave</package> and ox for more detailed analysis. A full list of features may be found at <ulink url="http://gretl.sourceforge.net/">http://gretl.sourceforge.net/</ulink> @@ -236,19 +236,20 @@ transport module of the DB and the new mechanism/module of OpenSCADA system's test; there were found and corrected many errors in order to better optimization, increase stability, - sustainability and system's performance. Notable - optimization was made in the Visual Control Area (VCA) and - its visualizers; changes were made in the VCA engine - (UI.VCAEngine) modules: UI.Vision and UI.WebVision - visualizers, aimed at stabilizing, optimization of memory - consumption and improvement of user's properties of VCA. It - has been made a new object API of the user's programming, - which provides the integration of user's functions in the - objects' tree of OpenSCADA, in addition, to a number of - changes to the existing library of functions of the user's - API. For all details please refer to the Changelog in your - package or to the News section on the project website at - <ulink url="http://oscada.org/">http://oscada.org/</ulink>. + sustainability and system's performance. Notable optimization + was made in the Visual Control Area (VCA) and its visualizers; + changes were made in the VCA engine + (<application>UI.VCAEngine</application>) modules: + <application>UI.Vision</application> and + <application>UI.WebVision</application> visualizers, aimed at + stabilizing, optimization of memory consumption and improvement + of user's properties of VCA. It has been made a new object API + of the user's programming, which provides the integration of + user's functions in the objects' tree of OpenSCADA, in addition, + to a number of changes to the existing library of functions of + the user's API. For all details please refer to the Changelog in + your package or to the News section on the project website at + <ulink url="http://oscada.org/">http://oscada.org/</ulink>. </para> </section> diff --git a/en-US/Web_Servers.xml b/en-US/Web_Servers.xml index da31bf9..0fed59b 100644 --- a/en-US/Web_Servers.xml +++ b/en-US/Web_Servers.xml @@ -11,27 +11,28 @@ <title>Apache </title> <para> <package>httpd</package> was updated from 2.2.16 to 2.2.17. This - version includes <emphasis>mod</emphasis> fixes and - <emphasis>core</emphasis> fixes and changes. + version includes <command>mod</command> fixes and + <command>core</command> fixes and changes. </para> <para> Core fixes and changes: <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - (re)-introduce -T commandline option to suppress - documentroot check at startup. + (re)-introduce <command>-T</command> commandline option to + suppress documentroot check at startup. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - check symlink ownership if both FollowSymlinks and - SymlinksIfOwnerMatch are set. + check symlink ownership if both + <command>FollowSymlinks</command> and + <command>SymlinksIfOwnerMatch</command> are set. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - fix origin checking in SymlinksIfOwnerMatch. + fix origin checking in <command>SymlinksIfOwnerMatch</command>. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -41,11 +42,11 @@ <section> <title>Drupal renamed to Drupal6</title> <para> - Starting with Fedora 15, the drupal package and all module - packages have been renamed from drupal* to drupal6*. In - addition, all filesystem locations will reflect this change. - Simply copying your old content to the new locations should - work, as the versions should be the same. + Starting with Fedora 15, the <package>drupal</package> package + and all module packages have been renamed from drupal* to + drupal6*. In addition, all filesystem locations will reflect + this change. Simply copying your old content to the new + locations should work, as the versions should be the same. </para> <para> This change was made to facilitate easier maintenance of

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[release-notes] Convert Web Servers beat
by John J. McDonough 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

commit 60823b330b365562079a063665eeadd470fa69a1 Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd(a)fedoraproject.org> Date: Fri Mar 25 19:49:06 2011 -0400 Convert Web Servers beat en-US/Web_Servers.xml | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) --- diff --git a/en-US/Web_Servers.xml b/en-US/Web_Servers.xml index 8a9c204..da31bf9 100644 --- a/en-US/Web_Servers.xml +++ b/en-US/Web_Servers.xml @@ -5,8 +5,53 @@ ]> <section id="sect-RelNotes-Web_Servers"> - <title>Web Servers</title> + <title>Web Servers and Web Applications</title> - <para> </para> + <section> + <title>Apache </title> + <para> + <package>httpd</package> was updated from 2.2.16 to 2.2.17. This + version includes <emphasis>mod</emphasis> fixes and + <emphasis>core</emphasis> fixes and changes. + </para> + <para> + Core fixes and changes: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + (re)-introduce -T commandline option to suppress + documentroot check at startup. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + check symlink ownership if both FollowSymlinks and + SymlinksIfOwnerMatch are set. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + fix origin checking in SymlinksIfOwnerMatch. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Drupal renamed to Drupal6</title> + <para> + Starting with Fedora 15, the drupal package and all module + packages have been renamed from drupal* to drupal6*. In + addition, all filesystem locations will reflect this change. + Simply copying your old content to the new locations should + work, as the versions should be the same. + </para> + <para> + This change was made to facilitate easier maintenance of + parallel drupal versions across Fedora/EPEL releases with the + release of drupal7. + </para> + </section> </section>

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[release-notes] Converted Java beat
by John J. McDonough 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

commit 028066c805970b8ebab42caa7f9a55dc421fd442 Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd(a)fedoraproject.org> Date: Fri Mar 25 13:58:57 2011 -0400 Converted Java beat en-US/Java.xml | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) --- diff --git a/en-US/Java.xml b/en-US/Java.xml index 703af06..2dcaac4 100644 --- a/en-US/Java.xml +++ b/en-US/Java.xml @@ -6,7 +6,29 @@ <section id="sect-RelNotes-Java"> <title>Java</title> - - <para> </para> + + <section> + <title>Maven</title> + <para> + Maven is Java project management, project comprehension and build + system tool. + </para> + <para> + Fedora 15 comes with <package>Maven</package> version 3.0. It + offers better stability and performance compared to previous + versions, but the biggest changes shouldn't be noticed by + users. Most work has been happening under the hood to simplify + writing Maven plugins and further improve performance by + building projects in parallel. It includes a new Maven API for + component configuration, many improvements and bug fixes. Users + of Maven are encouraged to read the Maven 3 <ulink + url="http://maven.apache.org/docs/3.0/release-notes.html"> + Upstream Release Notes</ulink> + </para> + <para> + Fedora 15 still provides maven2 package to support backward + compatibility where needed. + </para> + </section> </section>

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[release-notes] Converted OCaml beat
by John J. McDonough 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

commit 986eeeef6b2dc98928bd86ddf02467d0adec1fe4 Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd(a)fedoraproject.org> Date: Fri Mar 25 13:51:13 2011 -0400 Converted OCaml beat en-US/OCaml.xml | 7 ++++++- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) --- diff --git a/en-US/OCaml.xml b/en-US/OCaml.xml index f70d7af..d29e628 100644 --- a/en-US/OCaml.xml +++ b/en-US/OCaml.xml @@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ <section id="sect-RelNotes-OCaml"> <title>Ocaml</title> - <para> </para> + <para> + Fedora 15 includes <ulink + url="http://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Features/OCaml3.12">OCaml + 3.12</ulink>, a major new release of the OCaml language and + compiler. + </para> </section>

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[release-notes] Convert Scientific and Technical beat
by John J. McDonough 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

commit 4b8f68d9604b7225c738d505e7def41079301810 Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd(a)fedoraproject.org> Date: Fri Mar 25 10:26:00 2011 -0400 Convert Scientific and Technical beat en-US/Scientific_and_Technical.xml | 310 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 309 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) --- diff --git a/en-US/Scientific_and_Technical.xml b/en-US/Scientific_and_Technical.xml index 937c5d3..62c3475 100644 --- a/en-US/Scientific_and_Technical.xml +++ b/en-US/Scientific_and_Technical.xml @@ -7,6 +7,314 @@ <section id="sect-RelNotes-Scientific_and_Technical"> <title>Scientific and Technical</title> - <para> </para> + + <para> + Fedora continues to add to its strong complement of scientific + and technical packages with a host of new offerings for Fedora + 15. In addition to the new packages shown here, many other + packages have been updated for this release. Refer to the + Fedora Technical Notes at <ulink + url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org">http://docs.fedoraproject.org</ulink> + for more complete details. + </para> + + <section> + <title>BEDtools</title> + <para> + <package>BEDTools</package> is a set of utilities allow to + one to address common genomics tasks such as finding feature + overlaps and computing coverage. BEDtools is new to Fedora. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>R</title> + <para> + <package>R</package> is a popular statistics package with + many add on packages to address specific needs. Fedora 15 + brings a few new add-on packages to R. + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <package>R-GenomicRanges</package> provides general + purpose containers for storing genomic intervals as well + as more specialized containers for storing alignments + against a reference genome. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <ulink type="http" url= + "http://www.bioconductor.org/packages/release/bioc/html/GenomicRanges.html" + />. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <package>R-ROC</package> - The ROC library is a + collection of R classes and functions related to + receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. These + functions are targeted at the use of ROC analysis with + DNA microarrays The <package>R-ROC</package> package + provides a set of utilities for ROC. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <ulink type="http" url= + "http://www.bioconductor.org/packages/release/bioc/html/ROC.html" + />. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <package>R-affydata</package> is a set of example + affymetrix datasets. These datasets are somewhat larger + than the examples included in the affy package, and are + intended to better represent "real-world" datasets. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <ulink type="http" url= + "http://www.bioconductor.org/packages/2.6/data/experiment/html/affydata.html" + />. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section> + <title>APE</title> + <para> + <package>ape</package> (Atomic Pseudopotential Engine) is a + tool for generating atomic pseudopotentials within a + Density-Functional Theory framework. It is distributed under + the GPL and it produces pseudopotential files suitable for + use with + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + SIESTA + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + OCTOPUS + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + ABINIT + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + PWscf + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + <para> + <ulink url="http://www.tddft.org/programs/APE/node/9">http://www.tddft.org/programs/APE/node/9</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>coot</title> + <para> + <package>coot</package> (Crystallographic Object-Oriented + Toolkit) is a set of tools for macromolecular model + building, model completion and validation, particularly + suitable for protein modelling using X-ray data. + <emphasis>coot</emphasis> 0.6.2 is included in Fedora 15. + </para> + <para> + <ulink url="http://www.biop.ox.ac.uk/coot/">http://www.biop.ox.ac.uk/coot/</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>cp2k</title> + <para> + <package>cp2k</package> is a program to perform atomistic + and molecular simulations of solid state, liquid, molecular + and biological systems. It provides a general framework for + different methods such as e.g. density functional theory + (DFT) using a mixed Gaussian and plane waves approach (GPW), + and classical pair and many-body potentials. + </para> + <para> + Fedora 15 includes <emphasis>cp2k</emphasis> version 2.1. + For details refer to <ulink + url="http://cp2k.berlios.de/">http://cp2k.berlios.de/</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>dia-optics</title> + <para> + <package>dia-optics</package> is a shape library for the + popular <emphasis>dia</emphasis> drawing package. The + included shapes may be reviewed at <ulink + url="http://dia-installer.de/shapes/optics/index_en.html">http://dia-installer.de/shapes/optics/index_en.html</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>gpsbabel-gui</title> + <para> + <package>gpsbabel</package> is a package for manipulating + GPS data from a variety of devices and manipulating that + data. Fedora 15 now includes a GUI for that data. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://www.gpsbabel.org/">http://www.gpsbabel.org/</ulink> + for additional information. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>gretl</title> + <para> + <package>gretl</package> is a cross-platform software + package for econometric analysis. It includes links to + <emphasis>R</emphasis>, <emphasis>octave</emphasis> and ox + for more detailed analysis. A full list of features may be + found at <ulink + url="http://gretl.sourceforge.net/">http://gretl.sourceforge.net/</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>libxc</title> + <para> + <package>libxc</package> is a library of + exchange-correlation functionals for density-functional + theory. The aim is to provide a portable, well tested and + reliable set of exchange and correlation functionals that + can be used by all the ETSF codes and also other codes. The + project maintains a wiki at <ulink + url="http://www.tddft.org/programs/octopus/wiki/index.php/Libxc">http://www.tddft.org/programs/octopus/wiki/index.php/Libxc</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>ltl2ba</title> + <para> + <package>ltl2ba</package> provides fast translation from LTL + formulae to Büchi automata. Fedora 15 includes version + 1.1. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>openeuclide</title> + <para> + Also new to Fedora 15 is + <package>openeuclide</package>. OpenEuclide is a 2D geometry + software: figures are defined dynamically by describing + formal geometrical constraints. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>openscada</title> + <para> + <package>openscada</package> system is open implementation + SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) systems. + </para> + <para> + Fedora 15 ships the stable release version 0.7.0 with + implementations of the database ODBC module, PostgresSQL and + transport module of the DB and the new mechanism/module of + OpenSCADA system's test; there were found and corrected many + errors in order to better optimization, increase stability, + sustainability and system's performance. Notable + optimization was made in the Visual Control Area (VCA) and + its visualizers; changes were made in the VCA engine + (UI.VCAEngine) modules: UI.Vision and UI.WebVision + visualizers, aimed at stabilizing, optimization of memory + consumption and improvement of user's properties of VCA. It + has been made a new object API of the user's programming, + which provides the integration of user's functions in the + objects' tree of OpenSCADA, in addition, to a number of + changes to the existing library of functions of the user's + API. For all details please refer to the Changelog in your + package or to the News section on the project website at + <ulink url="http://oscada.org/">http://oscada.org/</ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>plotdrop</title> + <para> + <package>plotdrop</package> is a frontend to GNU plot. Data + files are added to plotdrop by simply dragging them from + nautilus. The project maintains a website at <ulink + url="http://plotdrop.sourceforge.net/">http://plotdrop.sourceforge.net/</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>psfex</title> + <para> + PSFEx (“PSF Extractor”) extracts models of the + Point Spread Function (PSF) from FITS images processed with + SExtractor, and measures the quality of images. The + generated PSF models can be used for model-fitting + photometry or morphological analyses. + </para> + <para> + <ulink url="http://www.astromatic.net/software/psfex">http://www.astromatic.net/software/psfex</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>root</title> + <para> + <package>root</package> is a package for analyzing large + amounts of data. Fedora 15 includes several new add-ons for + root: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <package>root-genetic</package> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <package>root-graf-fitsio</package> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <package>root-hist-factory</package> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <package>root-io</package> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <package>root-proof-pq2</package> + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + <para> + Project site: <ulink + url="http://root.cern.ch/">http://root.cern.ch/</ulink> + </para> + </section> + </section>

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[release-notes] Add forgotten OCaml section
by John J. McDonough 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

commit f794777f077fec933157ddc3095ef12f2bdf7fb9 Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd(a)fedoraproject.org> Date: Fri Mar 25 10:09:50 2011 -0400 Add forgotten OCaml section en-US/Development_Eclipse.xml | 35 -------- en-US/Development_GCC.xml | 172 ----------------------------------------- en-US/Development_Haskell.xml | 32 -------- en-US/Development_Java.xml | 67 ---------------- en-US/Development_Runtime.xml | 71 ----------------- en-US/OCaml.xml | 12 +++ en-US/Release_Notes.xml | 3 + 7 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 377 deletions(-) --- diff --git a/en-US/OCaml.xml b/en-US/OCaml.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f70d7af --- /dev/null +++ b/en-US/OCaml.xml @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % BOOK_ENTITIES SYSTEM "Release_Notes.ent"> +%BOOK_ENTITIES; +]> + +<section id="sect-RelNotes-OCaml"> + <title>Ocaml</title> + + <para> </para> + +</section> diff --git a/en-US/Release_Notes.xml b/en-US/Release_Notes.xml index f7f2db5..bf53ced 100644 --- a/en-US/Release_Notes.xml +++ b/en-US/Release_Notes.xml @@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ <xi:include href="Haskell.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> </xi:include> + <xi:include href="OCaml.xml" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> + </xi:include> <xi:include href="Eclipse.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> </xi:include>

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[release-notes] Update kernel version
by John J. McDonough 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

commit 53f4368da5c8b74221c79d02f989ae2c801bbb8e Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd(a)fedoraproject.org> Date: Thu Mar 24 14:56:41 2011 -0400 Update kernel version en-US/Release_Notes.ent | 4 ++-- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) --- diff --git a/en-US/Release_Notes.ent b/en-US/Release_Notes.ent index 5fa5b06..247c5cf 100644 --- a/en-US/Release_Notes.ent +++ b/en-US/Release_Notes.ent @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ <!ENTITY YEAR "2011"> <!ENTITY HOLDER "Red Hat, Inc. and others"> <!ENTITY PRODVER "15"> -<!ENTITY PREVVER "12"> -<!ENTITY KERNEL "2.6.35"> +<!ENTITY PREVVER "14"> +<!ENTITY KERNEL "2.6.38">

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[release-notes] Convert Circuit Design beat
by John J. McDonough 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

commit 18ca4b8ba96b39d6cdef22efabf070d790a2350d Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd(a)fedoraproject.org> Date: Thu Mar 24 13:06:12 2011 -0400 Convert Circuit Design beat en-US/Circuit_Design.xml | 154 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 153 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) --- diff --git a/en-US/Circuit_Design.xml b/en-US/Circuit_Design.xml index b78d98c..3cf79c1 100644 --- a/en-US/Circuit_Design.xml +++ b/en-US/Circuit_Design.xml @@ -7,6 +7,158 @@ <section id="sect-RelNotes-Circuit_Design"> <title>Circuit Design</title> - <para> </para> + + <para> + This section includes the set of applications for schematic + capture, circuit simulation and PCB layout that have had + major changes with Fedora 15. + </para> + + <section> + <title>gtkwave</title> + <para> + <package>gtkwave</package> is an analysis tool used to + perform debugging on Verilog or VHDL simulation models. + </para> + <para> + With Fedora 15 <package>gtkwave</package> has been + upgraded to 3.3.20, with improvements and new features + respect to the release 3.3.10 present in Fedora 14. Among + these there are: additions of new tcl functions to enhance + Tcl access; added support for process and transaction + filters in MinGW and support for Open New Window to MinGW; + in order to aid in indexing, detection for Verilog + XL-style VCD identifiers in all vcd loaders in + gtkwave. Updates to manual supporting GTKWave 3.3.20. For + all details and fixes, refer to the CHANGELOG.TXT in the + package doc directory. + </para> + <para> + <ulink + url="http://gtkwave.sourceforge.net/">http://gtkwave.sourceforge.net/</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>iverolg</title> + <para> + Icarus Verilog or <package>iverilog</package> is a Verilog + compiler that generates a variety of engineering formats, + including simulation. It strives to be true to the IEEE-1364 + standard. + </para> + <para> + In Fedora 15 <package>iverilog</package> has been built + against version 0,9.3. As declared in upstream, within the + v0.9 series major changes are kept to a minimum, allowing + some new features only if they do not risk the stability of + the branch or of Verilog programs that use this + compiler. Some changes of this release are related to + <emphasis>Language Coverage</emphasis> with remotion of + obsolete VAMS $log function; addition of a warning that + synthesis is not currently being maintained when -S is used; + named blocks now keep their scope information; and it has + been added the correct version information to the data + structure returned by the PLI vpi_get_vlog_info() + call. Regarding the <emphasis>Language Extensions</emphasis> + it has been added FST dumper; +timescale to the command + file; ability to automatically perform bit <-> real + conversion for module inputs/outputs where this makes sense; + optional warnings for out of range bit/part selects; and + $info(), $warning() and $error() as aliases for + $display. + </para> + <para> + For a complete list of these features, with the general bug + fixes and some of the things that still don't work, please + refer to: + </para> + <para> + <ulink + url="http://iverilog.wikia.com/wiki/Release_Notes_Icarus_Verilog_0_9_3">http://iverilog.wikia.com/wiki/Release_Notes_Icarus_Verilog_0_9_3</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>mot-adms</title> + <para> + <package>mot-adms</package> is a code generator that + converts electrical compact device models specified in + high-level description language into ready-to-compile c code + for the API of spice simulators. Based on transformations + specified in xml language adms transforms Verilog-AMS code + into other target languages. + </para> + <para> + <ulink + url="http://mot-adms.sourceforge.net/">http://mot-adms.sourceforge.net/</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>ngspice</title> + <para> + <package>ngspice</package> is a general-purpose circuit + simulator program. It implements three classes of analysis: + Nonlinear DC analyses, Nonlinear Transient analyses and + Linear AC analyses. + </para> + <para> + With F15, <package>ngspice</package> has been upgraded to + release 22. In this update, more features have been added to + <package>ngspice</package>, improving its compatibility + through an extensive code cleanup that considerably reduces + compiler warnings; improving its speed with the availabilty + of OpenMP multicore support for BSIM3, BSIM4, and BSIMSOI4 + that speeds up transistor loaded simulation by a factor of + two; and improving its stability. In particular, the new + feauture include: reinstate expansion in interactive + interpreter; .TITLE line added; update to 'spectrum' script; + par('expression') in .four, .plot, .print, .meas, .save + commands; command 'option' for use in spinit, .spiceinit and + in scripts; adms procedure updated; new random number + generator, new random functions sunif() and sgauss(), and + scripts for Monte Carlo simulations, new plot vectors allv, + alli, ally. Manuals and documents follow the updates.</para> + <para> + <ulink url="http://ngspice.sourceforge.net">http://ngspice.sourceforge.net</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>pcb</title> + <para> + An interactive printed circuit board editor. + </para> + <para> + In F15, <package>pcb</package> has been upgraded to release + 20100929, with many bug fixes and new features. Among these + are to cite: direct importing of schematics during runtime; + places accept measurements' unit; the polygon hole tool; + DBUS enabled by default (when possible); action scripts run + by the CLI exporters; no more required the (,,) syntax of + CLI actions in GUI; and tool-tips pop-up on elements, pins + and nets; new GCode exporter and updated reference card. + </para> + <para> + <ulink + url="http://pcb.sourceforge.net">http://pcb.sourceforge.net</ulink> + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>rcrpanel</title> + <para> + <package>rcrpanel</package> is a command line application + that takes a text description of a panel and produces a + PostScript rendering of the panel. It is especially handy + for things like calibrated dial faces that can be tedious to + produce with a traditional graphics application. rcrpanel + is described in detail in the <ulink + url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Amateur_Radio_Guide/othe…"> + Fedora Amateur Radio Guide</ulink>. + </para> + </section> + </section>

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