Open Source for your Mac. Fink binary distribution 0.7.1.
Fink is proud to announce the availability of a new binary distribution, version 0.7.1. This release features 1650 pre-compiled binaries and vast improvents to the underlying system. Binary packages include KDE 3.4.1, GNOME 2.4 and many more.
Vienna, 20. September 2004 - The Fink project is proud to announce
the
availability of a new binary distribution, version 0.7.1
This
release contains:
Over 1650
pre-compiled packages including:
Binaries for KDE 3.1.4
Binaries for GNOME 2.4
Improved documentation from the Fink website including
translations
into French, Japanese and simplified
Chinese.
Various speed
and feature improvements to the package manager fink
including the addition
of a versatile Variants system.
A full list of the differences between 0.7.0 and 0.7.1
can be viewed by visting:
http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/compare.php?tree1=0.7.1-stable&cmp=0&tree2=0.7.0-stable&splitoffs=on&sort=name
Fink
is free, licensed under the GPL.
Please observe that this release will only
run on Panther based Mac OS X versions. Fink version 0.6.3
remains available
for 10.2 users, and Fink version 0.4.1 remains available for 10.1
users
To download the binary installer please visit:
http://fink.sourceforge.net/download/index.php
Current
Fink users should use fink to upgrade their installation.
In-depth
documentation on various topics can be acquired from:
http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/index.php
First time
Fink users should also observe the information provided at:
http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/bundled/usage.php
With
this new release of over 1600 pre-compiled packages Fink has taken yet a nother
step to improve the service to its community.
The Fink project would like to
thank all the Contributors, Package
maintainers and long-term developers as
well as the users for downloading the prior release 0.7.0 more than 130_000
times. Without the steady support of the
community this project would have
not been and will not be successful.
About Fink.
The Fink project
wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS
X.
We modify Unix software so that it compiles and runs on Mac OS X ("port"
it) and make it available for download as a coherent distribution.
Fink uses
Debian tools like dpkg and apt-get to provide powerful binary package
management.
You can choose whether you want to download precompiled binary
packages or build everything from source.
The Fink project has an estimated
userbase of well over 150_000 users, concentrated in the United States of
America, Japan and Europe.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Fink Developer
Network
D. Höhn
Schwarzenbergplatz 8/8
A-1030
Vienna
+4317136180-19
http://fink.sf.net
http://finkmirrors.net
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