March 2006 - docs-commits - Fedora Mailing-Lists

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Author: jtr Update of /cvs/docs/press-release In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv24524 Modified Files: fdp-pr.xsl Log Message: Use "font-family" instead of "font" attributes to allow recovery if the rendering machine doesn't have some fonts we'd expect. Hmmm, I'll need to think about font selection more for non-Romance languages. Removed all non-translatable English text from the .XSL template. Index: fdp-pr.xsl =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docs/press-release/fdp-pr.xsl,v retrieving revision 1.8 retrieving revision 1.9 diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9 --- fdp-pr.xsl 15 Mar 2006 07:09:43 -0000 1.8 +++ fdp-pr.xsl 15 Mar 2006 15:17:17 -0000 1.9 @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <xsl:param name="lang">en_US</xsl:param> <xsl:param name="today">2006-02-06</xsl:param> - <xsl:param name="font">Verdana</xsl:param> + <xsl:param name="fonts">Verdana, Courier, Helvetica, Sans, Serif</xsl:param> <xsl:param name="font.size.header">12pt</xsl:param> <xsl:param name="font.size.body">12pt</xsl:param> <xsl:param name="font.size.footer">12pt</xsl:param> @@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ </fo:page-sequence-master> </fo:layout-master-set> <fo:page-sequence master-reference="PressRelease"> - <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-before" font="{$font}" font-size="{$font.size.header}" margin-left="0.3in" margin-right="1in"> + <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-before" font-family="{$fonts}" font-size="{$font.size.header}" margin-left="0.3in" margin-right="1in"> <fo:table border-collapse="separate" table-layout="fixed" width="100%"> - <fo:table-column column-number="1" column-width="50%"/> - <fo:table-column column-number="2" column-width="50%"/> + <fo:table-column column-number="1" column-width="40%"/> + <fo:table-column column-number="2" column-width="60%"/> <fo:table-body> <fo:table-row> <fo:table-cell text-align="left"> @@ -45,11 +45,10 @@ <xsl:value-of select="/fdp-pr/@embargo"/> </fo:block> </fo:table-cell> - <fo:table-cell text-align="right"> + <fo:table-cell text-align="center"> <fo:block> <xsl:value-of select="/fdp-pr/@org"/> - </fo:block> - <fo:block space-before="0.25em"> + <xsl:text> </xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="/fdp-pr/@kind"/> </fo:block> </fo:table-cell> @@ -57,21 +56,20 @@ </fo:table-body> </fo:table> </fo:static-content> - <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-after" font="{$font}" font-size="{$font.size.footer}" margin-left="0.3in" margin-right="1in"> + <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-after" font-family="{$fonts}" font-size="{$font.size.footer}" margin-left="0.3in" margin-right="1in"> <fo:table border-collapse="separate" table-layout="fixed" width="100%"> - <fo:table-column column-number="1" column-width="50%"/> - <fo:table-column column-number="2" column-width="50%"/> + <fo:table-column column-number="1" column-width="40%"/> + <fo:table-column column-number="2" column-width="60%"/> <fo:table-body> <fo:table-row> <fo:table-cell text-align="left"> <fo:block> - <xsl:text>Page </xsl:text> <fo:page-number/> - <xsl:text> of </xsl:text> + <xsl:text> / </xsl:text> <fo:page-number-citation ref-id="EOF"/> </fo:block> </fo:table-cell> - <fo:table-cell text-align="right"> + <fo:table-cell text-align="center"> <fo:block> <xsl:value-of select="$today"/> </fo:block> @@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ </fo:table-body> </fo:table> </fo:static-content> - <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body" font="{$font}" font-size="{$font.size.body}"> + <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body" font-family="{$fonts}" font-size="{$font.size.body}"> <xsl:apply-templates select="*" /> <fo:block id="EOF" space-before="2.00em" text-align="center"> <xsl:value-of select="/fdp-pr/@end"/> @@ -89,6 +87,9 @@ </fo:page-sequence> </xsl:element> </xsl:template> + <xsl:template match="source"> +  + </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="header"> <fo:block font-weight="bold" keep-with-next="always" space-after="0.25em" space-before="1.0em"> <xsl:apply-templates/>

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press-release Makefile,1.6,1.7

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Author: jtr Update of /cvs/docs/press-release In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv24450 Modified Files: Makefile Log Message: DROPPED support for text output, for now we only support PDF output. Added copious "make help" documentation. Index: Makefile =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docs/press-release/Makefile,v retrieving revision 1.6 retrieving revision 1.7 diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7 --- Makefile 15 Mar 2006 06:58:54 -0000 1.6 +++ Makefile 15 Mar 2006 15:11:49 -0000 1.7 @@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ XMLTOFLAGS=-m params.xsl XSL =fdp-pr.xsl SED =/bin/sed -XML2POT =xml2pot XML2PO =xml2po -PO2XML =po2xml MSGMERGE=msgmerge MSGMERGEFLAGS= ######################################################################## @@ -32,20 +30,31 @@ ######################################################################## # Mark the proper virtual targets so that a "make -t all" does not create # an empty file called "all". -.PHONY: all clean distclean clobber pot +.PHONY: all clean distclean clobber pot help ######################################################################## # The default target "all" all:: ${DOC_BASE}.pot all:: $(foreach LOCALE,${LANGUAGES},${DOC_BASE}-${LOCALE}.pdf) -all:: $(foreach LOCALE,${LANGUAGES},${DOC_BASE}-${LOCALE}.txt) +# FIXME all:: $(foreach LOCALE,${LANGUAGES},${DOC_BASE}-${LOCALE}.txt) +######################################################################## +HFMT =%-31s\t%s\n +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "all" "Default target; generate PDF's" + @printf "${HFMT}" "clean" "Delete temporary files" + @printf "${HFMT}" "distclean" "Delete output and temporary files" + @printf "${HFMT}" "clobber" "Delete output and temporary files" + @printf "${HFMT}" "help" "This message; use 'make help|sort'" ######################################################################## # Compute the rules to transform our XML documents into both PDF and TXT # forms -define OUTPUT_template +define PDF_template .PHONY: pdf-${1} pdf-${1}:: ${DOC_BASE}-${1}.pdf +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "pdf-${1}" "Generate PDF for locale '${1}'" + ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).pdf:: ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml params.xsl.in ${XSL} LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${SED} \ -e "s|DATE|$$(shell LC_ALL=${1} date +'%x %X')|" \ @@ -53,42 +62,67 @@ params.xsl.in >params.xsl LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${XMLTO} -x ${XSL} ${XMLTOFLAGS} pdf \ ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml - ${RM} params.xsl + +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "${DOC_BASE}-${1}.pdf" "Render PDF for locale '${1}'" distclean:: ${RM} ${DOC_BASE}-${1}.pdf +endef + +$(foreach LOCALE,${LANGUAGES},$(eval $(call PDF_template,${LOCALE}))) +######################################################################## -# This assumes w3m(1) is installed. +######################################################################## +define TXT_template +# This assumes w3m(1) is installed. The stock xmlto RPM uses it. XMLPOSTFLAGS=-p '-cols 72' .PHONY: txt-${1} txt-${1}:: ${DOC_BASE}-${1}.txt +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "txt-${1}" "Generate text version for locale '${1}'" + ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).txt:: ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml params.xsl.in ${XSL} LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${SED} \ -e "s|DATE|$$(shell LC_ALL=${1} date +'%x %X')|" \ params.xsl.in >params.xsl LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${XMLTO} -x ${XSL} ${XMLTOFLAGS} $${XMLPOSTFLAGS} \ txt ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml - ${RM} params.xsl + +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "${DOC_BASE}-${1}.txt" "Render locale '${1}' text" distclean:: ${RM} ${DOC_BASE}-${1}.txt endef - -$(foreach LOCALE,${LANGUAGES},$(eval $(call OUTPUT_template,${LOCALE}))) +# FIXME $(foreach LOCALE,${LANGUAGES},$(eval $(call TXT_template,${LOCALE}))) ######################################################################## # Always generate the current date. params.xsl: params.xsl.in Makefile - ${SED} -e "s|DATE|$$(date +'%x %X')|" \ + ${SED} -e "s|DATE|$$(LC_ALL=${PRI_LANG} date +'%x %X')|" \ -e "s|LANG|${PRI_LANG}|" \ $< >$@.tmp && move-if-change $@.tmp $@ + +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "params.xsl" "Generate dynamic parameters" ######################################################################## # The ${DOC_BASE}.pot target produces a new .POT file everytime the # original XML file is updated. -${DOC_BASE}.pot: ${DOC_BASE}-${PRI_LANG}.xml +.PHONY: pot + +pot:: ${DOC_BASE}.pot + +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "pot" "Generate .POT file for translation" + +${DOC_BASE}.pot:: ${DOC_BASE}-${PRI_LANG}.xml xml2po -o $@ $< + +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "${DOC_BASE}.pot" "Generate .POT file for translation" ######################################################################## # Compute the rules to create or update a language-specific .po file # any time the ${DOC_BASE}.pot file is updated. We try to avoid losing @@ -98,6 +132,9 @@ .PHONY: po-${1} po-${1}:: ${1}.po +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "po-${1}" "Update translations for locale '${1}'" + .PRECIOUS: ${1}.po ${1}.po:: ${DOC_BASE}.pot @if [ ! -f ${1}.po ]; then \ @@ -108,6 +145,9 @@ ${MSGMERGE} ${MSGMERGEFLAGS} \ ${1}.po $${DOC_BASE}.pot >${1}.po; \ fi + +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "${1}.po" "Update translations for locale '${1}'" endef $(foreach LOCALE,${OTHERS},$(eval $(call PO_template,${LOCALE}))) @@ -118,14 +158,27 @@ .PHONY: xml-${1} xml-${1}:: ${DOC_BASE}-${1}.xml +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "xml-${1}" "Translate XML for locale '${1}'" + ${DOC_BASE}-${1}.xml:: ${DOC_BASE}-${PRI_LANG}.xml ${1}.po - ${PO2XML} ${DOC_BASE}-${PRI_LANG}.xml ${1}.po >${DOC_BASE}-${1}.xml + ${XML2PO} -p ${1}.po ${DOC_BASE}-${PRI_LANG}.xml >${DOC_BASE}-${1}.xml + +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "${DOC_BASE}-${1}.xml" "Create XML for locale '${1}'" clean:: ${RM} ${DOC_BASE}-${1}.xml endef $(foreach LOCALE,${OTHERS},$(eval $(call NEWLANG_template,${LOCALE}))) + +.PHONY: xml-${PRI_LANG} + +xml-${PRI_LANG}:: ${DOC_BASE}-${PRI_LANG}.xml + +help:: + @printf "${HFMT}" "${DOC_BASE}-${PRI_LANG}.xml" "Primary XML" ######################################################################## clean:: ${RM} params.xml @@ -134,6 +187,8 @@ .PHONY: mrproper mrproper:: distclean ${RM} *.po + ${RM} *.pdf + ${RM} *.txt ######################################################################## # End of Makefile ########################################################################

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jargon-buster/en_US jargon-buster.xml,NONE,1.1

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Author: pfrields Update of /cvs/docs/jargon-buster/en_US In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv17708/en_US Added Files: jargon-buster.xml Log Message: Update to proper locale and adjust supporting rpm-info and Makefile accordingly --- NEW FILE jargon-buster.xml --- <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % FDP-ENTITIES SYSTEM "../../docs-common/common/entities/entities-en_US.ent"> %FDP-ENTITIES; <!ENTITY DOCNAME "jargon-buster"> <!ENTITY DOCVERSION "1.9.6"> <!ENTITY DOCDATE "2006-03-14"> <!ENTITY DOCID "&DOCNAME;-&DOCVERSION; (&DOCDATE;)"> ]> <article lang="en"> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="fdp-info.xml" /> <para> This document clarifies some of the terms used on various lists, web pages, and IRC, when talking about &FED;. Many thanks to the people on the fedora-list and at &RH; for their input. If you cannot find a term in this document that you think should appear here, use the bug reporting information below to notify the maintainers. </para> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="../../docs-common/common/bugreporting-en_US.xml"/> <glossary id="fedora-glossary"> <title>Glossary</title> <glossdiv> <title>Jargon Buster</title> <glossentry id="gl-jb-a11y"> <glossterm>a11y</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> An abbreviation for "accessibility," frequently used in programming to avoid unnecessary typing and misspelling. Accessibility is the provision of services for impaired users, such as text-to-speech translation for the visually impaired. The <literal>11</literal> derives from the eleven letters between the beginning <literal>a</literal> and the ending <literal>y</literal>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-alsa"> <glossterm>ALSA</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) is a technology that gives &FED; the ability to mix and output multiple audio sources. ALSA supports many consumer and professional level hardware devices. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.alsa-project.org/"/> for more information. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-anaconda"> <glossterm>Anaconda</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> <application>Anaconda</application> is the &FC; installation system. <application>Anaconda</application> identifies and configures the system's hardware, creates appropriate file systems, and installs or upgrades software packages. <application>Anaconda</application> runs in a fully interactive text or graphical mode, or in an automated <xref linkend="gl-jb-kickstart"/> mode. Refer to <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda"/> for more information. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-apt"> <glossterm>apt</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <command>apt</command> (Advanced Package Tool) utility is a dependency tool developed for use with Debian Linux <firstterm>dpkg</firstterm> packages. The <command>apt-rpm</command> utility extends <command>apt</command> for use with RPM packages. Since <command>apt</command> has specific problems with <firstterm>multilib</firstterm>, however, it is not recommended for use with &FED; systems. Use <xref linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> instead. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-atrpms"> <glossterm>ATrpms</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> ATrpms a third party RPM repository for &FED; software. Refer to <ulink url="http://atrpms.physik.fu-berlin.de/"/> for more information about ATrpms. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-bittorrent"> <glossterm>BitTorrent</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> <application>BitTorrent</application> is a peer-to-peer file sharing which downloads from multiple channels at once. Refer to <ulink url="http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/"/> for more information. </para> <para> Use <application>BitTorrent</application> to download &FC; by downloading and opening a torrent file. The official &FC; torrent tracker is located at <ulink url="http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/"/>. Download a torrent file there to begin downloading a release of &FC;. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-bluecurve"> <glossterm>Bluecurve</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> <trademark>Bluecurve</trademark> is a theme which unifies the look and feel of the &FED; desktop. Bluecurve was introduced in &RHL; 9 and was used as the default for &FC; through release 3. Bluecurve was replaced in &FC; 4 by <xref linkend="gl-jb-clearlooks"/>. Bluecurve included icons and settings for the menu and layout of the desktop. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-bugzilla"> <glossterm>&BZ;</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> &BZ; is an online database for recording flaws, or <firstterm>bugs</firstterm>, in &FED; software, documentation, and other projects. &BZ; also tracks bugs in &RH; software. When you encounter a problem with &FED;, you can help the community fix the problem by making a record in &BZ;. This procedure is called "entering a bug." For more information about &BZ;, refer to &BZ-URL;. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-cjk"> <glossterm>CJK</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> An abbreviation for "Chinese, Japanese and Korean," East Asian languages which require the use of an <xref linkend="gl-jb-input-method"/> platform due to the large number of possible typographic characters. </para> <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-iiimf"/> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-clearlooks"> <glossterm>Clearlooks</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Clearlooks is the default theme for a GNOME desktop environment in &FC; 4. The Clearlooks design is based on the original <xref linkend="gl-jb-bluecurve"/>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-core"> <glossterm>Core</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Core is a numbered release of a subset of &FED; software, and is usually called "&FC;." Core packages are maintained mainly by employees of &RH;, and are made up of free and open source software produced by the Linux community. </para> <para> Although the software in &FC; is updated regularly, the original release of &FC; does not change. For this reason, when users discuss the state of their &FED; system software, they might refer to "&FC; plus updates." When you request help from the community, this terminology is the most accurate. However, many users simply call the updated system "&FC;." </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-cpu"> <glossterm>CPU</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The Central Processing Unit, or <acronym>CPU</acronym> , is the "brain" of a computer. The rest of the computer is organized around the CPU, so people often refer to computer systems by the type of processor inside. Examples of CPUs include Pentium-4, Athlon64, and PowerPC. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry> <glossterm>cron</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <command>cron</command> system executes automatic jobs on behalf of the system or an individual user on a schedule. An example of a system <command>cron</command> job might include running <xref linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> nightly to update the system. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry> <glossterm>CUPS</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The Common UNIX Printing System, or <acronym>CUPS</acronym> , is a cross-platform, modularized printing system for UNIX-type environments, including Linux and Macintosh OS X. It is based on the Internet Printing Protocol and provides facilities for managing print jobs and queues. CUPS drivers are available at <ulink url="http://www.cups.org/windows/"/> which allow Windows systems to use printers shared from Linux systems. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.cups.org/"/> for more information about CUPS. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry> <glossterm>Desktop Switcher</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <application>Desktop Switcher</application> tool allows a user to convert the &FED; desktop between <xref linkend="gl-jb-gnome"/> and <xref linkend="gl-jb-kde"/>. To run the <application>Desktop Switcher</application> tool from the Main Menu, select <menuchoice><guimenu>Desktop</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>More Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Desktop Switcher</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. If you do not see this item in your menu, you may not have the <filename>switchdesk-gui</filename> package installed. Refer to &FDPDOCS-URL; to learn how to use <xref linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> to install software packages. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-eth0"> <glossterm>eth0</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <systemitem>eth0</systemitem> name represents the first discovered <xref linkend="gl-jb-ethernet"/> interface in a &FED; system. If your &FED; system has more than one such interface, the others will be numbered <systemitem>eth1</systemitem>, <systemitem>eth2</systemitem>, and so on. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-ethernet"> <glossterm>Ethernet</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Ethernet is the most common type of network technology for small computer networks. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-ethtool"> <glossterm>ethtool</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <command>ethtool</command> utility is a Linux network driver diagnostic and tuning tool for a Linux 2.4 or later <xref linkend="gl-jb-kernel"/>. The <command>ethtool</command> utility is used for querying and changing settings of an <xref linkend="gl-jb-ethernet"/> device. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-ext3"> <glossterm>ext3</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <systemitem>ext3</systemitem> file system is a method of organizing data on storage devices. It is based on the older but still vital <systemitem>ext2</systemitem> Linux file system. Most users do not need to understand file system internals because Linux translates this system into understandable concepts such as files and folders. Refer to <ulink url="http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/"/>, however, for more information on <systemitem>ext2</systemitem> and <systemitem>ext3</systemitem>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-faq"> <glossterm>FAQ</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> A <acronym>FAQ</acronym> is a list of Frequently Asked Questions. Refer to <ulink url="http://fedora.redhat.com/about/faq/"/> for a FAQ about the &FP;. Refer to <ulink url="http://fedorafaq.org/"/> for a FAQ about using &FED;. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-fdl"> <glossterm>FDL</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The GNU Free Documentation License ( <acronym>FDL</acronym> ) is a means of licensing program documentation. As is the case with all freedoms, the FDL carries both rights and responsibilities. You have the right to modify and redistribute FDL materials, or create other works based on them. You then have the responsibility of licensing any such material under the FDL as well. In this fashion the FDL guarantees that documentation cannot be made less free by a recipient. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-fhs"> <glossterm>FHS</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The File Hierarchy Standard, or <acronym>FHS</acronym> , is a specification for the naming and organization of directories on a Linux system. The FHS sets standards for the types of files that should inhabit specific system directories. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/"/> for more information about the FHS. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-freshrpms"> <glossterm>FreshRPMS</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> A third-party repository of <xref linkend="gl-jb-rpm"/> software packages. FreshRPMS is soon to be subsumed into the larger RPMForge repository. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.freshrpms.net/"/> for more information. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-fsck"> <glossterm>fsck</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <command>fsck</command> utility is a command line tool used to test file systems for consistency and repair errors. It is normally used with Linux file systems such as <xref linkend="gl-jb-ext3"/>, but also has the ability to make repairs on other types of file systems. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-gimp"> <glossterm>GIMP</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. The GIMP is graphics software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. The GIMP will read and write graphics files in a variety of formats, including JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF. It will also import some proprietary image formats from other graphics programs. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.gimp.org/"/> for more information about the GIMP. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-glibc"> <glossterm>glibc</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The GNU C library, or <systemitem>glibc</systemitem>, is a free and open source library of C functions. Most software programs for your &FED; system rely on <systemitem>glibc</systemitem> for basic common functions. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html"/> for more information about <systemitem>glibc</systemitem>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-gnome"> <glossterm>GNOME</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> <acronym>GNOME</acronym> is the short name for the GNOME Desktop, a product of the GNOME Project. GNOME is at once a free desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems such as &FED;, and a framework for software developers to develop graphical utilities and interfaces. GNOME provides a complete set of human interface guidelines, which means that GNOME strives to have a consistent look and feel for all its applications. Read more about GNOME at <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/"/>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-gnu"> <glossterm>GNU</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> <acronym>GNU</acronym> is an acronym that stands for "GNU's Not UNIX," and is pronounced "guh-NOO." GNU was originally intended to be a complete UNIX-like operating system. It has become a broader term describing free software licensed under the <xref linkend="gl-jb-gpl"/>. Because the <xref linkend="gl-jb-kernel"/> and much of the other software in a Linux system are licensed under the <xref linkend="gl-jb-gpl"/>, many people call that system GNU/Linux. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-gnupg"> <glossterm>GnuPG (GPG)</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> GnuPG, the GNU Privacy Guard, is a complete and free replacement for PGP, Pretty Good Privacy. GnuPG software allows you to digitally sign or encrypt data using public key encryption methods. GnuPG is OpenPGP compliant, so data signed or encrypted by GnuPG can be exchanged with almost any computer user. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.gnupg.org/"/> for more information about GPG. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-gpl"> <glossterm>GPL</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The GNU General Public Licence, or <acronym>GPL</acronym> , is a software license designed to preserve users' rights to share and modify software. The GPL does this by restricting anyone from denying you those rights. Use of software is usually subject to the terms under which it is licensed. Many software licenses restrict you from copying, sharing, or even examining the software they cover. The terms of the GPL, however, allow you very broad rights to share, modify, and redistribute software. In return the GPL requires you to give others those rights if you share the results. The GPL encourages software programmers to learn and contribute to each other's work. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.fsf.org/licenses/licenses/gpl.html"/> for more information about the GPL. For a <xref linkend="gl-jb-faq"/> about the GPL, refer to <ulink url="http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html"/>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-grub"> <glossterm>GRUB</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <xref linkend="gl-jb-gnu"/> GRand Unified Boot Loader, or <acronym>GRUB</acronym> , is a program which controls the boot process after basic system tests occur. It presents a menu that allows the user to select an operating system or kernel to boot. Its features include passing parameters and options to the kernel, and a minimal functional shell. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/"/> for more information about GRUB. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-i18n"> <glossterm>i18n</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> An abbreviation for "internationalization," frequently used in programming to avoid unnecessary typing and misspellings. Internationalization is the provision of multiple translations for messages that applications produce. The <literal>18</literal> derives from the eighteen (18) letters between the beginning <literal>i</literal> and the ending <literal>n</literal>. </para> <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-l10n"/> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-i386"> <glossterm>i386</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The entire set of computer processors that are compatible with the Intel x86 platform, including Intel Pentium and Celeron, AMD Athlon and Duron, and VIA C3 <xref linkend="gl-jb-cpu"/>s, are commonly referred to as <systemitem>i386</systemitem>. The <systemitem>i386</systemitem> term is often used to refer a set of software packages that run on these processors. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-iiimf"> <glossterm>IIIMF</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The Intranet/Internet Input Method Framework, or <acronym>IIIMF</acronym> , is an <xref linkend="gl-jb-input-method"/> framework for handling languages such as <xref linkend="gl-jb-cjk"/>, which will not map readily to a standard keyboard device. IIIMF works by loading language engines dynamically at runtime as they are requested by clients. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-im"> <glossterm>IM</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Instant messaging, or <acronym>IM</acronym> , is a real-time, text-based form of communication. You can use IM to have conversations with individuals or groups. America Online, an Internet service provider, popularized IM in the 1990's, but many other providers such as Yahoo and Google offer similar services. &FED; has programs such as <application>gaim</application> that allow you to use IM to communicate with other Internet users. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-inkscape"> <glossterm>Inkscape</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Inkscape is a vector graphics illustration program. It uses SVG as the default file format. For more information about Inkscape, refer to <ulink url="http://www.inkscape.org/"/>. </para> <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-sodipodi"/> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-input-method"> <glossterm>Input method</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> A method used to enter text other than selecting each character directly on a keyboard or other input hardware. Input methods are widely used for entering ideographs and other characters phonetically or by component, such as in Esat Asian languages. &FC; uses the <xref linkend="gl-jb-iiimf"/> platform by default, but also offers other platforms such as <xref linkend="gl-jb-scim"/>. </para> <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-cjk"/> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-irc"> <glossterm>IRC</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Internet Relay Chat, or <acronym>IRC</acronym> , is a communication protocol that allows users to type text messages to each other in approximately real time. You can use IRC to have conversations with individuals or groups. IRC is very similar to <xref linkend="gl-jb-im"/>, and offers many of the same capabilities, but predates IM by many years. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-iso"> <glossterm>ISO</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> <acronym>ISO</acronym> is an acronym that stands for International Standards Organization. It is also used as an abbreviation for the ISO-9660 format of a standard data CD-ROM. &FED; offers installation CDs for &FC; as downloadable files on the Internet, in the form of CD image files sometimes called ISO files. These files can be burned directly to CD media using a CD-Recordable drive, and the resulting CD will contain all the files on the original &FC; media. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-kde"> <glossterm>KDE</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> KDE is a free and open desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems such as &FED;. KDE also offers a complete development framework for writing graphical applications, as well as an office application suite. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/whatiskde/"/> for more information about KDE. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-kernel"> <glossterm>kernel</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> A kernel is the core of an operating system, responsible for managing memory and conducting hardware operations. The Linux kernel used in &FED; is free and open source software, originally written by Linus Torvalds. Many computer scientists and programmers from around the world now contribute to its development. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-kickstart"> <glossterm>kickstart</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Kickstart is a facility that allows system administrators to automate the installation of &FED;. To use Kickstart, the administrator creates a configuration file which contains all the information needed by <xref linkend="gl-jb-anaconda"/> to complete the installation process. Refer to <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda"/> for more information about Kickstart. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-kudzu"> <glossterm>kudzu</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <command>kudzu</command> utility usually runs at boot time. The <command>kudzu</command> utility detects changes in the system's hardware configuration, and configures the devices for use with &FED; software. Refer to <ulink url="http://fedora.redhat.com/projects/additional-projects/kudzu/"/> for more information about <command>kudzu</command>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-l10n"> <glossterm>l10n</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> An abbreviation for "localization," frequently used in programming to avoid unnecessary typing and misspelling. Localization is the provision of nation-specific settings for the representation of numbers, dates, currency, and other customary symbols. The <literal>10</literal> derives from the ten letters between the beginning <literal>l</literal> and the ending <literal>n</literal>. </para> <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-i18n"/> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-ldap"> <glossterm>LDAP</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, or <acronym>LDAP</acronym> , is a standard for hierarchically organizing and accessing collections of information. This information may be practically anything, but LDAP is most often used to collect information about organizations, including personnel and resource information. &FED; includes support for OpenLDAP, which is a free and open source implementation of LDAP. For more information about OpenLDAP, refer to <ulink url="http://www.openldap.org/"/>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-lilo"> <glossterm>LILO</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The LInux LOader, or <acronym>LILO</acronym> , is a small program used on older Linux systems to boot the Linux kernel or some other operating systems. LILO has been superseded by <xref linkend="gl-jb-grub"/> in &FED;. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-lsb"> <glossterm>LSB</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The Linux Standard Base, or <acronym>LSB</acronym> , is a project that develops and promotes a set of standards to increase compatibility among Linux distributions. For more information about LSB, refer to <ulink url="http://www.linuxbase.org/"/>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-lspci"> <glossterm>lspci</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <command>lspci</command> utility displays information about all PCI buses in the system and all devices connected to them. It is frequently used to diagnose problems with hardware recognition or driver compatibility. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-md5sum"> <glossterm>md5sum</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <command>md5sum</command> utility computes a 128-bit message digest hash value for any specified files. A hash value is a "fingerprint" for a given file, created by a computation that makes it very unlikely that any two files will create the same hash value. </para> <para> To download an MD5 hash program for Windows operating systems, refer to <ulink url="http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/"/>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-memtest86"> <glossterm>memtest86</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The &FC; Installation CD 1 includes a memory testing utility called <command>memtest86</command>. To perform memory testing before you install Fedora Core, or to diagnose a RAM problem, enter <command>memtest86</command> at the <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt. The tests continue until you press the <keycap>Esc</keycap> key. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-mirror"> <glossterm>mirror</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> A mirror is a complete copy of an online resource. System administrators of computers connected to the Internet often create and provide mirrors for public use. If a resource has one or more mirrors, many more users can access its content without overloading the original resource. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-mount"> <glossterm>mount</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> To use a disk device such as a CD, USB drive, or floppy diskette, you must first <command>mount</command> it. &FED; uses a single unified file system for all attached devices. Windows systems, on the other hand, use a "drive letter" for each disk device, such as <systemitem>A:</systemitem> or <systemitem>C:</systemitem>. When you <command>mount</command> a disk device, its file system becomes part of the unified file system on &FED;. The device is mounted on a <firstterm>mount point</firstterm>, which is a directory that points to that device, such as <filename>/media/floppy</filename>. You must also unmount the file system before you eject or remove the disk, to insure all file information is safely written to the device. </para> <para> Since these functions are often handled through user-friendly helpers, you may perform all mounting, unmounting, and file browsing through the graphical desktop interface. For instance, if you use the <xref linkend="gl-jb-gnome"/> Desktop, the <xref linkend="gl-jb-nautilus"/> file management utility makes it easy to perform these tasks. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-mozilla"> <glossterm>Mozilla</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The Mozilla Project produces several user applications such as the Firefox web browser and the Thunderbird email client. These programs are designed for standards compliance, performance and portability. For more information about Mozilla software, refer to <ulink url="http://www.mozilla.org/"/>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-nautilus"> <glossterm>Nautilus</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <xref linkend="gl-jb-gnome"/> desktop environment includes a file manager called Nautilus which provides a graphical display of your system and personal files. Nautilus also allows you to configure your desktop and &FED;, browse your photo collection, access your network resources, and more, all from an integrated interface. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-package"> <glossterm>package</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Users often refer to a <xref linkend="gl-jb-rpm"/> file as a <firstterm>package</firstterm>. </para> <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-rpm"/> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-pine"> <glossterm>Pine</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> <acronym>Pine</acronym> , short for a Program for Internet News and Email, is a tool for reading, sending, and managing electronic messages. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.washington.edu/pine/"/> for more information about <command>Pine</command>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-rawhide"> <glossterm>Rawhide</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Rawhide is a package repository which contains the latest development versions of packages which will eventually be included in &FED;. These latest versions are sometimes called "bleeding edge" <xref linkend="gl-jb-package"/>, since they often include new and untested technology. You should consider the Rawhide repository "unstable," since any Rawhide package <emphasis>might</emphasis> be badly broken if the programmers are trying to add, change, or test features. If you want to develop programs for &FED;, you may want to install a system from Rawhide. If you only want to use a stable &FED; system, you should use the standard &FC; distribution instead. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-rhel"> <glossterm>RHEL</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or <acronym>&RHEL;</acronym> , is a fully-supported enterprise-class operating system for open source computing. &RHEL; runs on many system architectures, is certified by top enterprise software and hardware vendors, and is based on &FED; technology. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.redhat.com/software/rhel/"/> for more information about &RHEL;. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-rhgb"> <glossterm>rhgb</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> &RH; Graphical Boot, or <application> <acronym>rhgb</acronym> </application>, is an optional component of the boot process. The <application>rhgb</application> application produces a boot screen with a progress bar and fewer technical messages. The <application>rhgb</application> application allows you to click a link to see the technical boot messages if desired. Systems that have been upgraded from &RHL; to &FC; are not configured to include <application>rhgb</application>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-rhn-applet"> <glossterm>RHN Applet</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <application>rhn-applet</application> utility was originally designed for use with &RHEL; and Red Hat Network. It provides a notification and user interface for system updates using <xref linkend="gl-jb-up2date"/>. It allows the user to retrieve and install system updates, but this usage is no longer recommended. Users should use <xref linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> for system updates instead. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-rpm"> <glossterm>RPM</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> <acronym>RPM</acronym> stands for RPM Package Manager. RPM is a robust database system for maintaining software on &FED; systems. Software packaged for &FED; is distributed in special package files called RPM files, or RPMs. System owners use the <command>rpm</command> utility to query the RPM database for information about installed software. Although some administrators use <command>rpm</command> to install, update, and remove software, it is recommended that you use <command>yum</command> for these purposes. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-rsync"> <glossterm>rsync</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <command>rsync</command> utility is used to perform incremental file transfers, meaning it can transfer only sections of data that have changed. Administrators frequently use <command>rsync</command> to create a <xref linkend="gl-jb-mirror"/> of an online resource. Refer to <ulink url="http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/"/> for more information about <command>rsync</command>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-scim"> <glossterm>SCIM</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The Smart Common Input Method platform, or <acronym>SCIM</acronym> , is a C++ library that abstracts input method interface into simple, independent classes. It provides a higher level and simpler interface than some other input method platforms. </para> <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-input-method"/> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-selinux"> <glossterm>SELinux</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> SELinux is a set of extensions to the Linux <xref linkend="gl-jb-kernel"/> that provide extremely strong security. SELinux is based on role definitions, and allows very granular control over access to system resources based on those roles. These security measures limit the risk associated with computer intrusions by unauthorized persons. For more information about SELinux, refer to <ulink url="http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/"/> and <ulink url="http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq"/>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-sha1sum"> <glossterm>sha1sum</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <command>sha1sum</command> utility computes a 160-bit message digest hash value for any specified files. A hash value is a "fingerprint" for a given file, created by a computation that makes it very unlikely that any two files will create the same hash value. </para> <para> Download mirrors for &FC; <xref linkend="gl-jb-iso"/> image files also include a related SHA1SUMS file which contains the hash values for the <xref linkend="gl-jb-iso"/> files. Run <command>sha1sum</command> against the downloaded files to verify the hash value. If a file's hash value does not match, you should not use that file to burn a CD. Try downloading the file again. </para> <para> To download an SHA-1 hash program for Windows operating systems, refer to <ulink url="http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/"/>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-sodipodi"> <glossterm>Sodipodi</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Sodipodi is a vector graphics illustration application. It uses W3C SVG as its default format. Refer to <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/sodipodi/"/> for more information. </para> <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-inkscape"/> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-srpm"> <glossterm>SRPM</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> A source <xref linkend="gl-jb-rpm"/>, or <acronym>SRPM</acronym> , contains the source code for a <xref linkend="gl-jb-rpm"/> package. To read or modify a program's source, install its SRPM. You do not need SRPM packages to use the software itself. </para> <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-rpm"/> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-system-config-packages"> <glossterm>system-config-packages</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <application>system-config-packages</application> utility is a package installation for new &FC; systems which have no software updates installed yet. Since most administrators and users update their system software regularly, <application>system-config-packages</application> is not often used. Users should instead use the <xref linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> utility to install new software. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-up2date"> <glossterm>up2date</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <application>up2date</application> application is a utility for managing and updating software on &RHEL; and &FED; systems. The <application>up2date</application> application has been superseded by <command>yum</command>-based utilities. Refer to <ulink url="http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/yum/"/> for more information on managing software on your &FED; system. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-vino"> <glossterm>vino</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <command>vino</command> utility is a variant of <xref linkend="gl-jb-vnc"/> used in &FC; 4 and beyond for remote assistance and control. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-vnc"> <glossterm>VNC</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Virtual Network Computing, or <application>VNC</application>, is communication software that allows you to view and interact with another computer over the network. &FED; includes VNC server and client software, as well as the customized <xref linkend="gl-jb-vino"/> package. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.realvnc.com/"/> for more information about VNC. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-xfs"> <glossterm>XFS</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> XFS is a scalable journaling filesystem developed by SGI and available for &FED; systems. Refer to <ulink url="http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/faq.html#whatisxfs"/> for more information about XFS. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry> <glossterm>X Window System</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The X Window System, or simply "X," is the underlying technology for GNOME, KDE, and other graphical environments used in &FED;. X is a network-based system for displaying and communicating graphical input and output. It is very flexible and is suitable for a wide variety of configurations such as remote desktops and thin-client applications. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-xen"> <glossterm>Xen</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> Xen is an open source virtual machine monitor for Intel x86 machines which supports concurrent execution of multiple guest operating systems. Using Xen, an administrator can set up many virtual machines running on a single physical computer. Any single virtual machine, while executing, performs nearly as well as the physical system without Xen. Xen may be used for testing software, providing large-scale web hosting on limited hardware, any many other applications. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-yum"> <glossterm>yum</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The Yellow Dog Updater, or <acronym>yum</acronym> , is a complete software management utility for RPM-based systems such as &FED;. It automatically determines software requirements, or <firstterm>dependencies</firstterm>, and uses this data to install, update, or remove packages. Refer to <ulink url="http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/"/> for more information about <command>yum</command>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> </glossdiv> </glossary> </article>

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Author: pfrields Update of /cvs/docs/jargon-buster In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv17708 Modified Files: Makefile rpm-info.xml Log Message: Update to proper locale and adjust supporting rpm-info and Makefile accordingly Index: Makefile =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docs/jargon-buster/Makefile,v retrieving revision 1.6 retrieving revision 1.7 diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7 --- Makefile 17 Feb 2006 23:35:36 -0000 1.6 +++ Makefile 15 Mar 2006 12:46:50 -0000 1.7 @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ # Document-specific definitions. # DOCBASE = jargon-buster -PRI_LANG = en +PRI_LANG = en_US OTHERS = ######################################################################## # List each XML file of your document in the template below. Append the Index: rpm-info.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docs/jargon-buster/rpm-info.xml,v retrieving revision 1.4 retrieving revision 1.5 diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5 --- rpm-info.xml 15 Mar 2006 04:09:37 -0000 1.4 +++ rpm-info.xml 15 Mar 2006 12:46:50 -0000 1.5 @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ <holder>Paul W. Frields</holder> </copyright> <titles> - <translation lang="en"> + <translation lang="en_US"> <title>Fedora Jargon Buster</title> <desc>A glossary that demystifies some of the terms used in Fedora and Linux</desc> </translation> @@ -48,102 +48,102 @@ <revision date="2006-02-12" number="1.9.5.3" role="doc"> <author worker="PaulWFrields"/>  - <details lang="en">Convert to DocBook XML V4.4 and use XInclude</details> + <details lang="en_US">Convert to DocBook XML V4.4 and use XInclude</details> </revision> <revision date="Wed Feb 08 2006" number="1" role="rpm"> <author worker="PaulWFrields"/>  - <details lang="en">Initial RPM package</details> + <details lang="en_US">Initial RPM package</details> </revision> <revision date="2006-02-05" number="1.9.5.2" role="doc"> <author worker="PaulWFrields"/>  - <details lang="en">Add title to glossary to ensure readability in yelp. Apparently every + <details lang="en_US">Add title to glossary to ensure readability in yelp. Apparently every major section needs to have a title for this reason.</details> </revision> <revision date="Thu Jan 19 2006" number="1" role="rpm"> <author worker="PaulWFrields"/>  - <details lang="en">Version 1.9.5.1</details> + <details lang="en_US">Version 1.9.5.1</details> </revision> <revision date="6 Jan 2006" number="1.9.5.1" role="doc"> <author worker="PaulWFrields"/> - <details lang="en">Fix labels to uniformity.</details> + <details lang="en_US">Fix labels to uniformity.</details> </revision> <revision date="6 Jan 2006" number="1.9.5" role="doc"> <author worker="PaulWFrields"/> - <details lang="en">Add additional entries for input methods, programming features, and Xen + <details lang="en_US">Add additional entries for input methods, programming features, and Xen (#177103).</details> - <details lang="en">Additional cross referencing.</details> - <details lang="en">Delineate copyright information, partly for clarity and partly for + <details lang="en_US">Additional cross referencing.</details> + <details lang="en_US">Delineate copyright information, partly for clarity and partly for properly exercising build tools.</details> </revision> <revision date="24 Oct 2005" number="1.9.4.1" role="doc"> <author worker="PaulWFrields"/> - <details lang="en">Spelling correction (#171596).</details> + <details lang="en_US">Spelling correction (#171596).</details> </revision> <revision date="30 Sep 2005" number="1.9.4" role="doc"> <author worker="PaulWFrields"/> - <details lang="en">Some term fixes (#160265).</details> + <details lang="en_US">Some term fixes (#160265).</details> </revision> <revision date="7 Sep 2005" number="1.9.3" role="doc"> <author worker="PaulWFrields"/> - <details lang="en">Style editing.</details> + <details lang="en_US">Style editing.</details> </revision> <revision date="26 Aug 2005" number="1.9.2" role="doc"> <author worker="PaulWFrields"/> - <details lang="en">Additional term editing.</details> + <details lang="en_US">Additional term editing.</details> </revision> <revision date="17 Aug 2005" number="1.9.1.1" role="doc"> <author worker="PaulWFrields"/> - <details lang="en">Began new round of editing.</details> + <details lang="en_US">Began new round of editing.</details> </revision> <revision date="30 Sept 2004" number="1.9.1" role="doc"> <author worker="PaulWFrields"/> - <details lang="en">Added Tettnang.</details> + <details lang="en_US">Added Tettnang.</details> </revision> <revision date="7 Mar 2004" number="1.9" role="doc"> <author worker="DaveP"/> - <details lang="en">Added request for input statement, added KDE and VMware terms (DaveP); + <details lang="en_US">Added request for input statement, added KDE and VMware terms (DaveP); added trademark tags around relevant words in new entries and modified para on contributing (TammyFox)</details> </revision> <revision date="30 Jan 2004" number="1.8" role="doc"> <author worker="TammyFox"/> - <details lang="en">Modified to build in fedora-docs module, Red Hat is 2 words, other edits + <details lang="en_US">Modified to build in fedora-docs module, Red Hat is 2 words, other edits and corrections</details> </revision> <revision date="19 Dec 2003" number="1.7" role="doc"> <author worker="DaveP"/> - <details lang="en">Update</details> + <details lang="en_US">Update</details> </revision> <revision date="11 Nov 2003" number="1.6" role="doc"> <author worker="DaveP"/> - <details lang="en">More additions from list and A-Z toc. Needs art.xsl</details> + <details lang="en_US">More additions from list and A-Z toc. Needs art.xsl</details> </revision> <revision date="11 Nov 2003" number="1.5" role="doc"> <author worker="DaveP"/> - <details lang="en">More additions from list.</details> + <details lang="en_US">More additions from list.</details> </revision> <revision date="10 Nov 2003" number="1.4" role="doc"> <author worker="DaveP"/> - <details lang="en">Added LegalNotice and std ents.</details> + <details lang="en_US">Added LegalNotice and std ents.</details> </revision> <revision date="10 Nov 2003" number="1.3" role="doc"> <author worker="DaveP"/> - <details lang="en">More added from various places (e.g. DV).</details> + <details lang="en_US">More added from various places (e.g. DV).</details> </revision> <revision date="10 Nov 2003" number="1.2" role="doc"> <author worker="DaveP"/> - <details lang="en">More added from Fedora list.</details> + <details lang="en_US">More added from Fedora list.</details> </revision> <revision date="8 Nov 2003" number="1.1" role="doc"> <author worker="DaveP"/> - <details lang="en">More added from Fedora list.</details> + <details lang="en_US">More added from Fedora list.</details> </revision> <revision date="7 Nov 2003" number="1.0" role="doc"> <author worker="DaveP"/> - <details lang="en">Initial Release</details> + <details lang="en_US">Initial Release</details> </revision> </changelog> </rpm-info>

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jargon-buster/en_US - New directory

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Author: pfrields Update of /cvs/docs/jargon-buster/en_US In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv17680/en_US Log Message: Directory /cvs/docs/jargon-buster/en_US added to the repository

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press-release fdp-pr.xsl,1.7,1.8

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Author: jtr Update of /cvs/docs/press-release In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv4751 Modified Files: fdp-pr.xsl Log Message: Set the "language='${LANG}'" attribute of the <fo:root> element. Index: fdp-pr.xsl =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docs/press-release/fdp-pr.xsl,v retrieving revision 1.7 retrieving revision 1.8 diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8 --- fdp-pr.xsl 15 Mar 2006 06:58:54 -0000 1.7 +++ fdp-pr.xsl 15 Mar 2006 07:09:43 -0000 1.8 @@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ <xsl:param name="font.size.footer">12pt</xsl:param> <xsl:template match="/"> - <fo:root xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" language="$lang"> + <xsl:element name="fo:root"> + <xsl:attribute name="xmlns:fo"> + http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format + </xsl:attribute> + <xsl:attribute name="language"> + <xsl:value-of select="$lang"/> + </xsl:attribute> <fo:layout-master-set> <fo:simple-page-master master-name="Letter" margin-bottom="0.3in" margin-left="0.3in" margin-right="0.3in" margin-top="0.6in" page-height="11in" page-width="8.5in"> <fo:region-body margin-bottom="1.5in" margin-left="0.6in" margin-right="0.6in" margin-top="0.5in"/> @@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ </fo:block> </fo:flow> </fo:page-sequence> - </fo:root> + </xsl:element> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="header"> <fo:block font-weight="bold" keep-with-next="always" space-after="0.25em" space-before="1.0em">

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press-release Makefile, 1.5, 1.6 fdp-pr.xsl, 1.6, 1.7 params.xsl.in, 1.2, 1.3

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Author: jtr Update of /cvs/docs/press-release In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv2753 Modified Files: Makefile fdp-pr.xsl params.xsl.in Log Message: Try to get the automatic date generation a little more localized. Index: Makefile =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docs/press-release/Makefile,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6 --- Makefile 15 Mar 2006 06:20:58 -0000 1.5 +++ Makefile 15 Mar 2006 06:58:54 -0000 1.6 @@ -42,9 +42,14 @@ # Compute the rules to transform our XML documents into both PDF and TXT # forms define OUTPUT_template +.PHONY: pdf-${1} + +pdf-${1}:: ${DOC_BASE}-${1}.pdf ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).pdf:: ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml params.xsl.in ${XSL} - LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${SED} -e "s|DATE|$$(date +'%x %X')|" \ + LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${SED} \ + -e "s|DATE|$$(shell LC_ALL=${1} date +'%x %X')|" \ + -e "s|LANG|${1}|" \ params.xsl.in >params.xsl LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${XMLTO} -x ${XSL} ${XMLTOFLAGS} pdf \ ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml @@ -53,10 +58,16 @@ distclean:: ${RM} ${DOC_BASE}-${1}.pdf +# This assumes w3m(1) is installed. XMLPOSTFLAGS=-p '-cols 72' +.PHONY: txt-${1} + +txt-${1}:: ${DOC_BASE}-${1}.txt + ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).txt:: ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml params.xsl.in ${XSL} - LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${SED} -e "s|DATE|$$(date +'%x %X')|" \ + LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${SED} \ + -e "s|DATE|$$(shell LC_ALL=${1} date +'%x %X')|" \ params.xsl.in >params.xsl LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${XMLTO} -x ${XSL} ${XMLTOFLAGS} $${XMLPOSTFLAGS} \ txt ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml @@ -69,8 +80,10 @@ $(foreach LOCALE,${LANGUAGES},$(eval $(call OUTPUT_template,${LOCALE}))) ######################################################################## # Always generate the current date. -params.xsl: params.xsl.in - ${SED} -e "s|DATE|$$(date +'%x %X')|" $< >$@.tmp && move-if-change $@.tmp $@ +params.xsl: params.xsl.in Makefile + ${SED} -e "s|DATE|$$(date +'%x %X')|" \ + -e "s|LANG|${PRI_LANG}|" \ + $< >$@.tmp && move-if-change $@.tmp $@ ######################################################################## # The ${DOC_BASE}.pot target produces a new .POT file everytime the # original XML file is updated. Index: fdp-pr.xsl =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docs/press-release/fdp-pr.xsl,v retrieving revision 1.6 retrieving revision 1.7 diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7 --- fdp-pr.xsl 15 Mar 2006 06:20:58 -0000 1.6 +++ fdp-pr.xsl 15 Mar 2006 06:58:54 -0000 1.7 @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ > <xsl:output encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes" media-type="letter" omit-xml-declaration="no" standalone="no"/> + <xsl:param name="lang">en_US</xsl:param> <xsl:param name="today">2006-02-06</xsl:param> <xsl:param name="font">Verdana</xsl:param> <xsl:param name="font.size.header">12pt</xsl:param> @@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ <xsl:param name="font.size.footer">12pt</xsl:param> <xsl:template match="/"> - <fo:root> + <fo:root xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" language="$lang"> <fo:layout-master-set> <fo:simple-page-master master-name="Letter" margin-bottom="0.3in" margin-left="0.3in" margin-right="0.3in" margin-top="0.6in" page-height="11in" page-width="8.5in"> <fo:region-body margin-bottom="1.5in" margin-left="0.6in" margin-right="0.6in" margin-top="0.5in"/> @@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ <fo:block> <xsl:value-of select="/fdp-pr/@org"/> </fo:block> - <fo:block space-before="0.50em"> + <fo:block space-before="0.25em"> <xsl:value-of select="/fdp-pr/@kind"/> </fo:block> </fo:table-cell> @@ -58,8 +59,9 @@ <fo:table-row> <fo:table-cell text-align="left"> <fo:block> + <xsl:text>Page </xsl:text> <fo:page-number/> - <xsl:text>/</xsl:text> + <xsl:text> of </xsl:text> <fo:page-number-citation ref-id="EOF"/> </fo:block> </fo:table-cell> Index: params.xsl.in =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docs/press-release/params.xsl.in,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 --- params.xsl.in 7 Feb 2006 17:30:59 -0000 1.2 +++ params.xsl.in 15 Mar 2006 06:58:54 -0000 1.3 @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ The 'today' value is provided by the Makefile, so please do not edit this definition yourself! --> <xsl:param name="today">DATE</xsl:param> + <xsl:param name="lang">LANG</xsl:param> <!-- <xsl:param name="font">Verdana</xsl:param> <xsl:param name="font.size.header">12pt</xsl:param>

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press-release Makefile,1.4,1.5 fdp-pr.xsl,1.5,1.6

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Author: jtr Update of /cvs/docs/press-release In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv2602 Modified Files: Makefile fdp-pr.xsl Log Message: Make PDF output look reasonable using the default xmlto RPM. Text output is still mangled because it's getting rendered into HTML first; don't ask me why. Index: Makefile =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docs/press-release/Makefile,v retrieving revision 1.4 retrieving revision 1.5 diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5 --- Makefile 14 Mar 2006 23:04:52 -0000 1.4 +++ Makefile 15 Mar 2006 06:20:58 -0000 1.5 @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ # forms define OUTPUT_template -${DOC_BASE}-$(1).pdf:: ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml params.xsl.in +${DOC_BASE}-$(1).pdf:: ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml params.xsl.in ${XSL} LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${SED} -e "s|DATE|$$(date +'%x %X')|" \ params.xsl.in >params.xsl LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${XMLTO} -x ${XSL} ${XMLTOFLAGS} pdf \ @@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ distclean:: ${RM} ${DOC_BASE}-${1}.pdf -${DOC_BASE}-$(1).txt:: ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml params.xsl.in +XMLPOSTFLAGS=-p '-cols 72' + +${DOC_BASE}-$(1).txt:: ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml params.xsl.in ${XSL} LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${SED} -e "s|DATE|$$(date +'%x %X')|" \ params.xsl.in >params.xsl - LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${XMLTO} -x ${XSL} ${XMLTOFLAGS} txt \ - ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml + LC_ALL=${1}.UTF-8 ${XMLTO} -x ${XSL} ${XMLTOFLAGS} $${XMLPOSTFLAGS} \ + txt ${DOC_BASE}-$(1).xml ${RM} params.xsl distclean:: Index: fdp-pr.xsl =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docs/press-release/fdp-pr.xsl,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6 --- fdp-pr.xsl 11 Mar 2006 17:22:43 -0000 1.5 +++ fdp-pr.xsl 15 Mar 2006 06:20:58 -0000 1.6 @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ <fo:block> <xsl:value-of select="/fdp-pr/@org"/> </fo:block> - <fo:block> + <fo:block space-before="0.50em"> <xsl:value-of select="/fdp-pr/@kind"/> </fo:block> </fo:table-cell> @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ </fo:static-content> <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body" font="{$font}" font-size="{$font.size.body}"> <xsl:apply-templates select="*" /> - <fo:block id="EOF" margin-top="6pt" text-align="center"> + <fo:block id="EOF" space-before="2.00em" text-align="center"> <xsl:value-of select="/fdp-pr/@end"/> </fo:block> </fo:flow> @@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ </fo:root> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="header"> - <fo:block font-weight="bold" keep-with-next="always" margin-top="6pt"> + <fo:block font-weight="bold" keep-with-next="always" space-after="0.25em" space-before="1.0em"> <xsl:apply-templates/> </fo:block> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="para"> - <fo:block keep-together="always" margin-top="6pt"> + <fo:block keep-together="always" space-before="1.25em"> <xsl:apply-templates/> </fo:block> </xsl:template> @@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> </xsl:variable> - <fo:list-block provisional-distance-between-starts="18pt" provisional-label-separation="6pt"> + <fo:list-block provisional-distance-between-starts="18pt" provisional-label-separation="6pt" space-before="0.5em"> <xsl:for-each select="item"> - <fo:list-item margin-top="8pt"> + <fo:list-item space-before="1.25em"> <fo:list-item-label end-indent="label-end()"> <fo:block> <xsl:value-of select="$mark"/>

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jargon-buster/en jargon-buster.xml,1.2,1.3

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Author: pfrields Update of /cvs/docs/jargon-buster/en In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv29051/en Modified Files: jargon-buster.xml Log Message: Correct stupid tag error Index: jargon-buster.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/docs/jargon-buster/en/jargon-buster.xml,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 --- jargon-buster.xml 15 Mar 2006 04:09:46 -0000 1.2 +++ jargon-buster.xml 15 Mar 2006 04:13:04 -0000 1.3 @@ -12,48 +12,49 @@ ]> <article lang="en"> - <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="fdp-info.xml" /> <para> This document clarifies some of the terms used on various lists, web pages, and IRC, when talking about &FED;. Many thanks to the people - on the fedora-list and at &RH; for their input. If you cannot find - a term in this document that you think should appear here, use the - bug reporting information below to notify the maintainers. + on the fedora-list and at &RH; for their input. If you cannot find a + term in this document that you think should appear here, use the bug + reporting information below to notify the maintainers. </para> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="../../docs-common/common/bugreporting-en_US.xml"/> - + <glossary id="fedora-glossary"> <title>Glossary</title> <glossdiv> <title>Jargon Buster</title> <glossentry id="gl-jb-a11y"> - <glossterm>a11y</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - An abbreviation for "accessibility," frequently used in - programming to avoid unnecessary typing and misspelling. - Accessibility is the provision of services for impaired - users, such as text-to-speech translation for the visually - impaired. The <literal>11</literal> derives from the eleven - letters between the beginning <literal>a</literal> and the - ending <literal>y</literal>. - </para> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>a11y</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + An abbreviation for "accessibility," frequently used in + programming to avoid unnecessary typing and misspelling. + Accessibility is the provision of services for impaired + users, such as text-to-speech translation for the visually + impaired. The <literal>11</literal> derives from the eleven + letters between the beginning <literal>a</literal> and the + ending <literal>y</literal>. + </para> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-alsa"> <glossterm>ALSA</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) is a technology - that gives &FED; the ability to mix and output multiple - audio sources. ALSA supports many consumer and professional - level hardware devices. Refer to <ulink - url="http://www.alsa-project.org/"/> for more information. + that gives &FED; the ability to mix and output multiple + audio sources. ALSA supports many consumer and professional + level hardware devices. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://www.alsa-project.org/"/> for more + information. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -62,14 +63,16 @@ <glossdef> <para> <application>Anaconda</application> is the &FC; installation - system. <application>Anaconda</application> identifies and - configures the system's hardware, creates appropriate file - systems, and installs or upgrades software packages. - <application>Anaconda</application> runs in a fully - interactive text or graphical mode, or in an automated <xref - linkend="gl-jb-kickstart"/> mode. Refer to <ulink - url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda"/> for more - information. + system. <application>Anaconda</application> identifies and + configures the system's hardware, creates appropriate file + systems, and installs or upgrades software packages. + <application>Anaconda</application> runs in a fully + interactive text or graphical mode, or in an automated + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-kickstart"/> mode. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda"/> + for more information. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -77,14 +80,15 @@ <glossterm>apt</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - The <command>apt</command> (Advanced Package Tool) utility - is a dependency tool developed for use with Debian Linux - <firstterm>dpkg</firstterm> packages. The - <command>apt-rpm</command> utility extends - <command>apt</command> for use with RPM packages. Since - <command>apt</command> has specific problems with - <firstterm>multilib</firstterm>, however, it is not - recommended for use with &FED; systems. Use <xref + The <command>apt</command> (Advanced Package Tool) utility + is a dependency tool developed for use with Debian Linux + <firstterm>dpkg</firstterm> packages. The + <command>apt-rpm</command> utility extends + <command>apt</command> for use with RPM packages. Since + <command>apt</command> has specific problems with + <firstterm>multilib</firstterm>, however, it is not + recommended for use with &FED; systems. Use + <xref linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> instead. </para> </glossdef> @@ -94,8 +98,8 @@ <glossdef> <para> ATrpms a third party RPM repository for &FED; software. - Refer to <ulink url="http://atrpms.physik.fu-berlin.de/"/> - for more information about ATrpms. + Refer to <ulink url="http://atrpms.physik.fu-berlin.de/"/> + for more information about ATrpms. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -103,18 +107,21 @@ <glossterm>BitTorrent</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - <application>BitTorrent</application> is a peer-to-peer - file sharing which downloads from multiple channels at - once. Refer to <ulink - url="http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/"/> for more - information. + <application>BitTorrent</application> is a peer-to-peer file + sharing which downloads from multiple channels at once. + Refer to + <ulink + url="http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/"/> + for more information. </para> - <para> + <para> Use <application>BitTorrent</application> to download &FC; - by downloading and opening a torrent file. The official - &FC; torrent tracker is located at <ulink - url="http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/"/>. Download a - torrent file there to begin downloading a release of &FC;. + by downloading and opening a torrent file. The official &FC; + torrent tracker is located at + <ulink + url="http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/"/>. + Download a torrent file there to begin downloading a release + of &FC;. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -123,11 +130,11 @@ <glossdef> <para> <trademark>Bluecurve</trademark> is a theme which unifies - the look and feel of the &FED; desktop. Bluecurve was + the look and feel of the &FED; desktop. Bluecurve was introduced in &RHL; 9 and was used as the default for &FC; - through release 3. Bluecurve was replaced in &FC; 4 by - <xref linkend="gl-jb-clearlooks"/>. Bluecurve included - icons and settings for the menu and layout of the desktop. + through release 3. Bluecurve was replaced in &FC; 4 by + <xref linkend="gl-jb-clearlooks"/>. Bluecurve included icons + and settings for the menu and layout of the desktop. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -137,77 +144,79 @@ <para> &BZ; is an online database for recording flaws, or <firstterm>bugs</firstterm>, in &FED; software, - documentation, and other projects. &BZ; also tracks bugs in - &RH; software. When you encounter a problem with &FED;, you + documentation, and other projects. &BZ; also tracks bugs in + &RH; software. When you encounter a problem with &FED;, you can help the community fix the problem by making a record in - &BZ;. This procedure is called "entering a bug." For more + &BZ;. This procedure is called "entering a bug." For more information about &BZ;, refer to &BZ-URL;. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-cjk"> - <glossterm>CJK</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - An abbreviation for "Chinese, Japanese and Korean," East - Asian languages which require the use of an <xref - linkend="gl-jb-input-method"/> platform due to the large number - of possible typographic characters. - </para> - <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-iiimf"/> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>CJK</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + An abbreviation for "Chinese, Japanese and Korean," East + Asian languages which require the use of an + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-input-method"/> platform due to + the large number of possible typographic characters. + </para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-iiimf"/> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-clearlooks"> - <glossterm>Clearlooks</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - Clearlooks is the default theme for a GNOME desktop - environment in &FC; 4. The Clearlooks design is based on - the original <xref linkend="gl-jb-bluecurve"/>. - </para> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>Clearlooks</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + Clearlooks is the default theme for a GNOME desktop + environment in &FC; 4. The Clearlooks design is based on the + original <xref linkend="gl-jb-bluecurve"/>. + </para> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-core"> <glossterm>Core</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - Core is a numbered release of a subset of &FED; software, - and is usually called "&FC;." Core packages are maintained - mainly by employees of &RH;, and are made up of free and - open source software produced by the Linux community. - </para> - <para> - Although the software in &FC; is updated regularly, the - original release of &FC; does not change. For this reason, - when users discuss the state of their &FED; system software, - they might refer to "&FC; plus updates." When you request - help from the community, this terminology is the most - accurate. However, many users simply call the updated - system "&FC;." + Core is a numbered release of a subset of &FED; software, + and is usually called "&FC;." Core packages are maintained + mainly by employees of &RH;, and are made up of free and + open source software produced by the Linux community. + </para> + <para> + Although the software in &FC; is updated regularly, the + original release of &FC; does not change. For this reason, + when users discuss the state of their &FED; system software, + they might refer to "&FC; plus updates." When you request + help from the community, this terminology is the most + accurate. However, many users simply call the updated system + "&FC;." </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-cpu"> - <glossterm>CPU</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - The Central Processing Unit, or <acronym>CPU</acronym>, is - the "brain" of a computer. The rest of the computer is - organized around the CPU, so people often refer to computer - systems by the type of processor inside. Examples of CPUs - include Pentium-4, Athlon64, and PowerPC. - </para> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>CPU</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + The Central Processing Unit, or + <acronym>CPU</acronym> + , is the "brain" of a computer. The rest of the computer is + organized around the CPU, so people often refer to computer + systems by the type of processor inside. Examples of CPUs + include Pentium-4, Athlon64, and PowerPC. + </para> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry> <glossterm>cron</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The <command>cron</command> system executes automatic jobs - on behalf of the system or an individual user on a schedule. - An example of a system <command>cron</command> job might - include running <xref linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> nightly to update - the system. + on behalf of the system or an individual user on a schedule. + An example of a system <command>cron</command> job might + include running <xref linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> nightly to + update the system. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -215,15 +224,16 @@ <glossterm>CUPS</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - The Common UNIX Printing System, or <acronym>CUPS</acronym>, - is a cross-platform, modularized printing system for UNIX-type - environments, including Linux and Macintosh OS X. It is - based on the Internet Printing Protocol and provides - facilities for managing print jobs and queues. CUPS drivers - are available at <ulink url="http://www.cups.org/windows/"/> - which allow Windows systems to use printers shared from - Linux systems. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.cups.org/"/> - for more information about CUPS. + The Common UNIX Printing System, or + <acronym>CUPS</acronym> + , is a cross-platform, modularized printing system for + UNIX-type environments, including Linux and Macintosh OS X. + It is based on the Internet Printing Protocol and provides + facilities for managing print jobs and queues. CUPS drivers + are available at <ulink url="http://www.cups.org/windows/"/> + which allow Windows systems to use printers shared from + Linux systems. Refer to <ulink url="http://www.cups.org/"/> + for more information about CUPS. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -232,32 +242,35 @@ <glossdef> <para> The <application>Desktop Switcher</application> tool allows - a user to convert the &FED; desktop between <xref - linkend="gl-jb-gnome"/> and <xref linkend="gl-jb-kde"/>. To - run the <application>Desktop Switcher</application> tool - from the Main Menu, select - <menuchoice><guimenu>Desktop</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>More - Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Desktop - Switcher</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. If you do not see this - item in your menu, you may not have the - <filename>switchdesk-gui</filename> package installed. Refer - to &FDPDOCS-URL; to learn how to use <xref - linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> to install software packages. - </para> + a user to convert the &FED; desktop between + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-gnome"/> and + <xref linkend="gl-jb-kde"/>. To run the <application>Desktop + Switcher</application> tool from the Main Menu, select + <menuchoice><guimenu>Desktop</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>More + Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Desktop + Switcher</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. If you do not see this + item in your menu, you may not have the + <filename>switchdesk-gui</filename> package installed. Refer + to &FDPDOCS-URL; to learn how to use + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> to install software + packages. + </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-eth0"> - <glossterm>eth0</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - The <systemitem>eth0</systemitem> name represents the first - discovered <xref linkend="gl-jb-ethernet"/> interface in a - &FED; system. If your &FED; system has more than one such - interface, the others will be numbered - <systemitem>eth1</systemitem>, - <systemitem>eth2</systemitem>, and so on. - </para> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>eth0</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + The <systemitem>eth0</systemitem> name represents the first + discovered <xref linkend="gl-jb-ethernet"/> interface in a + &FED; system. If your &FED; system has more than one such + interface, the others will be numbered + <systemitem>eth1</systemitem>, + <systemitem>eth2</systemitem>, and so on. + </para> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-ethernet"> <glossterm>Ethernet</glossterm> @@ -274,7 +287,7 @@ <para> The <command>ethtool</command> utility is a Linux network driver diagnostic and tuning tool for a Linux 2.4 or later - <xref linkend="gl-jb-kernel"/>. The + <xref linkend="gl-jb-kernel"/>. The <command>ethtool</command> utility is used for querying and changing settings of an <xref linkend="gl-jb-ethernet"/> device. @@ -282,30 +295,34 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-ext3"> - <glossterm>ext3</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - The <systemitem>ext3</systemitem> file system is a method of - organizing data on storage devices. It is based on the - older but still vital <systemitem>ext2</systemitem> Linux - file system. Most users do not need to understand file - system internals because Linux translates this system into - understandable concepts such as files and folders. Refer to - <ulink url="http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/"/>, however, - for more information on <systemitem>ext2</systemitem> and - <systemitem>ext3</systemitem>. - </para> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>ext3</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + The <systemitem>ext3</systemitem> file system is a method of + organizing data on storage devices. It is based on the older + but still vital <systemitem>ext2</systemitem> Linux file + system. Most users do not need to understand file system + internals because Linux translates this system into + understandable concepts such as files and folders. Refer to + <ulink url="http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/"/>, however, + for more information on <systemitem>ext2</systemitem> and + <systemitem>ext3</systemitem>. + </para> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-faq"> <glossterm>FAQ</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - A <acronym>FAQ</acronym> is a list of Frequently Asked - Questions. Refer to <ulink - url="http://fedora.redhat.com/about/faq/"/> for a FAQ about - the &FP;. Refer to <ulink - url="http://fedorafaq.org/"/> for a FAQ about using &FED;. + A + <acronym>FAQ</acronym> + is a list of Frequently Asked Questions. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://fedora.redhat.com/about/faq/"/> + for a FAQ about the &FP;. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://fedorafaq.org/"/> for a FAQ + about using &FED;. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -313,15 +330,16 @@ <glossterm>FDL</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - The GNU Free Documentation License (<acronym>FDL</acronym>) - is a means of licensing program documentation. As is the - case with all freedoms, the FDL carries both rights and - responsibilities. You have the right to modify and - redistribute FDL materials, or create other works based on - them. You then have the responsibility of licensing any - such material under the FDL as well. In this fashion the - FDL guarantees that documentation cannot be made less free - by a recipient. + The GNU Free Documentation License ( + <acronym>FDL</acronym> + ) is a means of licensing program documentation. As is the + case with all freedoms, the FDL carries both rights and + responsibilities. You have the right to modify and + redistribute FDL materials, or create other works based on + them. You then have the responsibility of licensing any such + material under the FDL as well. In this fashion the FDL + guarantees that documentation cannot be made less free by a + recipient. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -329,12 +347,14 @@ <glossterm>FHS</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - The File Hierarchy Standard, or <acronym>FHS</acronym>, is a - specification for the naming and organization of directories - on a Linux system. The FHS sets standards for the types of - files that should inhabit specific system directories. - Refer to <ulink url="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/"/> for - more information about the FHS. + The File Hierarchy Standard, or + <acronym>FHS</acronym> + , is a specification for the naming and organization of + directories on a Linux system. The FHS sets standards for + the types of files that should inhabit specific system + directories. Refer to + <ulink url="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/"/> for more + information about the FHS. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -343,9 +363,11 @@ <glossdef> <para> A third-party repository of <xref linkend="gl-jb-rpm"/> - software packages. FreshRPMS is soon to be subsumed into - the larger RPMForge repository. Refer to <ulink - url="http://www.freshrpms.net/"/> for more information. + software packages. FreshRPMS is soon to be subsumed into the + larger RPMForge repository. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://www.freshrpms.net/"/> for + more information. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -354,10 +376,11 @@ <glossdef> <para> The <command>fsck</command> utility is a command line tool - used to test file systems for consistency and repair errors. - It is normally used with Linux file systems such as <xref - linkend="gl-jb-ext3"/>, but also has the ability to make - repairs on other types of file systems. + used to test file systems for consistency and repair errors. + It is normally used with Linux file systems such as + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-ext3"/>, but also has the ability + to make repairs on other types of file systems. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -366,13 +389,13 @@ <glossdef> <para> The GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. The GIMP is - graphics software suitable for such tasks as photo - retouching, image composition and image authoring. The GIMP - will read and write graphics files in a variety of formats, - including JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF. It will also import some - proprietary image formats from other graphics programs. - Refer to <ulink url="http://www.gimp.org/"/> for more - information about the GIMP. + graphics software suitable for such tasks as photo + retouching, image composition and image authoring. The GIMP + will read and write graphics files in a variety of formats, + including JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF. It will also import some + proprietary image formats from other graphics programs. + Refer to <ulink url="http://www.gimp.org/"/> for more + information about the GIMP. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -381,12 +404,13 @@ <glossdef> <para> The GNU C library, or <systemitem>glibc</systemitem>, is a - free and open source library of C functions. Most software + free and open source library of C functions. Most software programs for your &FED; system rely on <systemitem>glibc</systemitem> for basic common functions. - Refer to <ulink - url="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html"/> for more - information about <systemitem>glibc</systemitem>. + Refer to + <ulink + url="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html"/> + for more information about <systemitem>glibc</systemitem>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -394,46 +418,52 @@ <glossterm>GNOME</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - <acronym>GNOME</acronym> is the short name for the GNOME - Desktop, a product of the GNOME Project. GNOME is at once a - free desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems - such as &FED;, and a framework for software developers to - develop graphical utilities and interfaces. GNOME provides - a complete set of human interface guidelines, which means - that GNOME strives to have a consistent look and feel for - all its applications. Read more about GNOME at <ulink + <acronym>GNOME</acronym> + is the short name for the GNOME Desktop, a product of the + GNOME Project. GNOME is at once a free desktop environment + for UNIX-like operating systems such as &FED;, and a + framework for software developers to develop graphical + utilities and interfaces. GNOME provides a complete set of + human interface guidelines, which means that GNOME strives + to have a consistent look and feel for all its applications. + Read more about GNOME at + <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/"/>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-gnu"> - <glossterm>GNU</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - <acronym>GNU</acronym> is an acronym that stands for "GNU's - Not UNIX," and is pronounced "guh-NOO." GNU was originally - intended to be a complete UNIX-like operating system. It - has become a broader term describing free software licensed - under the <xref linkend="gl-jb-gpl"/>. Because the <xref - linkend="gl-jb-kernel"/> and much of the other software in a - Linux system are licensed under the <xref - linkend="gl-jb-gpl"/>, many people call that system - GNU/Linux. - </para> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>GNU</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + <acronym>GNU</acronym> + is an acronym that stands for "GNU's Not UNIX," and is + pronounced "guh-NOO." GNU was originally intended to be a + complete UNIX-like operating system. It has become a broader + term describing free software licensed under the + <xref linkend="gl-jb-gpl"/>. Because the + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-kernel"/> and much of the other + software in a Linux system are licensed under the + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-gpl"/>, many people call that + system GNU/Linux. + </para> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-gnupg"> <glossterm>GnuPG (GPG)</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> GnuPG, the GNU Privacy Guard, is a complete and free - replacement for PGP, Pretty Good Privacy. GnuPG software + replacement for PGP, Pretty Good Privacy. GnuPG software allows you to digitally sign or encrypt data using public - key encryption methods. GnuPG is OpenPGP compliant, so data + key encryption methods. GnuPG is OpenPGP compliant, so data signed or encrypted by GnuPG can be exchanged with almost - any computer user. Refer to <ulink - url="http://www.gnupg.org/"/> for more information about - GPG. + any computer user. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://www.gnupg.org/"/> for more + information about GPG. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -441,21 +471,26 @@ <glossterm>GPL</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - The GNU General Public Licence, or <acronym>GPL</acronym>, - is a software license designed to preserve users' rights to - share and modify software. The GPL does this by restricting - anyone from denying you those rights. Use of software is - usually subject to the terms under which it is licensed. - Many software licenses restrict you from copying, sharing, - or even examining the software they cover. The terms of the - GPL, however, allow you very broad rights to share, modify, - and redistribute software. In return the GPL requires you - to give others those rights if you share the results. The - GPL encourages software programmers to learn and contribute - to each other's work. Refer to <ulink - url="http://www.fsf.org/licenses/licenses/gpl.html"/> for - more information about the GPL. For a <xref - linkend="gl-jb-faq"/> about the GPL, refer to <ulink + The GNU General Public Licence, or + <acronym>GPL</acronym> + , is a software license designed to preserve users' rights + to share and modify software. The GPL does this by + restricting anyone from denying you those rights. Use of + software is usually subject to the terms under which it is + licensed. Many software licenses restrict you from copying, + sharing, or even examining the software they cover. The + terms of the GPL, however, allow you very broad rights to + share, modify, and redistribute software. In return the GPL + requires you to give others those rights if you share the + results. The GPL encourages software programmers to learn + and contribute to each other's work. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://www.fsf.org/licenses/licenses/gpl.html"/> + for more information about the GPL. For a + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-faq"/> about the GPL, refer + to + <ulink url="http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html"/>. </para> </glossdef> @@ -465,30 +500,32 @@ <glossdef> <para> The <xref linkend="gl-jb-gnu"/> GRand Unified Boot Loader, - or <acronym>GRUB</acronym>, is a program which controls the - boot process after basic system tests occur. It presents a - menu that allows the user to select an operating system or - kernel to boot. Its features include passing parameters and - options to the kernel, and a minimal functional shell. Refer - to <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/"/> for more - information about GRUB. + or + <acronym>GRUB</acronym> + , is a program which controls the boot process after basic + system tests occur. It presents a menu that allows the user + to select an operating system or kernel to boot. Its + features include passing parameters and options to the + kernel, and a minimal functional shell. Refer to + <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/"/> for more + information about GRUB. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-i18n"> - <glossterm>i18n</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - An abbreviation for "internationalization," frequently used - in programming to avoid unnecessary typing and misspellings. - Internationalization is the provision of multiple - translations for messages that applications produce. The - <literal>18</literal> derives from the eighteen (18) letters - between the beginning <literal>i</literal> and the ending - <literal>n</literal>. - </para> - <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-l10n"/> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>i18n</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + An abbreviation for "internationalization," frequently used + in programming to avoid unnecessary typing and misspellings. + Internationalization is the provision of multiple + translations for messages that applications produce. The + <literal>18</literal> derives from the eighteen (18) letters + between the beginning <literal>i</literal> and the ending + <literal>n</literal>. + </para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-l10n"/> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-i386"> <glossterm>i386</glossterm> @@ -496,80 +533,84 @@ <para> The entire set of computer processors that are compatible with the Intel x86 platform, including Intel Pentium and - Celeron, AMD Athlon and Duron, and VIA C3 <xref - linkend="gl-jb-cpu"/>s, are commonly referred to as - <systemitem>i386</systemitem>. The + Celeron, AMD Athlon and Duron, and VIA C3 + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-cpu"/>s, are commonly + referred to as <systemitem>i386</systemitem>. The <systemitem>i386</systemitem> term is often used to refer a set of software packages that run on these processors. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-iiimf"> - <glossterm>IIIMF</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - The Intranet/Internet Input Method Framework, or - <acronym>IIIMF</acronym>, is an <xref - linkend="gl-jb-input-method"/> framework for handling languages - such as <xref linkend="gl-jb-cjk"/>, which will not map readily - to a standard keyboard device. IIIMF works by loading - language engines dynamically at runtime as they are - requested by clients. - </para> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>IIIMF</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + The Intranet/Internet Input Method Framework, or + <acronym>IIIMF</acronym> + , is an <xref + linkend="gl-jb-input-method"/> framework + for handling languages such as <xref linkend="gl-jb-cjk"/>, + which will not map readily to a standard keyboard device. + IIIMF works by loading language engines dynamically at + runtime as they are requested by clients. + </para> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-im"> - <glossterm>IM</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - Instant messaging, or <acronym>IM</acronym>, is a real-time, - text-based form of communication. You can use IM to have - conversations with individuals or groups. America Online, an - Internet service provider, popularized IM in the 1990's, but - many other providers such as Yahoo and Google offer similar - services. &FED; has programs such as - <application>gaim</application> that allow you to use IM to - communicate with other Internet users. - </para> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>IM</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + Instant messaging, or + <acronym>IM</acronym> + , is a real-time, text-based form of communication. You can + use IM to have conversations with individuals or groups. + America Online, an Internet service provider, popularized IM + in the 1990's, but many other providers such as Yahoo and + Google offer similar services. &FED; has programs such as + <application>gaim</application> that allow you to use IM to + communicate with other Internet users. + </para> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-inkscape"> - <glossterm>Inkscape</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - Inkscape is a vector graphics illustration program. It uses - SVG as the default file format. For more information about - Inkscape, refer to <ulink url="http://www.inkscape.org/"/>. - </para> - <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-sodipodi"/> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>Inkscape</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + Inkscape is a vector graphics illustration program. It uses + SVG as the default file format. For more information about + Inkscape, refer to <ulink url="http://www.inkscape.org/"/>. + </para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-sodipodi"/> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-input-method"> - <glossterm>Input method</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - A method used to enter text other than selecting each - character directly on a keyboard or other input - hardware. Input methods are widely used for entering - ideographs and other characters phonetically or by - component, such as in Esat Asian languages. &FC; uses the - <xref linkend="gl-jb-iiimf"/> platform by default, but also - offers other platforms such as <xref linkend="gl-jb-scim"/>. - </para> - <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-cjk"/> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>Input method</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + A method used to enter text other than selecting each + character directly on a keyboard or other input hardware. + Input methods are widely used for entering ideographs and + other characters phonetically or by component, such as in + Esat Asian languages. &FC; uses the + <xref linkend="gl-jb-iiimf"/> platform by default, but also + offers other platforms such as <xref linkend="gl-jb-scim"/>. + </para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-cjk"/> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-irc"> <glossterm>IRC</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - Internet Relay Chat, or <acronym>IRC</acronym>, is a - communication protocol that allows users to type text - messages to each other in approximately real time. You can - use IRC to have conversations with individuals or groups. - IRC is very similar to <xref linkend="gl-jb-im"/>, and - offers many of the same capabilities, but predates IM by - many years. + Internet Relay Chat, or + <acronym>IRC</acronym> + , is a communication protocol that allows users to type text + messages to each other in approximately real time. You can + use IRC to have conversations with individuals or groups. + IRC is very similar to <xref linkend="gl-jb-im"/>, and + offers many of the same capabilities, but predates IM by + many years. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -577,15 +618,15 @@ <glossterm>ISO</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - <acronym>ISO</acronym> is an acronym that stands for - International Standards Organization. It is also used as an - abbreviation for the ISO-9660 format of a standard data - CD-ROM. &FED; offers installation CDs for &FC; as - downloadable files on the Internet, in the form of CD image - files sometimes called ISO files. These files can be burned - directly to CD media using a CD-Recordable drive, and the - resulting CD will contain all the files on the original &FC; - media. + <acronym>ISO</acronym> + is an acronym that stands for International Standards + Organization. It is also used as an abbreviation for the + ISO-9660 format of a standard data CD-ROM. &FED; offers + installation CDs for &FC; as downloadable files on the + Internet, in the form of CD image files sometimes called ISO + files. These files can be burned directly to CD media using + a CD-Recordable drive, and the resulting CD will contain all + the files on the original &FC; media. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -594,11 +635,12 @@ <glossdef> <para> KDE is a free and open desktop environment for UNIX-like - operating systems such as &FED;. KDE also offers a complete + operating systems such as &FED;. KDE also offers a complete development framework for writing graphical applications, as - well as an office application suite. Refer to <ulink - url="http://www.kde.org/whatiskde/"/> for more information - about KDE. + well as an office application suite. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://www.kde.org/whatiskde/"/> for + more information about KDE. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -607,9 +649,9 @@ <glossdef> <para> A kernel is the core of an operating system, responsible for - managing memory and conducting hardware operations. The + managing memory and conducting hardware operations. The Linux kernel used in &FED; is free and open source software, - originally written by Linus Torvalds. Many computer + originally written by Linus Torvalds. Many computer scientists and programmers from around the world now contribute to its development. </para> @@ -620,13 +662,15 @@ <glossdef> <para> Kickstart is a facility that allows system administrators to - automate the installation of &FED;. To use Kickstart, the - administrator creates a configuration file which contains - all the information needed by <xref - linkend="gl-jb-anaconda"/> to complete the installation - process. Refer to <ulink - url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda"/> for more - information about Kickstart. + automate the installation of &FED;. To use Kickstart, the + administrator creates a configuration file which contains + all the information needed by + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-anaconda"/> to complete the + installation process. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda"/> + for more information about Kickstart. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -635,42 +679,44 @@ <glossdef> <para> The <command>kudzu</command> utility usually runs at boot - time. The <command>kudzu</command> utility detects changes - in the system's hardware configuration, and configures the - devices for use with &FED; software. Refer to <ulink + time. The <command>kudzu</command> utility detects changes + in the system's hardware configuration, and configures the + devices for use with &FED; software. Refer to + <ulink url="http://fedora.redhat.com/projects/additional-projects/kudzu/"/> - for more information about <command>kudzu</command>. + for more information about <command>kudzu</command>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-l10n"> - <glossterm>l10n</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - An abbreviation for "localization," frequently used in - programming to avoid unnecessary typing and misspelling. - Localization is the provision of nation-specific settings - for the representation of numbers, dates, currency, and - other customary symbols. The <literal>10</literal> derives - from the ten letters between the beginning - <literal>l</literal> and the ending <literal>n</literal>. - </para> - <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-i18n"/> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>l10n</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + An abbreviation for "localization," frequently used in + programming to avoid unnecessary typing and misspelling. + Localization is the provision of nation-specific settings + for the representation of numbers, dates, currency, and + other customary symbols. The <literal>10</literal> derives + from the ten letters between the beginning + <literal>l</literal> and the ending <literal>n</literal>. + </para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-i18n"/> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-ldap"> <glossterm>LDAP</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, or - <acronym>LDAP</acronym>, is a standard for hierarchically - organizing and accessing collections of information. This - information may be practically anything, but LDAP is most - often used to collect information about organizations, - including personnel and resource information. &FED; - includes support for OpenLDAP, which is a free and open - source implementation of LDAP. For more information about - OpenLDAP, refer to <ulink url="http://www.openldap.org/"/>. + <acronym>LDAP</acronym> + , is a standard for hierarchically organizing and accessing + collections of information. This information may be + practically anything, but LDAP is most often used to collect + information about organizations, including personnel and + resource information. &FED; includes support for OpenLDAP, + which is a free and open source implementation of LDAP. For + more information about OpenLDAP, refer to + <ulink url="http://www.openldap.org/"/>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -678,10 +724,11 @@ <glossterm>LILO</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - The LInux LOader, or <acronym>LILO</acronym>, is a small - program used on older Linux systems to boot the Linux kernel - or some other operating systems. LILO has been superseded - by <xref linkend="gl-jb-grub"/> in &FED;. + The LInux LOader, or + <acronym>LILO</acronym> + , is a small program used on older Linux systems to boot the + Linux kernel or some other operating systems. LILO has been + superseded by <xref linkend="gl-jb-grub"/> in &FED;. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -689,10 +736,12 @@ <glossterm>LSB</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - The Linux Standard Base, or <acronym>LSB</acronym>, is a - project that develops and promotes a set of standards to - increase compatibility among Linux distributions. For more - information about LSB, refer to <ulink + The Linux Standard Base, or + <acronym>LSB</acronym> + , is a project that develops and promotes a set of standards + to increase compatibility among Linux distributions. For + more information about LSB, refer to + <ulink url="http://www.linuxbase.org/"/>. </para> </glossdef> @@ -703,7 +752,7 @@ <para> The <command>lspci</command> utility displays information about all PCI buses in the system and all devices connected - to them. It is frequently used to diagnose problems with + to them. It is frequently used to diagnose problems with hardware recognition or driver compatibility. </para> </glossdef> @@ -713,14 +762,15 @@ <glossdef> <para> The <command>md5sum</command> utility computes a 128-bit - message digest hash value for any specified files. A hash + message digest hash value for any specified files. A hash value is a "fingerprint" for a given file, created by a computation that makes it very unlikely that any two files will create the same hash value. - </para> + </para> <para> - To download an MD5 hash program for Windows operating - systems, refer to <ulink + To download an MD5 hash program for Windows operating + systems, refer to + <ulink url="http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/"/>. </para> </glossdef> @@ -730,53 +780,56 @@ <glossdef> <para> The &FC; Installation CD 1 includes a memory testing utility - called <command>memtest86</command>. To perform memory + called <command>memtest86</command>. To perform memory testing before you install Fedora Core, or to diagnose a RAM problem, enter <command>memtest86</command> at the - <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt. The tests continue until you - press the <keycap>Esc</keycap> key. + <prompt>boot:</prompt> + prompt. The tests continue until you press the + <keycap>Esc</keycap> key. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-mirror"> - <glossterm>mirror</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - A mirror is a complete copy of an online resource. System - administrators of computers connected to the Internet often - create and provide mirrors for public use. If a resource - has one or more mirrors, many more users can access its - content without overloading the original resource. - </para> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>mirror</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + A mirror is a complete copy of an online resource. System + administrators of computers connected to the Internet often + create and provide mirrors for public use. If a resource has + one or more mirrors, many more users can access its content + without overloading the original resource. + </para> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-mount"> <glossterm>mount</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> To use a disk device such as a CD, USB drive, or floppy - diskette, you must first <command>mount</command> it. &FED; + diskette, you must first <command>mount</command> it. &FED; uses a single unified file system for all attached devices. Windows systems, on the other hand, use a "drive letter" for each disk device, such as <systemitem>A:</systemitem> or - <systemitem>C:</systemitem>. When you + <systemitem>C:</systemitem>. When you <command>mount</command> a disk device, its file system - becomes part of the unified file system on &FED;. The - device is mounted on a <firstterm>mount point</firstterm>, - which is a directory that points to that device, such as - <filename>/media/floppy</filename>. You must also unmount + becomes part of the unified file system on &FED;. The device + is mounted on a <firstterm>mount point</firstterm>, which is + a directory that points to that device, such as + <filename>/media/floppy</filename>. You must also unmount the file system before you eject or remove the disk, to insure all file information is safely written to the device. </para> - <para> - Since these functions are often handled through - user-friendly helpers, you may perform all mounting, - unmounting, and file browsing through the graphical desktop - interface. For instance, if you use the <xref - linkend="gl-jb-gnome"/> Desktop, the <xref - linkend="gl-jb-nautilus"/> file management utility makes it - easy to perform these tasks. - </para> + <para> + Since these functions are often handled through + user-friendly helpers, you may perform all mounting, + unmounting, and file browsing through the graphical desktop + interface. For instance, if you use the + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-gnome"/> Desktop, the + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-nautilus"/> file management + utility makes it easy to perform these tasks. + </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-mozilla"> @@ -787,7 +840,8 @@ as the Firefox web browser and the Thunderbird email client. These programs are designed for standards compliance, performance and portability. For more information about - Mozilla software, refer to <ulink + Mozilla software, refer to + <ulink url="http://www.mozilla.org/"/>. </para> </glossdef> @@ -797,11 +851,11 @@ <glossdef> <para> The <xref linkend="gl-jb-gnome"/> desktop environment - includes a file manager called Nautilus which provides a - graphical display of your system and personal files. - Nautilus also allows you to configure your desktop and - &FED;, browse your photo collection, access your network - resources, and more, all from an integrated interface. + includes a file manager called Nautilus which provides a + graphical display of your system and personal files. + Nautilus also allows you to configure your desktop and + &FED;, browse your photo collection, access your network + resources, and more, all from an integrated interface. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -811,19 +865,21 @@ <para> Users often refer to a <xref linkend="gl-jb-rpm"/> file as a <firstterm>package</firstterm>. - </para> - <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-rpm"/> + </para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-rpm"/> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-pine"> <glossterm>Pine</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - <acronym>Pine</acronym>, short for a Program for Internet - News and Email, is a tool for reading, sending, and managing - electronic messages. Refer to <ulink - url="http://www.washington.edu/pine/"/> for more information - about <command>Pine</command>. + <acronym>Pine</acronym> + , short for a Program for Internet News and Email, is a tool + for reading, sending, and managing electronic messages. + Refer to + <ulink + url="http://www.washington.edu/pine/"/> + for more information about <command>Pine</command>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -832,18 +888,18 @@ <glossdef> <para> Rawhide is a package repository which contains the latest - development versions of packages which will eventually be - included in &FED;. These latest versions are sometimes - called "bleeding edge" <xref - linkend="gl-jb-package"/>, since they often - include new and untested technology. You should consider - the Rawhide repository "unstable," since any Rawhide package - <emphasis>might</emphasis> be badly broken if the - programmers are trying to add, change, or test features. If - you want to develop programs for &FED;, you may want to - install a system from Rawhide. If you only want to use a - stable &FED; system, you should use the standard &FC; - distribution instead. + development versions of packages which will eventually be + included in &FED;. These latest versions are sometimes + called "bleeding edge" <xref + linkend="gl-jb-package"/>, + since they often include new and untested technology. You + should consider the Rawhide repository "unstable," since any + Rawhide package <emphasis>might</emphasis> be badly broken + if the programmers are trying to add, change, or test + features. If you want to develop programs for &FED;, you may + want to install a system from Rawhide. If you only want to + use a stable &FED; system, you should use the standard &FC; + distribution instead. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -851,13 +907,15 @@ <glossterm>RHEL</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or <acronym>&RHEL;</acronym>, is a - fully-supported enterprise-class operating system for open - source computing. &RHEL; runs on many system architectures, - is certified by top enterprise software and hardware - vendors, and is based on &FED; technology. Refer to <ulink - url="http://www.redhat.com/software/rhel/"/> for more - information about &RHEL;. + Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or + <acronym>&RHEL;</acronym> + , is a fully-supported enterprise-class operating system for + open source computing. &RHEL; runs on many system + architectures, is certified by top enterprise software and + hardware vendors, and is based on &FED; technology. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://www.redhat.com/software/rhel/"/> + for more information about &RHEL;. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -865,15 +923,15 @@ <glossterm>rhgb</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - &RH; Graphical Boot, or - <application><acronym>rhgb</acronym></application>, is an - optional component of the boot process. The - <application>rhgb</application> application produces a boot - screen with a progress bar and fewer technical messages. - The <application>rhgb</application> application allows you - to click a link to see the technical boot messages if - desired. Systems that have been upgraded from &RHL; to &FC; - are not configured to include + &RH; Graphical Boot, or <application> + <acronym>rhgb</acronym> + </application>, is an optional component of the boot + process. The <application>rhgb</application> application + produces a boot screen with a progress bar and fewer + technical messages. The <application>rhgb</application> + application allows you to click a link to see the technical + boot messages if desired. Systems that have been upgraded + from &RHL; to &FC; are not configured to include <application>rhgb</application>. </para> </glossdef> @@ -885,10 +943,12 @@ The <application>rhn-applet</application> utility was originally designed for use with &RHEL; and Red Hat Network. It provides a notification and user interface for system - updates using <xref linkend="gl-jb-up2date"/>. It allows - the user to retrieve and install system updates, but this - usage is no longer recommended. Users should use <xref - linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> for system updates instead. + updates using <xref linkend="gl-jb-up2date"/>. It allows the + user to retrieve and install system updates, but this usage + is no longer recommended. Users should use + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> for system updates + instead. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -896,15 +956,16 @@ <glossterm>RPM</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - <acronym>RPM</acronym> stands for RPM Package Manager. RPM - is a robust database system for maintaining software on - &FED; systems. Software packaged for &FED; is distributed - in special package files called RPM files, or RPMs. System - owners use the <command>rpm</command> utility to query the - RPM database for information about installed software. - Although some administrators use <command>rpm</command> to - install, update, and remove software, it is recommended that - you use <command>yum</command> for these purposes. + <acronym>RPM</acronym> + stands for RPM Package Manager. RPM is a robust database + system for maintaining software on &FED; systems. Software + packaged for &FED; is distributed in special package files + called RPM files, or RPMs. System owners use the + <command>rpm</command> utility to query the RPM database for + information about installed software. Although some + administrators use <command>rpm</command> to install, + update, and remove software, it is recommended that you use + <command>yum</command> for these purposes. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -914,39 +975,46 @@ <para> The <command>rsync</command> utility is used to perform incremental file transfers, meaning it can transfer only - sections of data that have changed. Administrators - frequently use <command>rsync</command> to create a <xref - linkend="gl-jb-mirror"/> of an online resource. Refer to + sections of data that have changed. Administrators + frequently use <command>rsync</command> to create a + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-mirror"/> of an online + resource. Refer to <ulink url="http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/"/> for more information about <command>rsync</command>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-scim"> - <glossterm>SCIM</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - The Smart Common Input Method platform, or - <acronym>SCIM</acronym>, is a C++ library that abstracts - input method interface into simple, independent classes. - It provides a higher level and simpler interface than some - other input method platforms. - </para> - <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-input-method"/> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>SCIM</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + The Smart Common Input Method platform, or + <acronym>SCIM</acronym> + , is a C++ library that abstracts input method interface + into simple, independent classes. It provides a higher level + and simpler interface than some other input method + platforms. + </para> + <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-input-method"/> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-selinux"> <glossterm>SELinux</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - SELinux is a set of extensions to the Linux <xref - linkend="gl-jb-kernel"/> that provide extremely strong - security. SELinux is based on role definitions, and allows - very granular control over access to system resources based - on those roles. These security measures limit the risk - associated with computer intrusions by unauthorized persons. - For more information about SELinux, refer to <ulink - url="http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/"/> and <ulink + SELinux is a set of extensions to the Linux + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-kernel"/> that provide + extremely strong security. SELinux is based on role + definitions, and allows very granular control over access to + system resources based on those roles. These security + measures limit the risk associated with computer intrusions + by unauthorized persons. For more information about SELinux, + refer to + <ulink + url="http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/"/> and + <ulink url="http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq"/>. </para> </glossdef> @@ -956,23 +1024,24 @@ <glossdef> <para> The <command>sha1sum</command> utility computes a 160-bit - message digest hash value for any specified files. A hash + message digest hash value for any specified files. A hash value is a "fingerprint" for a given file, created by a computation that makes it very unlikely that any two files will create the same hash value. - </para> - <para> + </para> + <para> Download mirrors for &FC; <xref linkend="gl-jb-iso"/> image - files also include a related SHA1SUMS file which contains the - hash values for the <xref linkend="gl-jb-iso"/> files. Run - <command>sha1sum</command> against the downloaded files to - verify the hash value. If a file's hash value does not - match, you should not use that file to burn a CD. Try + files also include a related SHA1SUMS file which contains + the hash values for the <xref linkend="gl-jb-iso"/> files. + Run <command>sha1sum</command> against the downloaded files + to verify the hash value. If a file's hash value does not + match, you should not use that file to burn a CD. Try downloading the file again. </para> <para> - To download an SHA-1 hash program for Windows operating - systems, refer to <ulink + To download an SHA-1 hash program for Windows operating + systems, refer to + <ulink url="http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/"/>. </para> </glossdef> @@ -982,11 +1051,12 @@ <glossdef> <para> Sodipodi is a vector graphics illustration application. It - uses W3C SVG as its default format. Refer to <ulink - url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/sodipodi/"/> for more - information. + uses W3C SVG as its default format. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/sodipodi/"/> + for more information. </para> - <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-inkscape"/> + <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-inkscape"/> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-srpm"> @@ -994,10 +1064,11 @@ <glossdef> <para> A source <xref linkend="gl-jb-rpm"/>, or - <acronym>SRPM</acronym>, contains the source code for a - <xref linkend="gl-jb-rpm"/> package. To read or modify a - program's source, install its SRPM. You do not need SRPM - packages to use the software itself. + <acronym>SRPM</acronym> + , contains the source code for a <xref linkend="gl-jb-rpm"/> + package. To read or modify a program's source, install its + SRPM. You do not need SRPM packages to use the software + itself. </para> <glossseealso otherterm="gl-jb-rpm"/> </glossdef> @@ -1008,11 +1079,13 @@ <para> The <application>system-config-packages</application> utility is a package installation for new &FC; systems which - have no software updates installed yet. Since most + have no software updates installed yet. Since most administrators and users update their system software regularly, <application>system-config-packages</application> - is not often used. Users should instead use the <xref - linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> utility to install new software. + is not often used. Users should instead use the + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-yum"/> utility to install + new software. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -1022,23 +1095,26 @@ <para> The <application>up2date</application> application is a utility for managing and updating software on &RHEL; and - &FED; systems. The <application>up2date</application> + &FED; systems. The <application>up2date</application> application has been superseded by - <command>yum</command>-based utilities. Refer to <ulink - url="http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/yum/"/> for more - information on managing software on your &FED; system. + <command>yum</command>-based utilities. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/yum/"/> + for more information on managing software on your &FED; + system. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-vino"> - <glossterm>vino</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - The <command>vino</command> utility is a variant of <xref - linkend="gl-jb-vnc"/> used in &FC; 4 and beyond for remote - assistance and control. - </para> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>vino</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + The <command>vino</command> utility is a variant of + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-vnc"/> used in &FC; 4 and beyond + for remote assistance and control. + </para> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-vnc"> <glossterm>VNC</glossterm> @@ -1047,11 +1123,13 @@ Virtual Network Computing, or <application>VNC</application>, is communication software that allows you to view and interact with another computer - over the network. &FED; includes VNC server and client - software, as well as the customized <xref - linkend="gl-jb-vino"> package. Refer to <ulink - url="http://www.realvnc.com/"/> for more information about - VNC. + over the network. &FED; includes VNC server and client + software, as well as the customized + <xref + linkend="gl-jb-vino"/> package. Refer to + <ulink + url="http://www.realvnc.com/"/> for more + information about VNC. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -1060,7 +1138,8 @@ <glossdef> <para> XFS is a scalable journaling filesystem developed by SGI and - available for &FED; systems. Refer to <ulink + available for &FED; systems. Refer to + <ulink url="http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/faq.html#whatisxfs"/> for more information about XFS. </para> @@ -1072,8 +1151,8 @@ <para> The X Window System, or simply "X," is the underlying technology for GNOME, KDE, and other graphical environments - used in &FED;. X is a network-based system for displaying - and communicating graphical input and output. It is very + used in &FED;. X is a network-based system for displaying + and communicating graphical input and output. It is very flexible and is suitable for a wide variety of configurations such as remote desktops and thin-client applications. @@ -1081,33 +1160,35 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-xen"> - <glossterm>Xen</glossterm> - <glossdef> - <para> - Xen is an open source virtual machine monitor for Intel x86 - machines which supports concurrent execution of multiple - guest operating systems. Using Xen, an administrator can - set up many virtual machines running on a single physical - computer. Any single virtual machine, while executing, - performs nearly as well as the physical system without Xen. - Xen may be used for testing software, providing large-scale - web hosting on limited hardware, any many other - applications. - </para> - </glossdef> + <glossterm>Xen</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + Xen is an open source virtual machine monitor for Intel x86 + machines which supports concurrent execution of multiple + guest operating systems. Using Xen, an administrator can set + up many virtual machines running on a single physical + computer. Any single virtual machine, while executing, + performs nearly as well as the physical system without Xen. + Xen may be used for testing software, providing large-scale + web hosting on limited hardware, any many other + applications. + </para> + </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id="gl-jb-yum"> <glossterm>yum</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - The Yellow Dog Updater, or <acronym>yum</acronym>, is a - complete software management utility for RPM-based systems - such as &FED;. It automatically determines software + The Yellow Dog Updater, or + <acronym>yum</acronym> + , is a complete software management utility for RPM-based + systems such as &FED;. It automatically determines software requirements, or <firstterm>dependencies</firstterm>, and - uses this data to install, update, or remove packages. - Refer to <ulink - url="http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/"/> for more - information about <command>yum</command>. + uses this data to install, update, or remove packages. Refer + to + <ulink + url="http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/"/> + for more information about <command>yum</command>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry>

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