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31<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">49</td> 27<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">49</td>
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33<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Alternative Package Manager requirements</td> 29<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Alternative Package Manager requirements</td>
34</tr> 30</tr>
35<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">2215</td> 31<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.4</td>
36</tr> 32</tr>
37<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0049.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2006-05-20 16:18:10 +0200 (Sat, 20 May 2006)</a></td> 33<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0049.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2006/09/05 20:54:30</a></td>
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39<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Paul de Vrieze &lt;pauldv&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;,</td> 35<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Paul de Vrieze &lt;pauldv&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;,</td>
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41<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Draft</td> 37<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Rejected</td>
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43<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Type:</th><td class="field-body">Standards Track</td> 39<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Type:</th><td class="field-body">Standards Track</td>
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47<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">18-May-2006</td> 43<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">18-May-2006</td>
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49<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">19-May-2006</td> 45<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">19-May-2006, 6-Sep-2006</td>
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54<div class="contents topic"> 50<div class="contents topic">
55<p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p> 51<p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p>
56<ul class="simple"> 52<ul class="simple">
53<li><a class="reference" href="#status" id="id7" name="id7">Status</a></li>
57<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id7" name="id7">Abstract</a></li> 54<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id8" name="id8">Abstract</a></li>
58<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id8" name="id8">Motivation</a></li> 55<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id9" name="id9">Motivation</a></li>
59<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id9" name="id9">Rationale</a></li> 56<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id10" name="id10">Rationale</a></li>
60<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id10" name="id10">Backwards Compatibility</a></li> 57<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id11" name="id11">Backwards Compatibility</a></li>
61<li><a class="reference" href="#categories-of-package-managers" id="id11" name="id11">Categories of package managers</a></li> 58<li><a class="reference" href="#categories-of-package-managers" id="id12" name="id12">Categories of package managers</a></li>
62<li><a class="reference" href="#package-manager-requirements" id="id12" name="id12">Package manager requirements</a><ul> 59<li><a class="reference" href="#package-manager-requirements" id="id13" name="id13">Package manager requirements</a><ul>
63<li><a class="reference" href="#primary-package-manager-requirements" id="id13" name="id13">Primary package manager requirements</a></li> 60<li><a class="reference" href="#primary-package-manager-requirements" id="id14" name="id14">Primary package manager requirements</a></li>
64<li><a class="reference" href="#candidate-primary-package-manager-requirements" id="id14" name="id14">Candidate primary package manager requirements</a></li> 61<li><a class="reference" href="#candidate-primary-package-manager-requirements" id="id15" name="id15">Candidate primary package manager requirements</a></li>
65<li><a class="reference" href="#secondary-package-manager-requirements" id="id15" name="id15">Secondary package manager requirements</a></li> 62<li><a class="reference" href="#secondary-package-manager-requirements" id="id16" name="id16">Secondary package manager requirements</a></li>
66<li><a class="reference" href="#third-party-package-manager-requirements" id="id16" name="id16">Third party package manager requirements</a></li> 63<li><a class="reference" href="#third-party-package-manager-requirements" id="id17" name="id17">Third party package manager requirements</a></li>
67</ul> 64</ul>
68</li> 65</li>
69<li><a class="reference" href="#transition-phases" id="id17" name="id17">Transition phases</a><ul> 66<li><a class="reference" href="#transition-phases" id="id18" name="id18">Transition phases</a><ul>
70<li><a class="reference" href="#primary-package-manager-transition-phase" id="id18" name="id18">Primary package manager transition phase</a></li> 67<li><a class="reference" href="#primary-package-manager-transition-phase" id="id19" name="id19">Primary package manager transition phase</a></li>
71<li><a class="reference" href="#secondary-package-manager-to-candidate-primary-package-manager-transition" id="id19" name="id19">Secondary package manager to candidate primary package manager transition</a></li> 68<li><a class="reference" href="#secondary-package-manager-to-candidate-primary-package-manager-transition" id="id20" name="id20">Secondary package manager to candidate primary package manager transition</a></li>
72<li><a class="reference" href="#third-party-to-other-transition" id="id20" name="id20">Third party to other transition</a></li> 69<li><a class="reference" href="#third-party-to-other-transition" id="id21" name="id21">Third party to other transition</a></li>
73</ul> 70</ul>
74</li> 71</li>
75<li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id21" name="id21">References</a></li> 72<li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id22" name="id22">References</a></li>
76<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id22" name="id22">Copyright</a></li> 73<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id23" name="id23">Copyright</a></li>
77</ul> 74</ul>
78</div> 75</div>
79<div class="section"> 76<div class="section">
77<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" id="status" name="status">Status</a></h1>
78<p>The council rejected this GLEP in favor of starting from a package manager
79API and requiring Gentoo package managers in the tree to support that
80API. (That API is still pending, however.)</p>
81</div>
82<div class="section">
80<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" id="abstract" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> 83<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" id="abstract" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1>
81<p>This GLEP describes four classes of package managers. What the requirements for 84<p>This GLEP describes four classes of package managers. What the requirements for
82them are, and what support they can receive.</p> 85them are, and what support they can receive.</p>
83</div> 86</div>
84<div class="section"> 87<div class="section">
85<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" id="motivation" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> 88<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" id="motivation" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1>
86<p>To set a standard that package managers that seek Gentoo project approval and 89<p>To set a standard that package managers that seek Gentoo project approval and
87support should adhere to.</p> 90support should adhere to.</p>
88</div> 91</div>
89<div class="section"> 92<div class="section">
90<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" id="rationale" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> 93<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10" id="rationale" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1>
91<p>Currently Portage is showing its age. The code of Portage does not seem to be 94<p>Currently Portage is showing its age. The code of Portage does not seem to be
92salvageable for new versions. As of the date of publication, there are two known 95salvageable for new versions. As of the date of publication, there are two known
93alternative package managers that claim a level of Portage compatibility. These 96alternative package managers that claim a level of Portage compatibility. These
94alternatives are <a class="reference" href="http://paludis.berlios.de/">paludis</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id1" id="id2" name="id2">[1]</a> and <a class="reference" href="http://gentooexperimental.org/~ferringb/bzr/pkgcore/">pkgcore</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id3" id="id4" name="id4">[2]</a>. Before these alternatives are 97alternatives are <a class="reference" href="http://paludis.berlios.de/">paludis</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id1" id="id2" name="id2">[1]</a> and <a class="reference" href="http://gentooexperimental.org/~ferringb/bzr/pkgcore/">pkgcore</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id3" id="id4" name="id4">[2]</a>. Before these alternatives are
95developed further, a set of rules should be created to level the playing field 98developed further, a set of rules should be created to level the playing field
96and ensuring that decisions can be made clearly.</p> 99and ensuring that decisions can be made clearly.</p>
97</div> 100</div>
98<div class="section"> 101<div class="section">
99<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10" id="backwards-compatibility" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1> 102<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11" id="backwards-compatibility" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1>
100<p>Not a problem for this GLEP. There is no previous standard as the issue did not 103<p>Not a problem for this GLEP. There is no previous standard as the issue did not
101exist before. This GLEP is to prevent future compatibility issues.</p> 104exist before. This GLEP is to prevent future compatibility issues.</p>
102</div> 105</div>
103<div class="section"> 106<div class="section">
104<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11" id="categories-of-package-managers" name="categories-of-package-managers">Categories of package managers</a></h1> 107<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12" id="categories-of-package-managers" name="categories-of-package-managers">Categories of package managers</a></h1>
105<p>We distinguish four categories of package managers. While a package manager can 108<p>We distinguish four categories of package managers. While a package manager can
106transition from one category to another, it can not be in two categories at the 109transition from one category to another, it can not be in two categories at the
107same time. It can be in a state of transition though.</p> 110same time. It can be in a state of transition though.</p>
108<dl class="docutils"> 111<dl class="docutils">
109<dt><em>Primary Package Manager</em></dt> 112<dt><em>Primary Package Manager</em></dt>
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137from Gentoo as being in any other category. A third party package manager may 140from Gentoo as being in any other category. A third party package manager may
138or may not have a Gentoo package, but is not supported beyond that.</dd> 141or may not have a Gentoo package, but is not supported beyond that.</dd>
139</dl> 142</dl>
140</div> 143</div>
141<div class="section"> 144<div class="section">
142<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12" id="package-manager-requirements" name="package-manager-requirements">Package manager requirements</a></h1> 145<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id13" id="package-manager-requirements" name="package-manager-requirements">Package manager requirements</a></h1>
143<p>As a package manager is in a state of higher support there are higher 146<p>As a package manager is in a state of higher support there are higher
144requirements to it. The purpose of these requirements is to ensure the unity of 147requirements to it. The purpose of these requirements is to ensure the unity of
145the distribution and the package tree. For this purpose it is needed that there 148the distribution and the package tree. For this purpose it is needed that there
146is only one primary package manager.</p> 149is only one primary package manager. This is from gentoo's perspective. From a
150user perspective it is perfectly possible to use another package
151manager. Candidate primary package managers and secondary package managers are
152also supported in regards to bugs etc.</p>
147<div class="section"> 153<div class="section">
148<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id13" id="primary-package-manager-requirements" name="primary-package-manager-requirements">Primary package manager requirements</a></h2> 154<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id14" id="primary-package-manager-requirements" name="primary-package-manager-requirements">Primary package manager requirements</a></h2>
149<p>The primary package manager is the package manager that sets the standards for 155<p>The primary package manager is the package manager that sets the standards for
150the tree. All ebuilds in the tree must function with the primary package 156the tree. All ebuilds in the tree must function with the primary package
151manager. As the primary package manager sets the standard it does not have to 157manager. As the primary package manager sets the standard it does not have to
152maintain compatibility with other package managers.</p> 158maintain compatibility with other package managers. This does not mean that the
159actual implementation is the standard, but that the maintainers have the ability
160to define new standards, together with the other involved gentoo projects.</p>
153<p>The primary package manager does however have the responsibility that it must be 161<p>The primary package manager does however have the responsibility that it must be
154very stable. The primary package manager must maintain compatibility with old 162very stable. The primary package manager must maintain compatibility with old
155versions of itself for extended periods of time. This compatibility time is set 163versions of itself for extended periods of time. This compatibility time is set
156by the council. The suggested time would be one year from the point that there 164by the council. The suggested time would be one year from the point that there
157is a compatible stable version for all supported architectures.</p> 165is a compatible stable version for all supported architectures.</p>
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160unstable version of the primary package manager to a stable version. This may be 168unstable version of the primary package manager to a stable version. This may be
161done either by first introducing reading compatibility for a new format and only 169done either by first introducing reading compatibility for a new format and only
162having write support later. Another way would be the provision of a conversion 170having write support later. Another way would be the provision of a conversion
163tool that ensures that the on disk information maintained by the package manager 171tool that ensures that the on disk information maintained by the package manager
164is supported by the stable package manager.</p> 172is supported by the stable package manager.</p>
173<p>The primary package manager maintainers further have the responsibility to allow
174competition. This means that reasonable patches from the maintainers of
175secondary or candidate primary package managers must be applied, given that
176these patches are as independent of that package manager as possible.</p>
165<p>The primary package manager is maintained on official Gentoo infrastructure, 177<p>The primary package manager is maintained on official Gentoo infrastructure,
166under control of Gentoo developers.</p> 178under control of Gentoo developers.</p>
167</div> 179</div>
168<div class="section"> 180<div class="section">
169<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id14" id="candidate-primary-package-manager-requirements" name="candidate-primary-package-manager-requirements">Candidate primary package manager requirements</a></h2> 181<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id15" id="candidate-primary-package-manager-requirements" name="candidate-primary-package-manager-requirements">Candidate primary package manager requirements</a></h2>
170<p>A candidate primary package manager aims to replace the primary package 182<p>A candidate primary package manager aims to replace the primary package
171manager. The council is responsible for deciding whether this is done. The 183manager. The council is responsible for deciding whether this is done. The
172requirements are there to ensure that it is actually possible to transition a 184requirements are there to ensure that it is actually possible to transition a
173candidate primary package manager into the primary package manager.</p> 185candidate primary package manager into the primary package manager.</p>
174<p>First of all, there must exist a transition path. This means that the on disk 186<p>First of all, there must exist a transition path. This means that the on disk
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201requirements are determined by the Release Engineering project, but should not 213requirements are determined by the Release Engineering project, but should not
202be significantly beyond what is currently implemented using the primary package 214be significantly beyond what is currently implemented using the primary package
203manager.</p> 215manager.</p>
204</div> 216</div>
205<div class="section"> 217<div class="section">
206<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id15" id="secondary-package-manager-requirements" name="secondary-package-manager-requirements">Secondary package manager requirements</a></h2> 218<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id16" id="secondary-package-manager-requirements" name="secondary-package-manager-requirements">Secondary package manager requirements</a></h2>
207<p>A secondary package manager is a package manager that instead of directly aiming 219<p>A secondary package manager is a package manager that instead of directly aiming
208at replacing the current primary package manager as primary package manager aims 220at replacing the current primary package manager as primary package manager aims
209to cooperate with the primary package manager. As such a secondary package 221to cooperate with the primary package manager. As such a secondary package
210manager does not set the standard on the tree, but follows the standard set by 222manager does not set the standard on the tree, but follows the standard set by
211the primary package manager.</p> 223the primary package manager.</p>
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216remain compatible with the primary package managers. Verification, reference, 228remain compatible with the primary package managers. Verification, reference,
217and deinstallation by the primary package manager must remain functional.</p> 229and deinstallation by the primary package manager must remain functional.</p>
218<p>The second kind is formed by those package managers that maintain their own 230<p>The second kind is formed by those package managers that maintain their own
219package database, or a package database incompatible with the primary package 231package database, or a package database incompatible with the primary package
220manager. To ensure the secondary role of these package managers the support in 232manager. To ensure the secondary role of these package managers the support in
221the tree for these package manager is provided along with restrictions.</p> 233the tree for these package managers is provided along with restrictions.</p>
222<p>The first restriction is that no packages in the tree must rely on the secondary 234<p>The first restriction is that no packages in the tree must rely on the secondary
223package manager. While packages may provide a level of support (while being 235package manager. While packages may provide a level of support (while being
224compatible with the primary package manager) this may not result in a 236compatible with the primary package manager) this may not result in a
225significant increase of features. If this were allowed, this would mean that 237significant increase of features. If this were allowed, this would mean that
226while they technically work with the primary package manager, there would be 238while they technically work with the primary package manager, there would be
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248wrapper scripts for those packages that are only provided in the RPM 260wrapper scripts for those packages that are only provided in the RPM
249format. Such a decision does imply that the maintainers of the primary package 261format. Such a decision does imply that the maintainers of the primary package
250manager must take this secondary package manager into account.</p> 262manager must take this secondary package manager into account.</p>
251</div> 263</div>
252<div class="section"> 264<div class="section">
253<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id16" id="third-party-package-manager-requirements" name="third-party-package-manager-requirements">Third party package manager requirements</a></h2> 265<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id17" id="third-party-package-manager-requirements" name="third-party-package-manager-requirements">Third party package manager requirements</a></h2>
254<p>A third party package manager is just that. It is a package manager without any 266<p>A third party package manager is just that. It is a package manager without any
255support within Gentoo. As there is no control by Gentoo over the package manager 267support within Gentoo. As there is no control by Gentoo over the package manager
256this means that there are no requirements on the package manager.</p> 268this means that there are no requirements on the package manager.</p>
257<p>This complete lack of control however also translates to the fact that Gentoo 269<p>This complete lack of control however also translates to the fact that Gentoo
258can not make package manager specific changes to support this package 270can not make package manager specific changes to support this package
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261changes must however be agnostic of the package manager, and only make it easier 273changes must however be agnostic of the package manager, and only make it easier
262to have alternative package managers.</p> 274to have alternative package managers.</p>
263</div> 275</div>
264</div> 276</div>
265<div class="section"> 277<div class="section">
266<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id17" id="transition-phases" name="transition-phases">Transition phases</a></h1> 278<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id18" id="transition-phases" name="transition-phases">Transition phases</a></h1>
267<div class="section"> 279<div class="section">
268<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id18" id="primary-package-manager-transition-phase" name="primary-package-manager-transition-phase">Primary package manager transition phase</a></h2> 280<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id19" id="primary-package-manager-transition-phase" name="primary-package-manager-transition-phase">Primary package manager transition phase</a></h2>
269<p>A candidate primary package manager can be chosen to become primary package 281<p>A candidate primary package manager can be chosen to become primary package
270manager. This can only happen by council decision. This decision can only be 282manager. This can only happen by council decision. This decision can only be
271made when the candidate primary package manager is stable on all stable 283made when the candidate primary package manager is stable on all stable
272architectures. (all architectures except experimental ones).</p> 284architectures. (all architectures except experimental ones). There is a
285incubation period of at least 3 months before a candidate primary package
286manager can become the primary package manager.</p>
273<p>After the decision has been made to replace the primary package manager, the 287<p>After the decision has been made to replace the primary package manager, the
274transition phase starts. The use of the old stable package manager must remain 288transition phase starts. The use of the old stable package manager must remain
275supported for a period of 6 months. This means that core packages must be 289supported for a period of 6 months. This means that core packages must be
276installable by this package manager. Further the possibility to convert the 290installable by this package manager. Further the possibility to convert the
277system automatically to the new primary package manager must be available for at 291system automatically to the new primary package manager must be available for at
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281features of the new primary package manager. While backward compatibility with 295features of the new primary package manager. While backward compatibility with
282the previous primary package manager must be maintained a forward compatibility 296the previous primary package manager must be maintained a forward compatibility
283is no longer needed.</p> 297is no longer needed.</p>
284</div> 298</div>
285<div class="section"> 299<div class="section">
286<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id19" id="secondary-package-manager-to-candidate-primary-package-manager-transition" name="secondary-package-manager-to-candidate-primary-package-manager-transition">Secondary package manager to candidate primary package manager transition</a></h2> 300<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id20" id="secondary-package-manager-to-candidate-primary-package-manager-transition" name="secondary-package-manager-to-candidate-primary-package-manager-transition">Secondary package manager to candidate primary package manager transition</a></h2>
287<p>The transition from secondary package manager to candidate primary package 301<p>The transition from secondary package manager to candidate primary package
288manager is straightforward. The secondary package manager must satisfy all 302manager is straightforward. The secondary package manager must satisfy all
289requirements for a candidate primary package manager. At that point its 303requirements for a candidate primary package manager. At that point its
290maintainers can announce that they are changing the status to candidate primary 304maintainers can announce that they are changing the status to candidate primary
291package manager. This allows a greater support from Gentoo in achieving that 305package manager. This allows a greater support from Gentoo in achieving that
292goal.</p> 306goal.</p>
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294<div class="section"> 308<div class="section">
295<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id20" id="third-party-to-other-transition" name="third-party-to-other-transition">Third party to other transition</a></h2> 309<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id21" id="third-party-to-other-transition" name="third-party-to-other-transition">Third party to other transition</a></h2>
296<p>When a third party package manager wants to transition into one of the other 310<p>When a third party package manager wants to transition into one of the other
297categories (except primary package manager) it must satisfy all requirements for 311categories (except primary package manager) it must satisfy all requirements for
298that category.</p> 312that category.</p>
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302<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id21" id="references" name="references">References</a></h1> 316<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id22" id="references" name="references">References</a></h1>
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306<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2" name="id1">[1]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://paludis.berlios.de/">http://paludis.berlios.de/</a></td></tr> 320<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2" name="id1">[1]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://paludis.berlios.de/">http://paludis.berlios.de/</a></td></tr>
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324<p>This document is copyright 2006 by Paul de Vrieze and licensed under the 338<p>This document is copyright 2006 by Paul de Vrieze and licensed under the
325<a class="reference" href="http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/">Open Publication License</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id5" id="id6" name="id6">[3]</a>.</p> 339<a class="reference" href="http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/">Open Publication License</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id5" id="id6" name="id6">[3]</a>.</p>
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