Open Source for your Mac. Fink binary distribution 0.7.1.

Fink is proud to announce the availability of a new binary distribution, version 0.7.1. This release features 1650 pre-compiled binaries and vast improvents to the underlying system. Binary packages include KDE 3.4.1, GNOME 2.4 and many more.

Vienna, 20. September 2004 - The Fink project is proud to announce the
availability of a new binary distribution, version 0.7.1

This release contains:
        Over 1650 pre-compiled packages including:

        Binaries for KDE 3.1.4

        Binaries for GNOME 2.4

        Improved documentation from the Fink website including translations
into French, Japanese and simplified Chinese.

        Various speed and feature improvements to the package manager fink
including the addition of a versatile Variants system.

        A full list of the differences between 0.7.0 and 0.7.1 can be viewed by visting:

http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/compare.php?tree1=0.7.1-stable&cmp=0&tree2=0.7.0-stable&splitoffs=on&sort=name

Fink is free, licensed under the GPL.
Please observe that this release will only run on Panther based Mac OS X versions. Fink version 0.6.3
remains available for 10.2 users, and Fink version 0.4.1 remains available for 10.1 users

To download the binary installer please visit:

http://fink.sourceforge.net/download/index.php

Current Fink users should use fink to upgrade their installation.

In-depth documentation on various topics can be acquired from:
http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/index.php

First time Fink users should also observe the information provided at:
http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/bundled/usage.php

With this new release of over 1600 pre-compiled packages Fink has taken yet a nother step to improve the service to its community.
The Fink project would like to thank all the Contributors, Package
maintainers and long-term developers as well as the users for downloading the prior release 0.7.0 more than 130_000 times. Without the steady support of the
community this project would have not been and will not be successful.

About Fink.
The Fink project wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X.
We modify Unix software so that it compiles and runs on Mac OS X ("port" it) and make it available for download as a coherent distribution.
Fink uses Debian tools like dpkg and apt-get to provide powerful binary package management.
You can choose whether you want to download precompiled binary packages or build everything from source.
The Fink project has an estimated userbase of well over 150_000 users, concentrated in the United States of America, Japan and Europe.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Fink Developer Network
D. Höhn
Schwarzenbergplatz 8/8
A-1030 Vienna
+4317136180-19
http://fink.sf.net
http://finkmirrors.net

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