Arusha Project release 20031013

[Will P. <pa...@dc...>]

I have just done a full release of all the Arusha Project
stuff I could get my hands on (teams: ARK, arksf1, glasli1,
sample1, sidai, simple1, verilab2).  The release notes are
below.  Wander to http://sourceforge.net/projects/ark for
the bits.

In case you've forgotten: the Arusha Project (ARK) provides
a framework for collaborative system administration of
multi-platform Unix sites with many dozens of machines.

Thanks to Joel Shprentz for useful input in this iteration.
If any of you need help exploring or thinking about Arusha
Project stuff, or have "it would be great if..." ideas,
please speak up or get in touch.

Will

== release notes =======================================

In the ARK engine, host context is tracked better.  We
attempt to satisfy new constraints with chosen-earlier
constraints.  Added 'may-fail' constraints.

In the Sidai code, networking info has been generalized and
sample packet-filter code changed to match.  General support
for RH Linux 9 added.  A 'clean' method added to most
packages.

In individual teams' code, there are now examples of using
rdiff-backup and of how to kickstart an RH Linux box into
ARK-readiness.  Over 150 package specifications are new or
updated to current software versions.