Features/ServerProvides

= Standardize server virtual provides =

Summary
Standardize server provides. This implies changing smtpdaemon to server(smtp).

Owner

 * Name: PatriceDumas

Current status

 * Targeted release:  Fedora 9
 * Last updated: Wed Mar 19 2008
 * Percentage of completion: 100%

The servers provides have been added, now the package maintainers can add them in the dependent packages. They can also keep smtpdaemon for compatibility with previous releases.

There is no precise time schedule for having replaced smtpdaemon by server(smtp), though it would make sense to have it done when F-8 is EOL since server(smtp) was introduced in F-9.

Detailed Description
The detailed description is at:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/ServerProvides

Benefit to Fedora
Rationalize server provides.

Scope
Add server(smtp) Provides to the packages providing smtpdaemon, and once it is done change smtpdaemon Requires to server(smtp).

More details on http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/ServerProvides

Test Plan
No test plan.

User Experience
Nothing here.

Dependencies
No dependency.

Contingency Plan
No need.

Documentation
The Guideline is the documentation, Ville page listing virtual provides is already updated.

Release Notes
Users should change the smtpdaemon Provides and Requires to server(smtp).