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<title>The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ - Changes expected in the next major release of Debian</title>
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[ <a href="index.en.html#contents">Contents</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-basic_defs.en.html">1</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-getting.en.html">2</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-compat.en.html">3</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-software.en.html">4</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-uptodate.en.html">8</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-kernel.en.html">9</a> ]
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The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ
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<br>Chapter 14 - Changes expected in the next major release of Debian
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<h2><a name="s-security"></a>14.1 Increased security</h2>
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Debian contains support for shadow passwords since release 1.3. In addition,
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the Linux library of Pluggable Authentication Modules (a.k.a. <code><a
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href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/">libpam</a></code>;) that
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allows sysadmins to choose authorization modes on an application-specific basis
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is available, and initially set to authenticate via shadow password.
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Including full support for advanced authentication methods such as Kerberos, as
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well as additional security enhancements for mandatory access control
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mechanisms such as SElinux, RSBAC and buffer overflow protection like
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Exec-shield or PaX is still in progress.
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<h2><a name="s-i18n"></a>14.2 Extended support for non-English users</h2>
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Debian already has very good support for non-English users, see <a
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href="ch-software.en.html#s-nonenglish">How does Debian support non-English
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languages?, Section 4.8</a>.
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We hope to find people who will provide support for even more languages, and
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translate. Some programs already support internationalization, so we need
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message catalogs translators. Many programs still remain to be properly
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internationalized.
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The GNU Translation Project <code><a
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href="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ABOUT-NLS">ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ABOUT-NLS</a></code>
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works on internationalizing the GNU programs.
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<h2><a name="s-morearches"></a>14.3 More architectures</h2>
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Complete Debian system on other architectures such as AMD64 or SuperH is
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expected soon. Notice that, for AMD64 there is a development archive at
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<code><a href="http://amd64.debian.net/">http://amd64.debian.net/</a></code>
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that provides intallation images as well as binary packages for most of the
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distribution. This architecture will probably be added for <samp>etch</samp>.
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<h2><a name="s-morekernels"></a>14.4 More kernels</h2>
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In addition to Debian GNU/Hurd, Debian is being ported also to BSD kernels,
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namely to <code><a href="http://www.debian.org/ports/netbsd">NetBSD</a></code>.
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[ <a href="ch-redistrib.en.html">previous</a> ]
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[ <a href="index.en.html#contents">Contents</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-basic_defs.en.html">1</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-getting.en.html">2</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-compat.en.html">3</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-software.en.html">4</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-ftparchives.en.html">5</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-pkg_basics.en.html">6</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-pkgtools.en.html">7</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-uptodate.en.html">8</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-kernel.en.html">9</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-customizing.en.html">10</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-support.en.html">11</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-contributing.en.html">12</a> ]
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[ <a href="ch-redistrib.en.html">13</a> ]
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[ 14 ]
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[ <a href="ch-faqinfo.en.html">15</a> ]
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The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ
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version 3.1.3, 25 April 2006<br>
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Authors are listed at <a href="ch-faqinfo.en.html#s-authors">Debian FAQ Authors</a><br>
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