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Revision as of 14:10, 18 April 2022
Replace jwhois package with whois for Fedora Workstation
Summary
Fedora Workstation product core group includes jwhois package. Replace it with whois package which is more actively developed.
Owner
- Name: Oğuz Ersen
- Email: <oguz@ersen.moe>
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora Linux 37
- Last updated: 2022-04-18
- devel thread
- FESCo issue: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
- Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
- Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
Detailed Description
Fedora Workstation product core group includes jwhois package. Its last commit is from 2015. Users having issues with certain TLDs and the solution is usually manually editing the /etc/jwois.conf file. whois package is more actively maintained and doesn't have those issues.
Feedback
Benefit to Fedora
Users will have a better experience querying whois information for a domain.
Scope
- Proposal owners:
- Other developers:
- Release engineering: #Releng issue number
- Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)
- Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
- Alignment with Objectives:
Upgrade/compatibility impact
How To Test
- Run
rpm -q --whatprovides whois - It should print
whois-*
User Experience
Dependencies
Contingency Plan
- Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
Documentation
N/A (not a System Wide Change)