diff --git a/geronimo-specs.spec b/geronimo-specs.spec
index 3f6d14f..a434cac 100644
--- a/geronimo-specs.spec
+++ b/geronimo-specs.spec
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Summary:        Geronimo J2EE server J2EE specifications
 Group:          Development/Languages/Java
 Provides:       commonj_1_1_apis = %{version}
 Provides:       commonj_apis = 1.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-commonj-1_1-apis
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Provides:       activation_1_0_2_api = %{version}
 Provides:       activation_api = 1.0.2
 Provides:       jaf_1_0_2_api = %{version}
 Provides:       jaf_api = 1.0.2
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-jaf-1_0_2-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Provides:       activation_1_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       activation_api = 1.1
 Provides:       jaf_1_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       jaf_api = 1.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-jaf-1_1-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Java
 Requires(pre):  update-alternatives
 Provides:       annotation_1_0_api
 Provides:       annotation_api = 1.0
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-annotation-1_0-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Summary:        Geronimo J2EE server J2EE specifications
 Group:          Development/Languages/Java
 Provides:       corba_1_0_apis = %{version}
 Provides:       corba_apis = 1.0
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-corba-1_0-apis
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Summary:        Geronimo J2EE server J2EE specifications
 Group:          Development/Languages/Java
 Provides:       corba_2_3_apis = %{version}
 Provides:       corba_apis = 2.3
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-corba-2_3-apis
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Provides:       ejb = 2.1
 Provides:       ejb_2_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       ejb_api = 2.1
 # drop the following asap
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 Obsoletes:      ejb
 
 %description -n geronimo-ejb-2_1-api
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Provides:       ejb = 3.0
 # TODO: drop asap
 Provides:       ejb_3_0_api = %{version}
 Provides:       ejb_api = 3.0
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 Obsoletes:      ejb
 
 %description -n geronimo-ejb-3_0-api
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Java
 Requires(pre):  update-alternatives
 Provides:       el_1_0_api = %{version}
 Provides:       el_api = 1.0
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-el-1_0-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Java
 Requires(pre):  update-alternatives
 Provides:       interceptor_3_0_api = %{version}
 Provides:       interceptor_api = 3.0
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-interceptor-3_0-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ Provides:       servlet = 2.4
 Provides:       geronimo-corba-2_3-apis = %{version}
 # added Epoch
 Provides:       geronimo-qname-1_1-api = %{version}
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-j2ee-1_4-apis
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Provides:       j2ee_connector_1_5_api = %{version}
 Provides:       j2ee_connector_api = 1.5
 # drop the following asap
 Provides:       j2ee-connector = 1.5
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 Obsoletes:      j2ee-connector
 
 %description -n geronimo-j2ee-connector-1_5-api
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ Provides:       j2ee_deployment_1_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       j2ee_deployment_api = 1.1
 # drop the following asap
 Provides:       j2ee-deployment = 1.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 Obsoletes:      j2ee-deployment
 
 %description -n geronimo-j2ee-deployment-1_1-api
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Java
 Requires(pre):  update-alternatives
 Provides:       javaee_deployment_1_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       javaee_deployment_api = 1.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-javaee-deployment-1_1-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ Provides:       jacc = 1.0
 # TODO: drop asap
 Provides:       jacc_1_0_api = %{version}
 Provides:       jacc_api = 1.0
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-jacc-1_0-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ Requires:       servlet_2_5_api
 Requires(pre):  update-alternatives
 Provides:       jacc_1_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       jacc_api = 1.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-jacc-1_1-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ Provides:       j2ee_management_1_0_api = %{version}
 Provides:       j2ee_management_api = 1.0
 # drop the following asap
 Provides:       j2ee-management = 1.0
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 Obsoletes:      j2ee-management
 
 %description -n geronimo-j2ee-management-1_0-api
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ Provides:       j2ee_management_1_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       j2ee_management_api = 1.1
 # drop the following asap
 Provides:       j2ee-management = 1.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 Obsoletes:      j2ee-management
 
 %description -n geronimo-j2ee-management-1_1-api
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ Provides:       javamail_api = 1.3.1
 # our 'javamail' alternative means the providers as well
 # all in a single jar file called 'javamail.jar'
 #Provides:    javamail = 1.3.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-javamail-1_3_1-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ Provides:       javamail_api = 1.4
 # our 'javamail' alternative means the providers as well
 # all in a single jar file called 'javamail.jar'
 #Provides:    javamail = 1.4
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-javamail-1_4-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ Provides:       jaxr_1_0_api = %{version}
 Provides:       jaxr_api = 1.0
 # drop the following asap
 Provides:       jaxr = 1.0
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 Obsoletes:      jaxr-api
 
 %description -n geronimo-jaxr-1_0-api
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ Provides:       jaxrpc = 1.1
 # TODO: drop asap
 Provides:       jaxrpc_1_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       jaxrpc_api = 1.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-jaxrpc-1_1-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ Provides:       jms_1_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       jms_api = 1.1
 # drop the following asap
 Provides:       jms = 1.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 Obsoletes:      jms
 
 %description -n geronimo-jms-1_1-api
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Java
 Requires(pre):  update-alternatives
 Provides:       jpa_3_0_api = %{version}
 Provides:       jpa_api = 3.0
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-jpa-3_0-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ Provides:       jsp = 2.0
 # TODO: drop asap
 Provides:       jsp_2_0_api = %{version}
 Provides:       jsp_api = 2.0
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-jsp-2_0-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ Provides:       jsp = 2.1
 # TODO: drop asap
 Provides:       jsp_2_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       jsp_api = 2.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-jsp-2_1-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ Provides:       jta_1_0_1B_api = %{version}
 Provides:       jta_api = 1.0.1B
 # drop the following asap
 Provides:       jta = 1.0.1B
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-jta-1_0_1B-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ Provides:       jta_1_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       jta_api = 1.1
 # drop the following asap
 Provides:       jta = 1.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-jta-1_1-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Java
 Requires(pre):  update-alternatives
 Provides:       qname_1_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       qname_api = 1.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-qname-1_1-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ Provides:       saaj = 1.1
 # TODO: drop asap
 Provides:       saaj_1_1_api = %{version}
 Provides:       saaj_api = 1.1
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-saaj-1_1-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ Provides:       servlet = 2.4
 # TODO: drop asap
 Provides:       servlet_2_4_api = %{version}
 Provides:       servlet_api = 2.4
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-servlet-2_4-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ Provides:       servlet = 2.5
 # TODO: drop asap
 Provides:       servlet_2_5_api = %{version}
 Provides:       servlet_api = 2.5
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-servlet-2_5-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Java
 Requires(pre):  update-alternatives
 Provides:       stax_1_0_api = %{version}
 Provides:       stax_api = 1.0
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-stax-1_0-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Java
 Requires(pre):  update-alternatives
 Provides:       ws_metadata_2_0_api = %{version}
 Provides:       ws_metadata_api = 2.0
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms < %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name}-poms
 
 %description -n geronimo-ws-metadata-2_0-api
 Geronimo is Apache's ASF-licenced J2EE server project. These are the