OpenSS7 Linux Fast STREAMS -- history of user-visible changes.  2005-03-15
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* Major changes for streams-0.7a.3

  With this release version numbers were changed to reflect an upstream version
  only to be consistent with other OpenSS7 package releases.  All RPM release
  numbers will be -1$(PACKAGE_RPMEXTRA) and all Debian release numbers will be
  _0.  If you wish to apply patches and relelease the package, please bump up
  the release number and apply a suitable release suffix for your organization.
  We leave Debian release number _1 reserved for your use, so you can still
  bundle the source in the .dsc file.

  Major changes for this release include build against Linux 2.6 kernels and
  popular distributions based on the 2.6 kernel as well as wider distribution
  support.

* Major changes for streams-0.7a-3

  Updated to common build process.  Documentation updates.

* Major changes for streams-0.7a-2

  Removed all XTI/TLI and Linux networking code, headers and documentation
  from streams distribution and set epoch at 0.  Linux networking code has
  been migrated to the strxnet, strinet and strsctp packages.  The purpose for
  doing this was to allow the Linux networking to build against Linux
  Fast-STREAMS as well as Linux STREAMS and is a preparation for phasing out
  LiS and phasing in LfS.

* Major changes for streams-0.7a-1

  This is the initial release of the Linux Fast-STREAMS package for Linux.
  This is intended as a high-performance, production replacement for Linux
  STREAMS (LiS).  Linux Fast-STREAMS has the following features:

  - optimized for Linux kernels.
  - prepared for mainstream Linux kernel adoption.
  - lindented and follows kernel coding practices.
  - compatibility modes for AIX, HPUX, OSF, Solaris, UnixWare, SVR 4.2 and LiS.
  - supports all major SVR4.2 variants.
  - licensed under GPL with commercial licensing available.
  - supports full SVR 4.2 MP synchronization models.
  - runs at SoftIRQ.
  - provides common SVR 4.2 system tunable parameters and sysctls.
  - provides /proc filesystem access for debugging and performance tuning.
  - provides a full set of common STREAMS modules and drivers.
  - provides full name-streams device and shadow special filesystem support.

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