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| author | Thomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com> | 2016-12-18 19:38:57 +0100 |
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| committer | Thomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com> | 2016-12-18 19:38:57 +0100 |
| commit | 5add1f4c531639b6247c827566ae55426c1182d7 (patch) | |
| tree | 587b7f1d17a52736d5827124103de8a7e03efdb0 /NEWS | |
| parent | 29ca072fcfeb04fc29dfa9853621c15b58a3ebcf (diff) | |
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GNU Hurd 0.9
* configure.ac (AC_INIT): Set version to 0.9.
* NEWS: Finalize for 0.9.
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@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@ -Version 0.9 (2016-12-XX) +Version 0.9 (2016-12-18) The 'boot' program can now be run as unprivileged user, allowing any user to create unprivileged Subhurds. -The Berkeley Packet Filter library and the ethernet multiplexer have -been merged into this repository. The ethernet multiplexer now +An ethernet multiplexer (eth-multiplexer translator) has been merged +into this repository. This is a network multiplexer that makes +available virtual interfaces, and routes traffic between these and a +real ethernet interface. It uses the Berkeley Packet Filter library +(libbpf), which has also been merged. The ethernet multiplexer now generates and uses stable pseudo-random ethernet addresses for the virtual interfaces. -Countless bugs have been fixed throughout the code, notably in +As usual, bugs have been fixed throughout the code, notably in libpager and ext2fs which now gracefully handles running out of space. +Further compatibility fixes have been applied (for compliance to +standards such as POSIX). Version 0.8 (2016-05-18) |