From 5add1f4c531639b6247c827566ae55426c1182d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:38:57 +0100 Subject: GNU Hurd 0.9 * configure.ac (AC_INIT): Set version to 0.9. * NEWS: Finalize for 0.9. --- NEWS | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 014fe1bc..05e04d59 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -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) -- cgit v1.2.3