OpenSS7 Master Package -- alpha release introduction. 2006-03-02
README-alpha,v 0.9.2.1 2006/03/05 06:31:31 brian Exp
Copyright (c) 2001-2006 OpenSS7 Corporation.
Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Brian Bidulock
See the end for copying conditions (for this file).
This is an alpha release of the OpenSS7 Master Package. The purpose of
this alpha release is to provide the techical community with detailed
information on the status and development directions for the package.
THIS CODE HAS NOT BEEN VALIDATED. LOADING OR EXECUTING CODE IN THIS
RELEASE MAY CRASH YOUR MACHINE AND MAY INADVERTENTLY CAUSE DAMAGE.
THERE IS NO WARRANTY.
The following is an extract from the Installation and Reference Manual:
4.4 Bugs
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"OpenSS7 Master" may have unknown bugs. These are alpha releases.
Although there are no bugs known to be harmful, the OpenSS7 Project does
not fully validate alpha releases. Use at your own risk. Remember that
there is NO WARRANTY.(1)
This software is alpha software. As such, it might crash your kernel.
Installation of the software might irreparably mangle your header files
or Linux distribution in such a way as to make it unusable. Crashes
might lock your system and rebooting the system might not repair the
problem. You can loose all the data on your system. Because this
software might crash your kernel, the resulting unstable system could
destroy computer hardware or peripherals making them unusable. You
could void the warranty on any system on which you run this software.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
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(1) See section NO WARRANY under *Note Copying::.
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Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Brian Bidulock
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