OpenSS7 STREAMS Channels -- pre-alpha release introduction. 2008-10-31 $Id$ Copyright (c) 2001-2008 OpenSS7 Corporation. Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Brian Bidulock See the end for copying conditions (for this file). OpenSS7 STREAMS Channels ======================== Package strchan-0.9.2.4 Released 2008-10-31. This is pre-alpha release software. The following is an extract from the Installation and Reference Manual: 5.5 Bugs ======== 5.5.1 Defect Notices -------------------- "OpenSS7 STREAMS Channels" has known and unknown defects. This is a "pre-alpha" release. Some defects might be harmful. No validation testing whatsoever has been performed by the `OpenSS7 Project' on this software. The software might not even configure or compile. The `OpenSS7 Project' recommends that you do not use this software. Use at your own risk. Remember that there is NO WARRANTY.(1) This software is pre-alpha software. As such, it will crash your kernel. Installation of the software will irreparably mangle your header files or Linux distribution in such a way as to make it unusable. Crashes will lock your system and rebooting the system will not repair the problem. You will lose all the data on your system. Because this software will crash your kernel, the resulting unstable system can destroy computer hardware or peripherals making them unusable. You will void the warranty on any system on which you run this software. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. ---------- Footnotes ---------- (1) See sections Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability under `GNU Affero General Public License',in the manual. 5.5.2 Known Defects ------------------- With the exception of packages not originally created by the `OpenSS7 Project', the `OpenSS7 Project' software does not ship with known bugs in any release stage except "pre-alpha". "OpenSS7 STREAMS Channels" had no known bugs at the time of release. 5.5.3 Defect History -------------------- This section contains historical bugs that were encountered during development and their resolutions. This list serves two purposes: 1. It captures bugs encountered between releases during development that could possibly reoccur (and the Moon is made of blue cheese). It therefore provides a place for users to look if they encounter a problem. 2. It provides a low overhead bug list between releases for developers to use as a `TODO' list. Bugs ..... This package is not completely implemented yet, so the bugs are still being designed and will not be available until a later date. `001. 2007-10-15T16:17:08+0000' Removing definition of freezestr() and unfreezestr() in ch_pmod.c and mx_pmod.c was causing loss of version information on old 2.4 kernels. Workaround is to use the _SUN versions as is until it can be fixed in streams or strcompat. _*fixed*_ in `strchan-0.9.2.4' 5.4.1 Pre-Alpha Releases ------------------------ "Pre-alpha" releases are releases that have received no testing whatsoever. Code in the release is not even known to configure or compile. The purpose of a pre-alpha release is to make code and documentation available for inspection only, and to solicit comments on the design approach or other characteristics of the software package. "Pre-alpha" release packages ship containing warnings recommending that the user not even execute the contained code. ----- ========================================================================= Copyright (c) 2001-2008 OpenSS7 Corporation Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Brian Bidulock All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies. 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