OpenSS7 STREAMS SCTP -- alpha release introduction. 2006-03-02
README-alpha,v 0.9.2.5 2006/03/03 11:46:58 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 OpenSS7 STREAMS SCTP. The purpose of this
alpha release is to provide the techical community with detailed
information on the status and development directions for OpenSS7 STREAMS
SCTP.
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:
4.4.2 Alpha Releases
--------------------
"Alpha" release are releases that have received little to no testing, or
that have been tested and contains known bugs or defects that make the
package unsuitable even for testing. The purpose for an "alpha" release
are the same as for the pre-alpha release, with the additional purpose
that it is an earily release of partially functional code that has
problems that an external developer might be willing to fix themselves
and contribute back to the project.
"Alpha" release packages ship containing warnings that executing the
code can crash machines and might possibly do damage to systems upon
which it is executed.
4.5 Bugs
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4.5.1 Defect Notices
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"OpenSS7 STREAMS SCTP" has unknown defects. This is a "alpha" release.
Some defects could be harmful. No validation testing whatsoever has
been performed by the `OpenSS7 Project' on this software. The software
might fail to configure or compile on some systems. The `OpenSS7
Project' recommends that you do not use this software for purposes other
than develoment or evaluation, and then only with great care. Use at
your own risk. Remember that there is NO WARRANTY.(1)
This software is alpha software. As such, it can likely crash your
kernel. Installation of the software can irreparably mangle your header
files or Linux distribution in such a way as to make it unusable.
Crashes could lock your system and rebooting the system might not repair
the problem. You can possibly loose all the data on your system.
Because this software can crash your kernel, the resulting unstable
system could destroy computer hardware or peripherals making them
ususable. 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 WARRANTY under *Note GNU General Public License::.
4.5.2 Known Defects
-------------------
With the exception of packages not originaly created by the `OpenSS7
Project', the `OpenSS7 Project' software does not ship with known bugs
in any release stage except "pre-alpha". "OpenSS7 STREAMS SCTP" had no
known bugs at the time of release.
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