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+patch.doc:  explanation of the patch subdirectory.
+
+files with .lsm entries here aren't necessarily commented in this file.
+
+file:		filename/filenames
+description:	a short description of the file.
+status:		has it been tested by someone other than the author?
+		In what configurations is it known to work?
+
+		NOTE:  IF THE STATUS IS WRONG, PLEASE MAIL ME AT
+		johnsonm@sunsite.unc.edu
+		AND I WILL CHANGE THE STATUS.
+		Heck, if anything is wrong, please tell me.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------	
+
+file:		tty_patch*
+description:	rewrite of kernel tty canonical mode
+status:		Author says he will update it for new kernels.
+		I believe that these patches made their way into the
+		real kernel now.
+
+file:		noblink.tar.gz
+description:	adds software and hardware cursors defined
+		by escape codes to the Linux console driver.
+
+file:		acctkit-0.99.8.tar.Z
+description:	adds acct() calls to Linux 0.99.8
+
+file:		double-vis-997a.tar.z
+description:	patches for a dual monitor setup for .99.7A
+status:		please test, should work.
+
+file:		fsync.tar.z
+description:	patches for .99.pl7A which implement the fsync(2)
+		system call.
+
+file:		intl_con.tar.Z
+description:	serious international console support -- multiple keymaps
+		screen translation, keymaps all chosen at runtime.
+status:		diffs for .99.6, SLS style.
+
+file:		ipcdelta
+description:	sysv ipc: semaphores, messages, and shared memory
+status:		no longer here, in standard kernel for almost a year now...
+
+file:		wd90c20.doc
+description:	a small pseudo-patch to setup.S plus instructions, for
+		switching to external-monitor mode on computers with
+		the wd90c20 video chipset.
+
+file:		fntpak01.tar.Z
+description:	allows multiple font sets on multiple VC's.  tools for
+		working with fonts, as well.  If you have been complaining
+		about the lack of multiple fonts, check it out.
+status:		now includes *context* diffs... ;-)
+
+file:		joystick-0.6.tar.gz
+description:	joystick (game port) driver
+
+file		joysitck-0.7.1.tar.gz
+description:	joystick (game port) driver that can work as a module
+status:		More up-to-date than joystick-0.6
+
+file:		xenixfs.<ver>.tar.Z
+description:	patches for xenix filesystem.  includes hack for symlinks.
+status:		for <ver> kernel
+		Latest kernels support a generic sys5 filesystem which
+		also supports xenix filesystems.
+
+file:		amigaffs.tar.Z
+description:	patches for a *readonly* amiga ffs filesystem.
+status:		not supported, readonly, alpha.  Use at your own risk.
+
+file:		ramdisk.patch
+description:	allows you to specify the ramdisk size on the kernel command
+		line, and allows you to find that size from a running kernel.
+status:		beta beta read the source...
+
+file:		ttydist*
+description:	adds some flags to the tty code, plus BSD thins like word
+		erase etc.  Also adds a mode like readline(?)
+status:		?
+
+file:		quota.tar.Z
+description:	Patch to allow enforcement of quotas under linux
+status:		old
+
+file:		quota-fix.diff.Z
+description:	patch to apply after quota.tar.Z to fix quota handling.
+status:		old
+
+file:		keyboard_rate.patch
+description:	My explanation for how to change the keyboard repeat rate.
+
+file:		color-ls.patch
+description:	patch to GNU ls 3.4 to display in color
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+michaelkjohnson
+johnsonm@sunsite.unc.edu
+Linux patch maintainer