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+Changes from version 5 to 6
+---------------------------
+
+  Boot sector
+  -----------
+
+    - added command-line argument passing.
+    - now clears BSS of traditional images too.
+    - chain.b is now more careful about register values when invoking
+      the boot sector of the other OS.
+    - added an interface for externally provided command lines.
+    - added experimental recognition of linear addresses.
+
+  Map installer
+  -------------
+
+    - fixed opening the disktab file. (Using -f didn't work.)
+    - fixed use of BIOS codes for the map file: the tilde is now appended
+      before the BIOS code.
+    - added a chdir("/") when using -r
+    - added more sanity checks.
+    - added generation of linear addresses.
+
+  Documentation
+  -------------
+
+    - removed all references to swap device settings in the kernel because
+      recent kernels don't support that any longer.
+    - added a troubleshooting section.
+    - several minor fixes and improvements.
+
+
+Changes from version 4 to 5
+---------------------------
+
+  Map installer
+  -------------
+
+    - added automatic boot sector backup.
+    - fixed variable block size detection. (Didn't work with the 0.97-pl2
+      kernel.)
+    - added the chroot (-r) option.
+    - made the partition table part of a foreign OS boot descriptor
+      optional.
+
+  Documentation and installation
+  ------------------------------
+
+    - most of README has moved into doc.tex (LaTeX)
+    - added a utility to activate a partition.
+    - make install  now reminds the user to update the map.
+    - dd is now used in a more efficient way in the Makefile.
+      (Fewer subshells, etc.)
+
+
+Changes from version 3 to 4
+---------------------------
+
+  Boot sector
+  -----------
+
+    - added a configurable delay.
+    - added a diagnostic title message.
+
+  Map installer
+  -------------
+
+    - fixed all known include file conflicts.
+    - added support for variable block sizes. (Not used yet.)
+    - added some more sanity checks.
+    - added a tool to determine SCSI disk parameters.
+
+  Documentation and installation
+  ------------------------------
+
+    - extended coverage of SCSI disks.
+    - make install  now backs up chain.b and boot.b of any older LILO
+      installation. (To say: your system remains bootable even if you
+      forget to run /etc/lilo/install after the update or if this fails
+      for some reason.)
+    - moved the changes section from README into CHANGES.
+    - a set of pre-compiled executables of lilo, boot.b, chain.b and
+      dparam.com is available too.
+
+
+Changes from version 2 to 3
+---------------------------
+
+  Boot sector
+  -----------
+
+    - can initialize BSS of unstripped kernels.
+    - also accepts [Tab] to show the list of known images.
+
+  Map installer
+  -------------
+
+    - fixed parsing of the root device specification.
+    - fixed setting of the root device when the boot image doesn't
+      define it.
+    - reduced the number of installable images from 19 to 16. (Because the
+      descriptors have grown.)
+
+  Documentation
+  -------------
+
+    - added a booting basics section.
+    - many minor changes.
+
+
+Changes from version 1 to 2
+---------------------------
+
+  Boot sector
+  -----------
+
+    - added command-line editing.
+    - added debugging support (-DDEBUG).
+    - added support for compacted maps.
+    - some cosmetic changes.
+
+  Map installer
+  -------------
+
+    - major rewrite.
+    - files that contain "holes" are now handled properly.
+    - added map compaction.
+    - devices are now created on the fly only if they can't be found in /dev.
+    - improved sanity checking.
+    - can now boot other operating systems.
+    - can now boot unstripped kernel executables.
+    - added support for a disk parameter file.
+    - reduced the number of installable images from 21 to 19.
+    - changed the command-line syntax.
+    - root and boot can now be specified on the command line.
+
+  Documentation
+  -------------
+
+    - many changes, including correction of some minor errors.
+
+
+Changes from version 0 to 1
+---------------------------
+
+  Boot sector
+  -----------
+
+    - tested as master boot record.
+    - improved the boot prompt invocation method.
+    - increased the number of installable images to 21.
+    - added a help facility.
+    - improved read error handling and error reporting in the boot loader.
+    - added a second stage boot loader.
+
+  Map installer
+  -------------
+
+    - fixed some minor bugs in the map installer. Removed all compiler
+      warnings.
+    - added labeling of images.
+    - added version checking for the boot sector.
+    - replaced option -r by -m. -r will be available for a while for
+      compatibility.
+    - added booting from device files (that have boot images written on them).
+    - BIOS device codes can now be specified for boot image files too.
+    - added concatenation of images. (This is a test feature that will be
+      changed in the future.)
+
+  Documentation
+  -------------
+
+    - some minor documentation errors have been corrected.
+    - the README now warns that the map has to be rebuilt after the images are
+      replaced or moved.
+    - added a files, a hints and an examples section.