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+CHANGES IN THE LINUX v0.97.1 ROOT DISKETTE
+Jim Winstead Jr. - 16 August 1992
+
+This file mostly contains info about the changes in the root diskette
+from Linux v0.97 to Linux v0.97.1.
+
+CHANGES
+
+With the release of Linux v0.95a, the maintenance of the root diskette
+has been assumed by Jim Winstead Jr. (jwinstea@jarthur.Claremont.EDU).
+
+This continues with the release of the Linux 0.97.1 release diskette.
+The changes between the Linux 0.97.1 and Linux 0.97 root diskettes are
+detailed below, and the changes in earlier releases are summarized
+after that:
+
+	-	fixed mount.
+		A few hours after releasing 0.97, I figured out why
+		mount wasn't working correctly with the MS-DOS
+		filesystem.  'mount' now does things correctly, and
+		will even pass 'odd' mount options correctly (i.e. the
+		conv=something option for the MS-DOS fs).  Thanks to
+		Werner Almesberger for providing smount, from which 
+		most of my changes to Doug Quale's mount were taken.
+
+	-	made passwd sgid system.
+		I forgot to last time, which made /etc/passwd belong to
+		whatever group the person who last changed their password
+		belonged to. Thanks to Scott Mace (emace@tenet.edu) for 
+		spotting this one. 
+
+	-	fixed bug in /etc/termcap.
+		The 'is' and 'rs' strings had an extra colon in them,
+		and the k? strings were wrong. Special thanks to
+		Jaakko.Hyvatti@Helsinki.FI for pointing this out.
+
+	-	fixed pax (some).
+		Pax was broken in a few spots, and I've been trying to
+		clean it up.  In particular, it would give some false
+		errors because it would try to create some directories
+		twice.  Duh.  I'm also trying to bring it up to POSIX
+		compliance, since it's quite out of date.
+
+	-	fixed problems with GNU fileutilities.
+		The GNU fileutilities (cp, du and ls in particular)
+		were making some bad assumptions about the blocksize
+		on filesystems.  I think I've tracked that all down.
+		Also, fixed ls so it recognizes the dir and vdir
+		counterparts using argv[0] instead of seperate filenames.
+		I was also able to trim some size off a few utilities 
+		due to functions available in libc.
+
+	-	compiled GNU text utilities to use getopt/regex from libc.
+		I also fixed cat so you can use it with the various
+		options (like -v, etc).  This saved over 30k. (Wow!)
+
+	-	compiled GNU shell utilities to use getopt/regex from libc.
+		This saved another 30k.  Wow again!
+
+	-	compiled GNU tput to use termcap from shared libs.
+		A lot of the changes to be like this, don't they?  :)
+		Saved about 4k here.
+
+	-	compiled sed with -N.
+		Saved 6k.  :)
+
+	-	added creation of user account to /INSTALL/install.
+		The install script now asks for a username to create an
+		account for and sets it up.  This should encourage not
+		using 'root' all the time.
+
+If you have questions, problems, or complaints about the root
+diskette, either post to comp.os.linux, or send mail to me at
+jwinstea@jarthur.Claremont.EDU. 
+
+If you have questions, problems, or complaints about the boot diskette
+or the kernel itself, post to comp.os.linux or send mail to Linus
+Torvalds at torvalds@cc.helsinki.fi.
+
+Remember, the only stupid questions are the ones you don't ask.
+
+SUMMARY
+
+This section very briefly summarizes previous changes.
+
+0.96 -> 0.97
+	- many small binaries were added.
+	- ps, w, uptime, and related utilities were removed.
+	- migrated mount/umount/swapon from /bin to /etc.
+	- moved 'rootdev' to /usr/bin and renamed to 'setroot'.
+	- removed /lib/libhard.2.2.2 and moved /lib/libsoft.2.2.2 to
+	  /lib/libm.2.2.2, instead of using a symlink.
+	- upgraded efdisk and renamed to fdisk.
+	- fixed compress to work with long filenames.
+	- brought device names up to standards.
+	- revised /etc/group.
+	- revised /etc/passed.
+	- changes file permissions and ownerships.
+	- fixed up the install script where it was broken.
+	- fixed the install documentation to refer to pax.
+	- minor gaffes from 0.96 fixed (/etc/getty linked with shared
+	  libs, correct file ownerships, etc)
+
+0.95a -> 0.96
+	- reintroduced GNU bash as /bin/sh
+	- replaced GNU tar (/bin/tar) with POSIX pax utility
+	- all-new and improved installation script
+	- split /etc/rc into /etc/rc and /etc/rc.local
+	- new mount/umount/swapon with auto-mounting - uses /etc/fstab
+	- recompiled all utilities with shared libraries (gcc 2.2.2)
+	- added /dev/MAKEDEV - device creation script
+	- all new /etc/termcap using "tc=con-unk" entries
+
+FUTURE CHANGES
+
+I'm already anticipating some changes for future releases, so here's
+a sneak preview:
+
+-	the install script will be improved.  The current one was
+	written rather rapidly, so there are parts of it I'm not
+	entirely happy with.  Michael K. Johnson (johnsonm@stolaf.edu)
+	has said he is working on this and the update script (below).
+
+-	I'd like to write an update script that will allow people who
+	have already installed Linux to update their binaries from the
+	latest root disk.  The install script could serve as a base
+	for this, but is a little destructive at present.  (It would
+	simply copy over old binaries, etc.)
+
+-	program to allow the 'intro' login to be more interactive, and
+	will also serve more general purposes (it will be a generic
+	curses-based file-selector with support for file descriptions).
+
+-	the documentation on disk will be cleaned up, and possibly
+	added to.
+
+-	fill in the gaps in the MAKEDEV script.  (SCSI tapes, more pty
+	devices.)
+
+-	the release after the extended filesystem is added to the
+	Linux kernel, the root disk will use it.  That means v0.98, if
+	things go according to current plans.  This is to allow time
+	for bugs in the extended filesystem to filter out, and for the
+	new mkfs and fsck to stabilize.  (For those that don't know,
+	the extended filesystem supports 4 terabyte partitions and long
+	filenames, and is currently in testing.)
+
+Again, mail your questions, comments and suggestions about the root
+diskette to me at jwinstea@jarthur.Claremont.EDU.