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