From: Ted Lemon Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 22:35:03 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Document changes in Beta 1 (oops) X-Git-Tag: carrel-2~209 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=29d5553aec57ba04740b3a8851380cf2c572185c;p=thirdparty%2Fdhcp.git Document changes in Beta 1 (oops) --- diff --git a/RELNOTES b/RELNOTES index c82375019..55aa3e781 100644 --- a/RELNOTES +++ b/RELNOTES @@ -5,24 +5,15 @@ Release Notes -This is the final development snapshot before Version 2 of the -Internet Software Consortium DHCP Distribution goes to beta. -Development snapshots after this one will be for Version 3 of the ISC -DHCP Server. - -This snapshot is being released in the hopes that a fair number of -DHCP sites will download it, try it out, and submit bug reports and -critique the new manual pages. Please do not hold back - the plan is -to cut the first Beta release in about two weeks - at the beginning of -December. +This is the first development snapshot of Version 3 of the Internet +Software Consortium DHCP Distribution. PLANS -Version 1 of the ISC DHCP Distribution included just a DHCP Server. -As of this writing, the most recent Version 1 distribution is Beta 5 -Patchlevel 16. One more patchlevel is planned before Version 1.0 is -finalized. This is the release that we would expect most sites to run -in production. +Version 1 of the ISC DHCP Distribution includes just a DHCP Server. +Version 1 has been in feature freeze since late 1996, and is quite +stable. This is the release that we would expect most sites to run in +production. Version 2 of the ISC DHCP Distribution adds a DHCP Client and a DHCP/BOOTP Relay Agent to the DHCP Server that was offered in version @@ -37,12 +28,16 @@ server: - The server may be configured so that some DHCP clients can be excluded from booting. -This version is fairly stable at this time, and will soon be -moved to the "stable" track. It has a number of new features, and is -the release that we would expect sites that want some stability but -need the new pinging feature, or need a client or relay agent (but -note that you can run the Version 1 server alongside the Version 2 -client and relay agent). + - Improved NAKing behaviour, so that clients that are using + addresses other than the one the server knows they should be + using are disciplined quickly. + +This version is now in Beta testing, and is planned for release in +mid-1998. It has a number of new features, and is the release that we +would expect sites that want some stability but need the new lease +testing feature, better NAKing, or need a client or relay agent. Note +that it is possible to run the Version 1 server with the Version 2 +client. Version 3 of the ISC DHCP Distribution will add Dynamic DNS Support, asynchronous DNS query resolution, DHCP Authentication, and possibly @@ -51,6 +46,8 @@ database. This release is not expected to be stable in the near future, and is intended for sites that are in a position to experiment, or for sites that desperately need the new features. + CHANGES + - Use %ld to print pid_t and cast pid_t values to long to avoid inconsistent declarations between different POSIX flavours.