fox2mike 06/01/13 09:57:51 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en gentoo-kernel.xml Log: Gazillion Changes : Removed pegasos-sources (merged into mainline 2.6), Moved win4lin-sources (Security issues) and grsec-sources (merged into hardened-sources) into the previously provided section. Added information on sh-sources, openvz-sources and uclinux-sources. Moved stuff around a bit to maintain alphabetical ordering. Added CC-BY-SA comment.
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They also -contain some of the patches for hardware and features support from the other -patch sets mentioned above and below. +<c>alpha-sources</c>, <c>hppa-sources</c>,<c>mips-sources</c>, <c>sh-sources</c> +<c>sparc-sources</c> and <c>xbox-sources</c> are, as their names suggest, +patched to run best on specific architectures. They also contain some of the +patches for hardware and features support from the other patch sets mentioned +above and below. </p> </body> @@ -229,18 +234,6 @@ </body> </section> <section> -<title>grsec-sources</title> -<body> - -<p> -The <c>grsec-sources</c> kernel source is patched with the latest grsecurity -updates (grsecurity version 2.0 and up) which includes, amongst other -security-related patches, support for PaX. -</p> - -</body> -</section> -<section> <title>mm-sources</title> <body> @@ -275,51 +268,63 @@ </body> </section> <section> -<title>usermode-sources</title> +<title>openvz-sources</title> <body> <p> -<c>usermode-sources</c> are the User Mode Linux kernel patches. This -kernel is designed to allow Linux to run within Linux to run within Linux -to ... User Mode Linux is intended for testing and virtual server support. -For more information about this amazing tribute to the stability and -scalability of Linux, see <uri>http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net</uri>. +OpenVZ is a server virtualization soultion built on Linux. OpenVZ creates +isolated, secure virtual private servers (VPSs) or virtual environments on a +single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that +applications do not conflict. For more information, see +<uri>http://www.openvz.org</uri> +</p> + +</body> +</section> +<section> +<title>suspend2-sources</title> +<body> + +<p> +The <c>suspend2-sources</c> are patched with both genpatches +which includes the patches found in gentoo-sources, and <uri +link="http://www.suspend2.net";>Software Suspend 2</uri> which is a new +and improved implementation of suspend-to-disk for the Linux kernel. </p> <p> -For more information on UML and Gentoo, read the -<uri link="/doc/en/uml.xml">Gentoo UML Guide</uri>. +This kernel is recommended for laptop users who often rely on being able +to suspend their laptop and resume work elsewhere. </p> </body> </section> <section> -<title>win4lin-sources</title> +<title>uclinux-sources</title> <body> <p> -<c>win4lin-sources</c> are patched to support the userland win4lin tools -that allow Linux users to run many Microsoft Windows (TM) applications -at almost native speeds. See <uri>http://www.netraverse.com/</uri> for more -information. +The <c>uclinux-sources</c> are meant for CPUs without MMUs as well as embedded +devices. For more information, see <uri>http://www.uclinux.org</uri>. </p> </body> </section> <section> -<title>suspend2-sources</title> +<title>usermode-sources</title> <body> <p> -The <c>suspend2-sources</c> are patched with both genpatches -which includes the patches found in gentoo-sources, and <uri -link="http://www.suspend2.net";>Software Suspend 2</uri> which is a new -and improved implementation of suspend-to-disk for the Linux kernel. +<c>usermode-sources</c> are the User Mode Linux kernel patches. This +kernel is designed to allow Linux to run within Linux to run within Linux +to ... User Mode Linux is intended for testing and virtual server support. +For more information about this amazing tribute to the stability and +scalability of Linux, see <uri>http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net</uri>. </p> <p> -This kernel is recommended for laptop users who often rely on being able -to suspend their laptop and resume work elsewhere. +For more information on UML and Gentoo, read the +<uri link="/doc/en/uml.xml">Gentoo UML Guide</uri>. </p> </body> @@ -376,6 +381,19 @@ </body> </section> <section> +<title>grsec-sources</title> +<body> + +<p> +The <c>grsec-sources</c> kernel source used to be patched with the latest +grsecurity updates (grsecurity version 2.0 and up) which included, amongst +other security-related patches, support for PaX. As grsecurity patches are +included in <c>hardened-sources</c>, this package is no longer in Portage. +</p> + +</body> +</section> +<section> <title>hardened-dev-sources</title> <body> @@ -409,6 +427,17 @@ </body> </section> -</chapter> +<section> +<title>win4lin-sources</title> +<body> + +<p> +<c>win4lin-sources</c> were patched to support the userland win4lin tools +that allow Linux users to run many Microsoft Windows (TM) applications +at almost native speeds. This was removed due to security issues. +</p> +</body> +</section> +</chapter> </guide> -- [email protected] mailing list
