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author | Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> | 1999-11-12 16:06:47 +1100 |
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committer | Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> | 1999-11-12 16:06:47 +1100 |
commit | 7df20e2ffc56ac5356ea13f115b6191577261ef5 (patch) | |
tree | 12dd3053ea8922397fec0598a4172c5b6690a9aa /README | |
parent | 3d1b22c150bfacb300d6d58b1f71f13cef46ef22 (diff) | |
download | openssh-git-7df20e2ffc56ac5356ea13f115b6191577261ef5.tar.gz |
Documentation updates
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@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ This is the Unix port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH. OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's SSH with all patent-encumbered algorithms removed, all known security bugs -fixed, new features reintroduced and many other clean-ups. +fixed, new features reintroduced and many other clean-ups. More +information about SSH itself can be found in the file README.Ylonen. This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM support (for Linux and Solaris), EGD[1] support, and replacements for @@ -13,8 +14,7 @@ tracks changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository. The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for -all logins, not just when using password authentication. This code is -very new and needs further testing. +all logins, not just when using password authentication. All new code is released under a XFree style license, which is very liberal. Please refer to the source files for details. The code in @@ -22,19 +22,23 @@ strlcpy.c and mktemp.c is from the OpenBSD project and has its own license (again, see source file for details). OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4]. To build -the GNOME[5] passphrase requestor (--with-gnome-askpass), you will +the GNOME[5] pass-phrase requester (--with-gnome-askpass), you will need the GNOME libraries installed. If you are building OpenSSH on a Unix which lacks a kernel random number pool (/dev/random), you will need to install EGD[1]. -There is now a mailing list for this port of OpenSSH. To subscribe, -send a message conststing of the word 'SUBSCRIBE' to -openssh-unix-dev-request@mindrot.org. This mailing list is intended for -developers. +There is now a mailing list for this port of OpenSSH. To +subscribe, send a message consisting of the word 'SUBSCRIBE' to +openssh-unix-dev-request@mindrot.org. This mailing list is intended +for developers. Please refer to the INSTALL document for information on how to install OpenSSH on your system. +OpenSSH is developed primarily on Linux, but I am including patches +which improve compatability with other unices. The beginnings of +Solaris support have already been included. + Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au> Internet Business Solutions @@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ Niels Kristian Bech Jensen <nkbj@image.dk> - Makefile patch Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin.dahyabhai@pobox.com> - PAM environment patch Phil Hands <phil@hands.com> - Debian scripts, assorted patches Niels Kristian Bech Jensen <nkbj@image.dk> - Makefile patches -Marc G. Fournier" <marc.fournier@acadiau.ca> - Solaris patches +Marc G. Fournier <marc.fournier@acadiau.ca> - Solaris patches Miscellania - |