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diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.101/linux/Documentation/Changes linux/Documentation/Changes
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
    Also, don't forget http://www.linuxhq.com/ for all your Linux kernel
 needs.
 
-Last updated: May 5, 1998
+Last updated: May 12, 1998
 Current Author: Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu).
 
 Current Minimal Requirements
@@ -45,21 +45,21 @@
 
 - Kernel modules	 modutils-2.1.85         ; insmod -V
 - Gnu C 		 2.7.2.3                 ; gcc --version
-- Binutils		 2.8.1.0.1               ; ld -v
+- Binutils		 2.8.1.0.23              ; ld -v
 - Linux C Library	 5.4.44                  ; ls -l /lib/libc.so.*
 - Dynamic Linker (ld.so) 1.9.5                   ; ldd --version
 - Linux C++ Library	 2.7.2.8                 ; ls -l /usr/lib/libg++.so.*
-- Procps		 1.2.5                   ; ps --version
+- Procps		 1.2.7                   ; ps --version
 - Procinfo               13                      ; procinfo -v
 - Mount                  2.7l                    ; mount --version
-- Net-tools              1.41                    ; hostname -V
+- Net-tools              1.45                    ; hostname -V
 - Loadlin                1.6a
 - Sh-utils               1.16                    ; basename --v
 - Autofs                 0.3.11                  ; automount --version
 - NFS                    0.4.21                  ; showmount --version
 - Bash                   1.14.7                  ; bash -version
-- Ncpfs                  2.1.1                   ; ncpmount -v
-- Pcmcia-cs              3.0.0
+- Ncpfs                  2.2.0                   ; ncpmount -v
+- Pcmcia-cs              3.0.1
 - PPP                    2.3.5                   ; pppd -v
 
 Upgrade notes
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@
 the corresponding ttyS* device instead (e.g., cua0 -> ttyS0, cua1 ->
 ttyS1, etc.).
 
+   In addition, some software still works, but needs to be compiled
+against 2.1 headers for complete functionality.  Fdutils binaries
+compiled under 2.0 or earlier kernels should be replaced with ones
+compiled under 2.1, for example.
+
 Libc
 ====
 
@@ -127,11 +132,13 @@
 to find out the proper way to upgrade it.  No, the instruction to "rm
 `which encaps`" is not a joke.
 
-The last public release of the binutils 2.8.x series is 2.8.1.0.23. 
-Binutils 2.8.1.0.25 to 2.9.1.0.2 are all very buggy; do not use them. 
-Binutils 2.9.1 (note the absence of a suffix) is all right, and binutils
-2.9.1.0.3 (and presumably later revisions) will probably work, too. 
-Stick with 2.8.1.0.23 to be safe. 
+   The last public release of the binutils 2.8.x series was 2.8.1.0.23.
+Binutils 2.8.1.0.25 to 2.9.1.0.2 are beta releases, and are known to be
+very buggy.  Binutils 2.9.1 (note the absence of a suffix) from the FSF
+should work, and binutils 2.9.1.0.3 and later releases are also good.
+Either use binutils-2.8.1.0.23 or binutils-2.9.1.0.4 or later.  Glibc2
+users should especially try to use the 2.9.1.0.x releases, as they
+resolve known issues with glibc2 and binutils-2.8.x releases.
 
 Gnu C
 =====
@@ -273,13 +280,24 @@
 Binutils
 ========
 
-The 2.8.1.0.1 release:
+The 2.8.1.0.23 release:
 ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.8.1.0.23.bin.tar.gz
 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.8.1.0.23.bin.tar.gz
 Installation notes:
 ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.8.1.0.23
 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.8.1.0.23
 
+The 2.9.1.0.4 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4-glibc.x86.tar.gz
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4-libc5.x86.tar.gz
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4-glibc.x86.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4-libc5.x86.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4.tar.gz
+Installation notes:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.4
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.4
+
 Gnu C
 =====
 
@@ -399,7 +417,7 @@
 
 The 0.4.21 release:
 ftp://ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz
-ftp://linux.nrao.edu/pub/people/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz
+ftp://linux.nrao.edu/mirrors/fb0429.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz
 
 Net-tools
 =========
@@ -423,14 +441,14 @@
 Ncpfs
 =====
 
-The 2.1.1 release:
-ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/ncpfs/ncpfs-2.1.1.tgz
+The 2.2.0 release:
+ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/ncpfs/ncpfs-2.2.0.tgz
 
 Pcmcia-cs
 =========
 
-The May 4, 1998 release:
-ftp://hyper.stanford.edu/pub/pcmcia/NEW/pcmcia-cs.04-May-98.tar.gz
+The 3.0.1 release:
+ftp://hyper.stanford.edu/pub/pcmcia/pcmcia-cs.3.0.1.tar.gz
 
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