From d73bd233ca4f5734ef0cfda20a8055dc479d2b42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jimmy jam Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 12:17:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] adapt redhat FAQ for procps-ng --- FAQ | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index ae9df265..c68bf7bc 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ without that you will see a single-node view. Where to I send bug reports? You may use the Debian bug tracking system or send your report to -procps-feedback@lists.sf.net (no subscription required) instead. +procps@freelists.org (no subscription required) instead. Why are there so many procps projects? @@ -68,10 +68,27 @@ wrote a new ps program for the package. For the next few years, Albert quietly helped the Debian package maintainer fix bugs. In 2001, Rik van Riel decided to do something about what appeared to be the lack of a maintainer. He picked up the buggy old code in Red Hat's CVS and started adding patches. Meanwhile, -other people have patched procps in a great many ways. In 2002, Albert moved -procps to this site. This was done to ensure that years of testing and bug -fixes would not be lost. The major version number was changed to 3, partly to -avoid confusing users and partly because the top program has been redone. +other people have patched procps in a great many ways. + +In 2002, Albert moved procps to http://procps.sourceforge.net. This was done to +ensure that years of testing and bug fixes would not be lost. The major version +number was changed to 3, partly to avoid confusing users and partly because the +top program had been redone. + +After development essentially stopped on sourceforge.net, in 2011 the project +found a new home at http://gitorious.org/procps. This represents the Debian, +Fedora and openSUSE fork of procps. To avoid confusion and potential name +clashes the package is now known as procps-ng (next generation), the version +number was raised to 3.3.0 and the library soname changed to libproc-ng-3.3.0. + + +What is being done to procps-ng at its new home? + +All programs are in the process of being modernized, both in terms of coding +style and supporting documentation. Autotools have been integrated and the +library API has been expanded with many new fields supported such as control +groups, supplementary groups, etc. The top program has been rewritten offering +many new capabilities while providing performance improvements up to 300%. Why does ps get signal 17?