patch-1.3.75 linux/README

• Lines: 37
• Date: Fri Mar 15 11:01:45 1996
• Orig file: v1.3.74/linux/README
• Orig date: Wed Feb 7 15:11:19 1996

diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.74/linux/README linux/README
@@ -10,14 +10,17 @@
 bugs.  It is *strongly* recommended that you back up the previous kernel 
 before installing any new 1.3.xx release.
 
-If you need to use a proven and stable Linux kernel, please use either 
-1.0.9 or 1.2.xx.  All features which will be in the 1.3.xx releases will 
-be contained in 1.4.xx when the code base has stabilized again.
-
-If you decide to use 1.3, it is recommended that you join the kernel mailing 
-list.  To do this, e-mail majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu, and put in the body 
-of the message "subscribe linux-kernel" or "subscribe linux-kernel-digest" 
-for a daily digest of the mailing list (it is a high-traffic list.)
+If you need to use a proven and stable Linux kernel, please
+use 1.0.9 or 1.2.13.  All features found in the 1.3.xx releases
+will be contained in 2.0 when the code base has stabilized again.
+
+If you decide to use 1.3, it might be a good idea to follow the kernel
+channel, available as newsgroup (under linux.dev.kernel) and as mailing
+list.  To subscribe to the latter, e-mail majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu,
+and put in the body of the message "subscribe linux-kernel" or
+"subscribe linux-kernel-digest" for a daily digest of the mailing list
+(it is a high-traffic list). Note that getting subscribed or unsubscribed
+sometimes takes days or even weeks.
 
 WHAT IS LINUX?
 
@@ -42,8 +45,8 @@
    Project) books.  This README is not meant to be documentation on the
    system: there are much better sources available.
 
- - There are various readme's in the kernel doc/ subdirectory: these are
-   mainly used for kernel developers and some very kernel-specific
+ - There are various readme's in the kernel Documentation/ subdirectory:
+   these are mainly used for kernel developers and some very kernel-specific
    installation notes for some drivers for example.
 
 INSTALLING the kernel: