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diff --git a/sys/man/preface4.html b/sys/man/preface4.html new file mode 100755 index 000000000..c924ecd30 --- /dev/null +++ b/sys/man/preface4.html @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +<html> +<title> +preface4 +</title> +<body BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#330088" ALINK="#FF0044"> +<H1>Preface to the Fourth (2002) Edition +</H1> +<br> <br> +Plan 9 continues to grow and adapt. +The fourth major release of the system +incorporates a number of changes, but the most central +is the conversion to a new version of the 9P file system +protocol. +This new version was motivated by a desire to support +files with name elements longer than 27 bytes (the old +<TT>NAMELEN</TT>), +but the opportunity was taken to change a number of other things +about the protocol, +making it more efficient, more flexible, and easier to encapsulate. +One simple but indispensable new feature made possible by the protocol +change is that the system now records the user who last modified a file; +try +<TT>ls</TT> +<TT>-m</TT> +to identify the culprit. +<br> <br> +Many aspects of system security have been improved. +The new security agent +<A href="/magic/man2html/4/factotum"><I>factotum</I>(4) +</A>maintains user passwords, while +<A href="/magic/man2html/8/secstore"><I>secstore</I>(8) +</A>keeps them safe and enables single sign-on to multiple domains and machines +using a variety of secure protocols and services. +<br> <br> +Throughout the system, components have been rewritten and interfaces +modified to eliminate restrictions, improve performance, and clarify design. +The full list is too long to include here, but significant changes have occurred +in a number of system calls +<A href="/magic/man2html/2/wait">(<I>wait</I>(2), +</A><A href="/magic/man2html/2/stat"><I>stat</I>(2), +</A><A href="/magic/man2html/2/mount"><I>mount</I>(2), +</A>and +<A href="/magic/man2html/2/errstr"><I>errstr</I>(2)), +</A>the thread library +<A href="/magic/man2html/2/thread">(<I>thread</I>(2)), +</A>formatted printing +<A href="/magic/man2html/2/print">(<I>print</I>(2) +</A>and +<A href="/magic/man2html/2/fmtinstall"><I>fmtinstall</I>(2)), +</A>security +(many pages in section 2, including +<A href="/magic/man2html/2/auth"><I>auth</I>(2), +</A><A href="/magic/man2html/2/authsrv"><I>authsrv</I>(2)), +</A>and many others. +<br> <br> +The changes are sweeping and are accompanied by many new programs, tools, +services, +and libraries. +See the manual pages and the accompanying documents for more information. +<br> <br> +<br> <br> +<DL><DT><DD> +<DL><DT><DD> +<DL><DT><DD> +<DL><DT><DD> +<DL><DT><DD> +<DL><DT><DD> +Bell Labs +<br> +Computing Science Research Center +<br> +Murray Hill NJ +<br> +April, 2002 +<br> <br> +<A href=http://www.lucent.com/copyright.html> +Copyright</A> © 2002 Lucent Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. +</body></html> |