diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'README')
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 33 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 20 deletions
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - BIRD Internet Routing Daemon 0.0.0 + BIRD Internet Routing Daemon 1.0.0 (c) 1998--2000 Martin Mares <mj@ucw.cz> (c) 1998--2000 Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> @@ -11,18 +11,14 @@ systems (but not necessarily limited to them) with full support of all modern routing protocols, easy to use configuration interface and powerful route filtering language. -BIG FAT WARNING: This is still a development version which probably has lots -of bugs and missing features (including documentation); see below for what is -implemented and what still isn't. +If you want to help us debugging, enhancing and porting BIRD or just lurk +around to see what's going to develop from this strange creature, feel free +to subscribe to the BIRD users mailing list (bird-users@bird.network.cz), +send subscribes to majordomo at the same machine). Bug reports, suggestions, +feature requests (: and code :) are welcome. -Welcome to our alpha test team! If you want to help us debugging, enhancing -and porting BIRD or just lurking around to see what's going to develop from -this strange creature, feel free to subscribe to the BIRD users mailing -list (bird-users@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, send subscribes to majordomo -at the same machine). Bug reports, suggestions, feature requests (: and -code :) are welcome. - -You can download the latest version from ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/bird/. +You can download the latest version from ftp://bird.network.cz/pub/bird/ +and look at the BIRD home page at http://bird.network.cz/. BIRD has been developed as a student project at the Faculty of Math and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic under supervision @@ -50,14 +46,17 @@ How to install BIRD: make install vi /usr/local/etc/bird.conf +Online documentation is available as HTML files in the doc directory. +You can also download a neatly formatted PostScript version as a separate +archive (bird-doc-*.tar.gz). + What do we support: o Both IPv4 and IPv6 (use --enable-ipv6 when configuring) o Multiple routing tables o BGP o RIP - o Partial implementation of OSPF (IPv4 only; soon to be - functional). + o OSPF (IPv4 only) o Static routes o Inter-table protocol o Command-line interface (using the `birdc' client; to get @@ -69,11 +68,5 @@ What do we support: protocols affected by the configuration changes. o Powerful language for route filtering (see doc/bird.conf.example). -Missing (see also the TODO file): - - o Rest of OSPF - o Documentation (see the doc/ directory for a skeleton) - - Good Luck and enjoy the BIRD :) The BIRD Team |