For installation instructions, see the INSTALL file.
-Please refer to the COPYRIGHT file for details on the copyright status
-of code included in musl, and the COPYING file for the license (LGPL)
-under which the library as a whole is distributed.
-
-
-
-Greetings libc hackers!
-
-This package is an _alpha_ release of musl, intended for the curious
-and the adventurous. While it can be used to build a complete small
-Linux system (musl is self-hosted on the system I use to develop it),
-at this point doing so requires a lot of manual effort. Nonetheless, I
-hope low-level Linux enthusiasts will try out building some compact
-static binaries with musl using the provided gcc wrapper (which allows
-you to link programs with musl on a "standard" glibc Linux system),
-find whatever embarassing bugs I've let slip through, and provide
-feedback on issues encountered building various software against musl.
-
-For bug reports, support requests, or to get involved in development,
+Please refer to the COPYRIGHT file for details on the copyright and
+license status of code included in musl (standard MIT license).
+
+
+
+Greetings!
+
+With the 0.9.0 release, musl has reached a milestone in completeness
+and compatibility. All interfaces in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base exist
+in musl, along with a number of non-standardized interfaces based on
+GNU and BSD libraries and syscall interfaces for Linux-kernel-specific
+functions. Some interfaces lack obscure or rarely-used functionality
+needed for strict conformance, but the vast majority of interfaces go
+above and beyond the requirements for conformance, often promising
+success where other implementations can fail under resource exhaustion
+or other corner-case conditions.
+
+At this point, hundreds of packages have been successfully built
+against musl - either out-of-the-box or with minor patches to address
+portability errors - ranging from low-level system utilities and
+network daemons to major gui applications. Testing has been conducted
+using three separate test frameworks and numerous additional
+standalone test cases to verify the correctness of the implementation.
+
+Included with this package is a gcc wrapper script (musl-gcc) which
+allows you to build musl-linked programs using an existing gcc 3.x or
+4.x toolchain on the host. There are also now at several mini
+distributions (in the form of build scripts) which provide a
+self-hosting musl-based toolchain and system root. These are much
+better options than the wrapper script if you wish to use dynamic
+linking or build packages with many library dependencies. See the musl
+website for details.
+
+The musl project is actively seeking contributors, mostly in the areas
+of porting, testing, and application compatibility improvement. For
+bug reports, support requests, or to get involved in development,
please visit #musl on Freenode IRC or subscribe to the musl mailing
list by sending a blank email to musl-subscribe AT lists DOT openwall
DOT com.
-Thank you for trying out musl.
+Thank you for using musl.
Cheers,
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