Syllable Server Changelog
What's new in Syllable Server 0.4
Jun 9, 2010- About half the packages in the system were upgraded, including key components such as the Linux kernel, UDev, the LFS init scripts, DirectFB, SDL, BASh, Packager, OpenSSH, REBOL/Core, the Cheyenne web server and CDRTools. Other important packages such as Ruby, Midnight Commander, Links and Transmission were also updated. XZ-Utils was added, providing the same LZMA compression as in 7-Zip, but in a different format that is becoming popular, and is better integrated with POSIX systems. TAr was upgraded and this version has support for XZ-Utils. Compression of the system distribution was changed from 7-Zip to XZ format. The latest development versions of Cheyenne and UniServe are included, which provide a new WebSockets framework for advanced persistent, full-duplex communication with the latest web browsers.
- As an example of clearer system structure and improved security, the super user account has been renamed from "root" to "system". Logging in to this account has been disabled: you are now supposed to log in to the account named "administrator" to manage the system. From this account, you can use the sudo command to perform actions with system privileges.
New in Syllable Server 0.3 (Sep 12, 2008)
- This release is important because it focused on making the system usable as a server.
- Several popular servers and several innovative REBOL software stacks were added.
- Out of the box, Syllable Server can now accept remote SSH logins over the network, run a Web server on the Cheyenne REBOL server, run an FTP server, and more.
- Special attention has been paid to programming, with support for Model-View-Controller Web applications in QuarterMaster and network applications with the REBOL/Services Service Oriented Architecture.
- The Genode Nitpicker windowing system is also included.