[ANNOUNCE] EVMS Release 1.0.0

[Kevin Corry]

The EVMS team is announcing the first full release of the Enterprise Volume 
Management System. Package 1.0.0 is now available for download at the project 
web site:
http://www.sf.net/projects/evms

Highlights for version 1.0.0:

v1.0.0 - 3/28/02
 - Core Kernel
   - Support for /proc.
     - New directory /proc/evms/.
     - File entries: volumes, info, plugins
     - Sysctl entry: /proc/sys/dev/evms/evms_info_level can be used to
       query and set the EVMS kernel messaging level.
 - GUI
   - Option panel fixes.
   - New columns in most panels: Read-only and Corrupt.
   - Default engine logging level changed from "everything" to "default".
   - Check for minimum required engine API version.
 - Text-Mode UI
   - Added "F5=Commit" to menu to allow saving changes without exiting.
   - Screen refresh fixes.
   - Default engine logging level changed from "everything" to "default".
   - Check for minimum required engine API version.
 - Command Line
   - On-line help cleanup.
 - New Plugin: s390 Segment Manager
   - Recognizes existing CDL, LDL, and CMS partitions.
   - Can build on top of these partitions in the engine, but
     cannot yet create new s390 partitions.
 - MD Plugin
   - Added proc entry: /proc/evms/mdstat
   - Added sysctl entries: /proc/sys/dev/evms/md/speed_limit_[min|max] for
     controlling the speed of RAID-1 and RAID-5 sync'ing.
 - BBR Plugin
   - Bug fixes to the I/O error remap handling.
 - AIX Plugin
   - Bug fixes in the discovery path and mirroring I/O path.
 - LVM Plugin
   - Added proc entry: /proc/evms/lvm/global

Kevin Corry
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Enterprise Volume Management System
http://www.sf.net/projects/evms