                                swapd 1.0.5

Release information:
  pkg:  swapd version 1.0.5
  url:  http://www.rkeene.org/files/oss/swapd/source/swapd-1.0.5.tar.gz
  web:  http://www.rkeene.org/oss/swapd/
  date: Sun Oct  6 11:11:42 CDT 2013
  mail: swapd@rkeene.org
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"Swapd" is a daemon that watches free memory and manages swap files. If free
memory drops too low, additional swap files are created. Additionally, if there
is too much free memory, swap files are deactivated and disk space may be
reclaimed.

"Linux swapd" (http://sourceforge.net/projects/swapd/) didn't work very well,
but the idea was good.  I started making a version that would work and
would also be somewhat portable.  It currently compiles on Linux and FreeBSD,
but requires `libstatgrab' (http://www.i-scream.org/libstatgrab/) to work on
platforms that don't have /proc/meminfo (i.e., platforms that aren't Linux).

SUPPORT GUIDE

Operating System | Supported
-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------
Linux            | Tested.  Works.  Stable.  (may require libstatgrab)
Solaris          | 
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FreeBSD          | Not tested.  Compiles (requires libstatgrab).
OpenBSD          |
NetBSD           |
Mac OS X         |
-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------
Cygwin           | Not tested, unlikely it will work or be supported.
Win32            |
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Let me know if you have any feedback.


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Apparently "JLM aka cityhunter" has some issues with "Swapd."  They are
expressed in his or her own words below:

From jlm_devellaposte.net Tue Apr 12 20:06:41 2005
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 22:40:37 +0200
From: JLM aka cityhunter <jlm_devellaposte.net>
To: swapd@rkeene.org
Subject: swapd

I'm a little disapointed..... what lame guys are you _not to even ask 
me_ if the project was discontinuated?
_you should have at least asked me if you wanted to takeover the 
project_.....
I looked your sources.... you removed dynamic adaptive swapsize O_O and 
the threads ? even in 0.6.x version there is so much difference that 
your work don't even use mine, and look more like initial swapd 
project... it's look from my point of view that you simply stollen the 
name of the project and *_used this name to be included into other 
distribution_*
I will ask you to change your project name since _*I STILL MAINTAIN*_ 
this and that since this project is still alive you have no right to 
take this from me and to use my project utility name....

I will then ask you to prove what you said :
you said in YOUR readme that :
""Linux swapd" (http://sourceforge.net/projects/swapd/) didn't work very 
well, but the idea was good.  ..."

 I run a sorcerer box (source based disribution) with no problem since I 
outputed 0.4.0.... that's not because version number aren't going higher 
that the package has been discontinuated.... I don't need to modify a 
package that is already working fine.... even X.org and mozilla compile 
fine in ram with a 128M RAM system and swapd.....

so if you found bugs you should have reported them rather than forking.....

I request too that you write to every distribution is using your forked 
package, to state them clearly about the new name of your package, that 
my package is still valid and maintained, that they should provide 2 
packages if they want, and make me CC of your mails.....

of course I'm not the original author of the package, but me at least I 
tried 3 months to enter into contact of the original author, I asked the 
webmaster that was hosting the software if it can, and since nobody can 
reach the author, take the maintainership of the software.... I modified 
it so that distribitions have included it into their base software such 
as sorcerer.... gentoo have compile script for it... and this _*because 
I made from a buggy package a workable stable one*_ you profit from the 
reputation I earned for swapd, with simply using the name, confusing 
gentoo maintainers.... and I won't allow such lame, disregarding, and 
disgracefull behaviour....

JLM
