new features and changes in version 1.5.3-1

   * removed  support for a precompiled kernel, users need to build their own kernel with features enabled
     to fulfill their requirements
   * removed hardware detection code, users may still add their own scripts if this is required
   * several bug fixes and improvements

new features and changes in version 1.5.0

   * default kernel 2.6.24.7
   * support for device mapper snapshot target
   * several bug fixes and improvements

new features and changes in version 1.4.3

   * kernel 2.6.24.3
   * several bug fixes

new features and changes in version 1.4.2

   * support for linux kernel 2.6.24
   * minor fixes

new features and changes in version 1.4.1

   * improved options to run a LiveBackup directly from harddisk
   * rename filecopy option and scriplets to symlinks
   * improvements to support creation of OLPC XO-LiveCD's

new features and changes in version 1.4.0

   * complete redesign of the user-scripts
   * software can now be installed in a FHS
     complient directory tree
   * first version of a Debian package
   * discover hardware detection could be included into
     initrd as an option
   * LiveBackup tools are tested to successfully 
     create a OLPC XO-LiveCD

new features and changes in version 1.3.2

   * update busybox to version 1.5.1

new features and changes in version 1.3.1

   * add network boot features
   * added support for aufs (another union filessystem)
   * image may now be an uncompressed harddisk-image
     i.e. created by qemu-img
   * add a feature to use a block device as backup image
   * OLPC (one laptop per child) configuration example

new features and changes in version 1.2

   * improve copy to ram feature, use progress bar to indicate status
   * initrd now has an ftp client. This is the start for a set of powerful 
     diskless client functions. You can mount nfs volumes or download 
     systemimages by ftp to ram.
   * more documentation and samples
   * better support for booting of usb devices (i.e external cdrom)
   * samples are for a generic kernel 2.6.18.3
   * added lb_config option
   * many bug-fixes 

new features and changes in version 1.1

   * refactored directory structure for initrd template
   * new configuration schema for initrd kernel-modules
   * module dependencies are calculated by make_initrd
   * support for romfs and initramfs 
   * added boot option lb_device to boot from non-standard
     media
   * many bug fixes and improvements
   * initial support to install a LiveBack back to harddisk
   * testet with Ubuntu/6.06  
   * testet with Debian/Sarge amd64 architecture 
   * improved support for bootable USB memory-sticks

new features and changes in version 1.0-rc1

   * kernel update to 12.6.14.4
   * refactoring of initrd
   * bug-fixes and tests
   * bootsplash support

new features and changes in release version 0.6.4  

   * kernel update to 2.6.12-2
   * support for unionfs
   * support to create bootable USB-Stick's
   * initial support for device-mapper snapshots
   * option to create backups on compressed ext2 filesystems
   * use file priority lists to optimize CD layout
   * many bug fixes 


LiveBackup sources consist of three files 


  * LiveBackup_<version>.tgz    

       requiered, basic software

  * kernel-image_<version>.tgz

       optional, a precompiled generic linux kernel

  * hwdetect_<version>.tgz

       optional, hardware detection package  


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Notes:

This release includes a precompiled linux kernel
which can be obtained from (http://kernel.org). It includes
modules for 

squashfs   a squashed read-only filesystem for Linux
           (http://squashfs.sourceforge.net)

cloop      a transparently decompressing block device 
           (http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/)

unionfs    a Stackable Unification File System
           (http://www.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu/project-unionfs.html)  

and is configured to be generic for i386 hardware.


