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@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +The sudo philosophy +=================== +Sudo is a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges +to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give as few +privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done. + +Where to find sudo +================== +Before you try and build sudo, *please* make sure you have the current +version. The latest sudo may always be gotten via anonymous ftp from +ftp.sudo.ws in the directory /pub/sudo/ or from the sudo web site, +https://www.sudo.ws/ + +The distribution is sudo-M.m.tar.gz where `M' is the major version +number and `m' is the minor version number. BETA versions of sudo may +also be available. If you join the `sudo-workers' mailing list you +will get the BETA announcements (see the `Mailing lists' section below). + +What's new +========== +See the NEWS file for a list of major changes in this release. +For a complete list of changes, see the ChangeLog file. For a +summary of major changes to the current stable release, see the web +page, https://www.sudo.ws/stable.html. + +If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Sudo, please see +the UPGRADE file in the doc directory. + +For a history of sudo please see the HISTORY file in the doc directory. +You can find a list of contributors to sudo in the doc/CONTRIBUTORS file. + +Building the release +==================== +Please read the installation guide in the `INSTALL' file before trying to +build sudo. Pay special attention to the "OS dependent notes" section. + +Copyright +========= +Sudo is distributed under an ISC-style license. +Please refer to the `LICENSE' file included with the release for details. + +Mailing lists +============= +sudo-announce This list receives announcements whenever a new version + of sudo is released. + https://www.sudo.ws/mailman/listinfo/sudo-announce + +sudo-users This list is for questions and general discussion about sudo. + https://www.sudo.ws/mailman/listinfo/sudo-users + +sudo-workers This list is for people working on and porting sudo. + https://www.sudo.ws/mailman/listinfo/sudo-workers + +sudo-commits This list receives a message for each commit made to + the sudo source repository. + https://www.sudo.ws/mailman/listinfo/sudo-commits + +To subscribe to a list, visit its url (as listed above) and enter +your email address to subscribe. Digest versions are available but +these are fairly low traffic lists so the digest versions are not +a significant win. + +Mailing list archives are also available. See the mailing list web sites +for the appropriate links. + +Web page +======== +There is a sudo web page at https://www.sudo.ws/ that contains an +overview of sudo, documentation, downloads, a bug tracker, information +about beta versions and other useful info. + +Bug reports +=========== +If you have found what you believe to be a bug, you can file a bug +report in the sudo bug database, on the web at https://bugzilla.sudo.ws/. + +Please read over the `TROUBLESHOOTING' file in the doc directory *before* +submitting a bug report. When reporting bugs, please be sure to include +the version of sudo you are using as well as the platform you are running +it on. |