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diff --git a/src/c-ares/README.cares b/src/c-ares/README.cares new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4dee46ea --- /dev/null +++ b/src/c-ares/README.cares @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +c-ares +====== + +This package is based on ares 1.1.1 (written by Greg Hudson). Daniel Stenberg +decided to fork and release a separate project since the original ares author +didn't want the improvements that were vital for our use of it. + +This package is dubbed 'c-ares' since Daniel wanted this for use within the +curl project (hence the letter C) and it makes a nice pun. c-ares is not API +compatible with ares: a new name makes that more obvious to the public. + +The original libares was distributed at +ftp://athena-dist.mit.edu:pub/ATHENA/ares (which seems to not be alive +anymore). A local copy of the original ares package is kept here: +https://c-ares.haxx.se/download/ares-1.1.1.tar.gz |