commit d04c0b75559dbfe63c9acafa6d17a1e8997c6e8f
parent f13707fd1defa4129b26c8921dd1709682c439a5
Author: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 21:46:22 +0200
docs: refresh some info in the FAQ
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/faq.html b/doc/faq.html
@@ -84,24 +84,26 @@
<h2><a name="1.5"></a>1.5. Why the name change from TIP?</h2>
<blockquote><p>On January 10, 2000, TIP was officially renamed to nano because of a namespace conflict with another program called 'tip'. The original 'tip' program "establishes a full duplex terminal connection to a remote host", and was included with many older Unix systems (and newer ones like Solaris). The conflict was not noticed at first because there is no 'tip' utility included with most GNU/Linux distributions (where nano was developed).</p></blockquote>
<h2><a name="1.6"></a>1.6. What is the current version of nano?</h2>
-<blockquote><p>The current stable version of nano *should* be 2.4.2. Of course, you should always check the <a href="https://nano-editor.org/">nano homepage</a> to see what the latest and greatest version is.</p></blockquote>
+<blockquote><p>The current version of nano *should* be 2.7.0. Of course, you should always check the <a href="https://nano-editor.org/">nano homepage</a> to see what the latest and greatest version is.</p></blockquote>
<h2><a name="1.7"></a>1.7. I want to read the man page without having to download the program!</h2>
-<blockquote><p>Jeez, demanding, aren't we? Okay, look <a href="https://nano-editor.org/dist/v2.6/nano.1.html">here</a>.</p></blockquote>
+<blockquote><p>Jeez, demanding, aren't we? Okay, look <a href="https://nano-editor.org/dist/latest/nano.1.html">here</a>.</p></blockquote>
<hr width="100%">
<h1><a name="2"></a>2. Where to get GNU nano.</h1>
-<h2><a name="2.1"></a>2.1. FTP and WWW sites that carry nano.</h2>
-<blockquote><p>The nano distribution can be downloaded at the following web sites:</p>
+<h2><a name="2.1"></a>2.1. Web sites that carry nano.</h2>
+<blockquote><p>The nano source tarballs can be downloaded from the following web sites:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://nano-editor.org/dist/">https://nano-editor.org/dist/</a></li>
+ <li><a href="https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/nano/">https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/nano/</a></li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
-<h2><a name="2.2"></a>2.2. RedHat and derivatives (.rpm) packages.</h2>
+<h2><a name="2.2"></a>2.2. RPM packages (RedHat, OpenSuse, and derivatives).</h2>
<blockquote>
<ul>
- <li><a href="https://nano-editor.org/dist/v2.5/RPMS/">https://nano-editor.org/dist/v2.5/RPMS/</a></li>
+ <li><a href="https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/nano/">https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/nano/</a></li>
+ <li><a href="https://software.opensuse.org/package/nano">https://software.opensuse.org/package/nano</a></li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
-<h2><a name="2.3"></a>2.3. Debian (.deb) packages.</h2>
+<h2><a name="2.3"></a>2.3. Deb packages (Debian and derivatives):</h2>
<blockquote><p>Debian users can check out the current nano packages for:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/stable/editors/nano">stable</a></li>
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@
<h2><a name="4.6"></a>4.6. nano crashes when I type <insert keystroke here>!</h2>
<blockquote><p>If you aren't trying some bizarre keystroke combination with some bizarre $TERM entry, chances are you have found a bug. You are welcome to submit it to the <a href="mailto:nano-devel@gnu.org">nano-devel</a> list or in the <a href="https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano">bug tracker</a> on Savannah.</p></blockquote>
<h2><a name="4.7"></a>4.7. nano crashes when I resize my window. How can I fix that?</h2>
-<blockquote><p>Older versions of nano had this problem, please upgrade to a newer version (at least 0.9.9, but 2.4.2 is recommended).</p></blockquote>
+<blockquote><p>Older versions of nano had this problem. Please upgrade to version 2.7.0 or newer.</p></blockquote>
<h2><a name="4.8"></a>4.8. [version 1.3.12 and later] I'm using glibc 2.2.3, and nano crashes when I use color support or do regular expression searches. How can I fix that?</h2>
<blockquote><p>It's a bug in glibc 2.2.3. You should upgrade to at least glibc 2.2.4.</p></blockquote>
<h2><a name="4.9"></a>4.9. [version 1.1.12 and earlier] Why does nano show ^\ in the shortcut list instead of ^J?</h2>
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ Of course, due to the license change you can now use the <A HREF="http://www.was
help-nano - <a href="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-nano/">http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-nano/</a><br>
nano-devel - <a href="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nano-devel/">http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nano-devel/</a></p></blockquote>
<h2><a name="7.2"></a>7.2. I want to send the development team a big load of cash (or just a thank you).</h2>
-<blockquote><p>That's fine. Send it <a href="mailto:nano-devel@gnu.org">our way</a>! Better yet, fix a <a href="https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano">bug</a> in the program or implement a <a href="https://nano-editor.org/dist/v2.6/TODO">cool feature</a> and send us that instead (though cash is fine too).</p></blockquote>
+<blockquote><p>That's fine. Send it <a href="mailto:nano-devel@gnu.org">our way</a>! Better yet, fix a <a href="https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano">bug</a> in the program or implement a <a href="https://nano-editor.org/dist/latest/TODO">cool feature</a> and send us that instead (though cash is fine too).</p></blockquote>
<h2><a name="7.3"></a>7.3. How do I submit a bug report or patch?</h2>
<blockquote>
<p>The best place to submit bugs is to the <a href="https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano">Savannah bug tracker</a> as you can check whether the bug you are submitting has already been submitted.
