v0.9.0 release

First libusb-1.0 beta release

Makefile.am

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = dist-bzip2
 DISTCLEANFILES = ChangeLog libusb-1.0.pc
-EXTRA_DIST = TODO
+EXTRA_DIST = TODO PORTING
 SUBDIRS = libusb doc
 
 if BUILD_EXAMPLES
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ ChangeLog:
 dist-hook: ChangeLog
 
 dist-up: dist
-	ncftpput upload.sourceforge.net incoming $(distdir).tar.bz2
+	rsync $(distdir).tar.bz2 frs.sourceforge.net:uploads/
 

NEWS

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 This file lists notable changes in each release. For the full history of all
 changes, see ChangeLog.
 
+2008-05-25: v0.9.0 release
+ * First libusb-1.0 beta release
+

README

@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 libusb
 ======
 
-libusb is another library for USB device access from Linux userspace.
+libusb is a library for USB device access from Linux userspace.
 It is written in C and licensed under the LGPL-2.1 (see COPYING).
 
-See the homepage for more information:
+libusb is abstracted internally in such a way that it can hopefully
+be ported to other operating systems. See the PORTING file for some
+information, if you fancy a challenge :)
+
+libusb homepage:
 http://libusb.sourceforge.net
 
+Developers will wish to consult the API documentation:
+http://libusb.sourceforge.net/api-1.0/
+
 Use the mailing list for questions, comments, etc:
 https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=libusb-devel
 
 - Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org>
-
+(use the mailing list rather than mailing developers directly)