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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     kernel with focus on multiprocessor real-time scheduling and
     synchronization. The Linux kernel is modified to support the sporadic task
     model and modular scheduler plugins. Both partitioned and global scheduling
-    is supported. In the current version (2007.2), plugins for the following
+    is supported. In the current version (2007.3), plugins for the following
     scheduling policies are included:
     </p>
     <ul>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
       <li> PFAIR (both staggered and aligned quanta are supported)</li>
     </ul>
     <p>
-    The latest public release of LITMUS<sup>RT</sup> occurred on 10/29/2007.
+    The latest public release of LITMUS<sup>RT</sup> occurred on 01/28/2008.
     </p>
     </div>
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
     General Public License (GPL)</a>. 
     </p>
     <p>
-    The latest version of LITMUS<sup>RT</sup> is 2007.2 and was released on 10/29/2007.
+    The latest version of LITMUS<sup>RT</sup> is 2007.3 and was released on 01/28/2008
     It  consists of
     our Linux kernel modifications in the form of
     a patch against Linux 2.6.20, 
@@ -184,21 +184,48 @@
     provides synchronization primitives suitable for real-time tasks.    
     </p>
 
-    
-    <ul >
-       <li><a href="download/litmus-rt-2007.2.patch">litmus-rt-2007.2.patch</a>
-       (328 KB)<br/> 
-       Applies
-       against Linux 2.6.20 (see <a href="#install">Section Install</a> below).</li>
-       
-       <li><a href="download/liblitmus-2007.2.tgz">liblitmus-2007.2.tgz</a>
-       (11 KB)
-       </li>
-       
-       <li><a href="download/libso-2007.2.tgz">libso-2007.2.tgz</a>
-       (16 KB)
-       </li>       
+    <ul>
+    <li>
+         2007.3 (January 2008)<br/>
+         Based on Linux 2.6.20. (see <a href="#install">Section Install</a> 
+         below) <br/>
+         Files:
+         <ul>
+           <li><a href="download/2007.3/litmus-rt-2007.3.patch">litmus-rt-2007.3.patch</a> (344 KB)</li>
+         <li><a href="download/2007.3/liblitmus-2007.3.tgz">liblitmus-2007.3.tgz</a>
+         (14 KB)</li>
+         <li><a href="download/2007.3/libso-2007.3.tgz">libso-2007.3.tgz</a>
+         (15 KB)</li>
+         <li><a href="download/2007.3/SHA256SUMS">SHA256 check sums.</a>
+         </li>
+         </ul>
+    </li>
+    <li>
+         Major changes: 
+         <ul>
+           <li>
+             Support for multi-threaded real-time applications added. The
+             use of <span class="src">libso</span> is no longer required.
+           </li>
+           <li>
+             All allocations (semaphores, etc.) are now dynamic. No more 
+             running out of resources.
+           </li>
+           <li>
+             Real-Time tasks do not have be launched with 
+             <span class="src">rt_launch</span> anymore. Instead, a new
+             <span class="src">task_mode()</span> API was introduced that
+             allows (Linux) tasks to transition in and out of
+             background task mode (std. Linux task) and LITMUS<sup>RT</sup>
+             real-time task.
+           </li>
+           <li>
+             Many bug fixes.
+           </li>
+         </ul>
+    </li>
     </ul>
+    
   <p class="nobottommargin">
        Please note that the current implementation is a <em>prototype</em> with
        certain limitations. Most notably, it is not secure in a multiuser context,
@@ -210,7 +237,18 @@
     <p class="nobottommargin">
       Old releases:
     </p>
+
     <ul>
+       <li> 2007.2 (November 2007)<br/>
+         Based on Linux 2.6.20. <br/>
+         <a href="download/litmus-rt-2007.2.patch">litmus-rt-2007.2.patch</a>
+         (328 KB)<br/> 
+         <a href="download/liblitmus-2007.2.tgz">liblitmus-2007.2.tgz</a>
+         (11 KB) <br/>
+         <a href="download/libso-2007.2.tgz">libso-2007.2.tgz</a>
+         (16 KB) <br/><br/>
+       </li>
+ 
        <li> 2007.1  (May 2007)<br/>      
          Based on Linux 2.6.20. <br/>
          <a href="download/litmus-rt-2007.1.patch">litmus-rt-2007.1.patch</a>
@@ -253,11 +291,11 @@ cd $DIR
 # get Linux 2.6.20
 wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.20.tar.bz2
 tar xjf linux-2.6.20.tar.bz2
-wget http://www.cs.unc.edu/~anderson/litmus-rt/download/litmus-rt-2007.2.patch
+wget http://www.cs.unc.edu/~anderson/litmus-rt/download/2007.3/litmus-rt-2007.3.patch
 mv linux-2.6.20 litmus-rt
 # apply the LITMUS RT patch
 cd litmus-rt
-patch -p1 &lt; ../litmus-rt-2007.2.patch
+patch -p1 &lt; ../litmus-rt-2007.3.patch
 # create a working kernel configuration with HZ=1000
 make gconfig
 # compile the kernel
@@ -298,8 +336,8 @@ initrd /boot/kernel-2.6.20-LITMUSRT.img
     </p>
 <pre class="shell">
 cd $DIR
-wget http://www.cs.unc.edu/~anderson/litmus-rt/download/liblitmus-2007.2.tgz
-tar xzf liblitmus-2007.2.tgz
+wget http://www.cs.unc.edu/~anderson/litmus-rt/download/2007.3/liblitmus-2007.3.tgz
+tar xzf liblitmus-2007.3.tgz
 cd liblitmus 
 make
 </pre>
@@ -312,8 +350,8 @@ make
     </p>
 <pre class="shell">
 cd $DIR
-wget http://www.cs.unc.edu/~anderson/litmus-rt/download/libso-2007.2.tgz
-tar xzf libso-2007.2.tgz
+wget http://www.cs.unc.edu/~anderson/litmus-rt/download/2007.3/libso-2007.3.tgz
+tar xzf libso-2007.3.tgz
 cd libso
 make
 make tests
@@ -330,26 +368,27 @@ make tests
     <h2 id="doc">Documentation</h2> 
     <div class="box"> 
 
-    <p class="nomargin">
+    <p class="notopmargin">
       Most of the documentation has yet to be written. To get an overview of
       the architecture of the kernel extension, we recommend to read the paper
       <a href="http://www.cs.unc.edu/~anderson/papers/rtlws07.pdf">&ldquo;LITMUS<sup>RT</sup>:
       A Status Report&rdquo;</a>.
-      <br/>
-      <br/>
+    </p>
+    <p>
+    The user space library that provides the LITMUS<sup>RT</sup> API, 
+    <span class="src">liblitmus</span>, contains two example real-time tasks 
+    (<span class="src">base_task.c</span> and 
+     <span class="src">base_mt_task.c</span>)
+    that both illustrate how to use the API and provide a skeleton for real-time
+    task development. To get started with development, take a look these example
+    programs.
+    </p>
+    <p class="nobottommargin">
       Please contact <span class="src">bbb[AT]cs.unc.edu</span> if you have any
       questions.
     </p>
 
-<!--    <p class="nomargin">
-    <em>To be written...</em>
-    <ul class="nomargin">
-      <li>How to use LITMUS<sup>RT</sup></li>
-      <li>A real-time &quot;Hello World!&quot;</li>
-    </ul>
-    </p>
 
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     </div>
 
     <h2 id="credits">Credits</h2>