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diff --git a/doc/index.txt b/doc/index.txt index 33de06f55..cab41f776 100644 --- a/doc/index.txt +++ b/doc/index.txt @@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ message processing system <filters>`, and a wide variety of other features. A third party open source implementation of `SSHv2 <http://www.netsieben.com/products/ssh/>`_ that uses botan is also available. In addition to C++ you can use botan from :doc:`Python -<python>` or Perl, though the current bindings only wrap portions of -the library. +<python>` or `Node.js <https://github.com/justinfreitag/node-botan>`_ +or Perl, though the current bindings only wrap portions of the +library. See the :doc:`faq` for a list of common questions and answers. @@ -19,13 +20,14 @@ See the :doc:`faq` for a list of common questions and answers. See :doc:`download` for information about getting the latest version. -The core of botan is written in C++98 with no dependencies besides the -STL and the rest of the ISO standard library, but the library also -includes optional modules which make further assumptions about their -environment, providing features such as compression (using zlib or -bzip2), entropy gathering, and secure memory allocation. Assembly -implementations of key algorithms like SHA-1 and multiple precision -integer routines for x86 and x86-64 processors are also included. +The core of botan is written in C++11 (or C++98 for versions up to and +including 1.10) with no dependencies besides the STL and the rest of +the ISO standard library, but the library also includes optional +modules which make further assumptions about their environment, +providing features such as compression (using zlib or bzip2), entropy +gathering, and secure memory allocation. Assembly implementations of +key algorithms like SHA-1 and multiple precision integer routines for +x86 and x86-64 processors are also included. It runs on most common operating systems and can be used with a number of different commercial and open source compilers. The :doc:`build log @@ -58,10 +60,10 @@ history. If you need help or have questions, send a mail to the `development mailing list <http://lists.randombit.net/mailman/listinfo/botan-devel/>`_. -"Philosophical" bug reports, announcements of programs using the -library, and related topics are also welcome. :doc:`Commercial support -options <support>` are also available. If you find what you believe to -be a bug, please file a ticket in `Bugzilla +Patches, "philosophical" bug reports, announcements of programs using +the library, and related topics are also welcome. :doc:`Commercial +support options <support>` are also available. If you find what you +believe to be a bug, please file a ticket in `Bugzilla <http://bugs.randombit.net/>`_. A useful reference while reading this manual is the `Doxygen |