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A simple framework for dynamically generating the Message Of The Day (motd)

Framework and scripts for producing a dynamically generated Message Of The Day.Based on and compatible with the framework implemented Ubuntu.

• Theamzn2 branch is what has been built in Amazon Linux 2
• Theal2023 branch is what has been built in Amazon Linux 2023
• Themain branch is for any general development

Any new development should be done onmain and any bug fixes can be cherry-picked back.

Theupdate-motd package first shipped with Amazon Linux AMI 2011.9 (nowknown as Amazon Linux 1) back in 2011. It enabled the message of the day thatis displayed upon logging into an Amazon Linux instance to contain a reminderof what security updates could be applied.

• Amazon Linux 1 (AL AMI)
  • update-motd-1.0-1.5.amzn1 shipped in Amazon Linux AMI (AL1) 2011.09
  • update-motd-1.0-1.9.amzn1 shipped as an update in AL AMI 2011.09
  • update-motd-1.0.1-1.10.amzn1 shipped in AL AMI 2012.09
  • update-motd-1.0.1-2.0.amzn1 shipped in AL AMI 2014.09
  • update-motd-1.0.1-3.0.amzn1 shipped in AL AMI 2014.09
  • update-motd-1.0.1-3.1.amzn1 shipped in AL AMI 2018.03 (not yet tagged in this repo)
• Amazon Linux 2
  • update-motd-1.0.1-3.amzn2 was the first build for Amazon Linux 2
  • update-motd-1.1.0-1.amzn2
  • update-motd-1.1.1-1.amzn2
  • update-motd-1.1.1-2.amzn2
  • update-motd-1.1.2-1.amzn2
  • update-motd-1.1.2-2.amzn2
  • update-motd-1.1.2-2.amzn2.0.2
• Amazon Linux 2023
  • A tech preview period existed in which this release was labelled AL2022
  • update-motd-2.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 was the first AL2023 build
  • update-motd-2.0-1.amzn2023.0.3 shipped with the AL2023 GA release
  • update-motd-2.1-1.amzn2023 shipped shortly after AL2023 GA, fixing a customer reported bug

SeeCONTRIBUTING for more information.

This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.