-@node Current status
-@section Current development status of @GNUTAR{}
-
-@GNUTAR{} is currently in the process of active development, whose
-primary aims are:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item Improve compatibility between @GNUTAR{} and other @command{tar}
-implementations.
-@item Switch to using @acronym{POSIX} archives.
-@item Revise sparse file handling and multiple volume processing.
-@item Merge with the @acronym{GNU} @code{paxutils} project.
-@end itemize
-
-Some of these aims are already attained, while others are still
-being worked upon. From the point of view of an end user, the
-following issues need special mentioning:
-
-@table @asis
-@item Use of short option @option{-o}.
-
-Earlier versions of @GNUTAR{} understood @option{-o} command line
-option as a synonym for @option{--old-archive}.
-
-@GNUTAR{} starting from version 1.13.90 understands this option as
-a synonym for @option{--no-same-owner}. This is compatible with
-UNIX98 @command{tar} implementations.
-
-However, to facilitate transition, @option{-o} option retains its
-old semantics when it is used with one of archive-creation commands.
-Users are encouraged to use @option{--format=oldgnu} instead.
-
-It is especially important, since versions of @acronym{GNU} Automake
-up to and including 1.8.4 invoke tar with this option to produce
-distribution tarballs. @xref{Formats,v7}, for the detailed discussion
-of this issue and its implications.
-
-Future versions of @GNUTAR{} will understand @option{-o} only as a
-synonym for @option{--no-same-owner}.
-
-@item Use of short option @option{-l}
-
-Earlier versions of @GNUTAR{} understood @option{-l} option as a
-synonym for @option{--one-file-system}. Such usage is deprecated.
-For compatibility with other implementations future versions of
-@GNUTAR{} will understand this option as a synonym for
-@option{--check-links}.
-
-@item Use of options @option{--portability} and @option{--old-archive}
-
-These options are deprecated. Please use @option{--format=v7} instead.
-
-@item Use of option @option{--posix}
-
-This option is deprecated. Please use @option{--format=posix} instead.
-@end table
-