Appendix C: Legacy Documentation

This appendix contains documentation from earlier project phases that has been superseded but remains valuable for historical reference.

Purpose

Legacy documentation preserves:

  • Historical Context - How the project evolved
  • Migration Guides - Upgrading from older approaches
  • Reference Material - Understanding deprecated features
  • Audit Compliance - Complete documentation history

Legacy Documents

Phase 4 Compliance

Documentation of Phase 4 compliance requirements and verification processes.

Phase 4 Enhancements

Detailed documentation of Phase 4 feature enhancements including zero-copy processing and NUMA optimization.

Regression Strategy

The regression testing strategy used during Phase 4-5 transition.

Numbering System

The original documentation numbering system (00-XX format) and migration to mdBook.

Examples (Legacy)

Original command-line examples from earlier versions.

Benchmarking (Legacy)

Original benchmarking methodology and results from Phase 4.

Migration Notes

From Numbered Docs to mdBook

The project migrated from numbered markdown files to mdBook in Phase 5.5:

Old PathNew Path
docs/00-ARCHITECTURE.mddocs/src/development/architecture.md
docs/01-ROADMAP.mddocs/src/project/roadmap.md
docs/06-TESTING.mddocs/src/development/testing.md

Deprecation Policy

Legacy documentation is preserved, marked as legacy, and maintained for accuracy only.

See Also