+------------------------------------------
+0.3.0 (to be announced) "solar saturation"
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+
+paraslash.0.3.0 -- 'WWDBND --what would databases never do?'.
+
+
+Usually one might expect lots of new features AND a big increase in size
+for a major release like 0.2.x to 0.3.x.
+
+However, this release is smaller than the latest 0.2.x releases. The
+decrease in size is mostly due to the removal of some graphical tools
+(which were only afternoon hacks anyway). But also the fact that the
+mysql code is gone cuts down the size a bit.
+
+Being independent of mysql comes at a cost: The ((stripped) binary
+size of para_server increases about 50K in i386.
+
+
+
+ - no more restrictions on unique basenames.
+
+ - independent of mysql: The new self-contained object
+ storage layer (osl) replaces the mysql database.
+
+ - Lyrics support.
+
+ - Reliable audio file move/rename detection.
+
+ - the new osl-based audio file selector (afs) replaces the random,
+ playlist and the mysql selector of paraslash-0.2.x.
+
+ - paraslash-0.2.x streams are now called "moods". Writing
+ 0.3.x-mood definitions should be both easier and more
+ powerful than writing 0.2.x-stream definitions.
+
+ - para_krell, para_slider, para_para_sdl_gui, para_dbadm have
+ been removed. The world is a better place without them. However,
+ para_gui is still there.
+
+
+ - afs tracks audio file selection also in playlist mode.
+
+ - few easy-to-use afs commands replace the many not-so-easy-to-use
+ mysql commands ((and are available also in playlist mode).
+