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 NEWS
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+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 quick 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.
+       - More portable than ever: Tested on Linux (x86_32, x86_64, sparc64),
+         MacOS (ppc32, intel), FreeBSD (x86_32), Solaris (sparc64).
+       - 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).
+       - Improved error subsystem.
+       - The earth-shaking new logo.
+
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 0.2.17 (to be announced) "isotropic threshold"
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-Only bugfixes and cleanups in this version which marks the end of
+Mainly bugfixes and cleanups in this version which marks the end of
 the 0.2.x series if no serious bugs show up after the release.
 
+       - mysql_selector: fix a locking bug.
+       - universal chunk queueing.
+       - dccp sender uses chunk queueing if write() returns EAGAIN (thanks
+         to Gerrit Renker).
        - be more carful wrt. signed vs. unsigned argument passing.
        - cleanup error.h and fix some references to invalid error
          codes.
+       - update to gengetopt-2.21.
+       - update to ortp-0.13.1.
+       - autoconf: extend checks for headers, library functions and
+         compiler characteristics.
 
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 0.2.16 (2007-04-05) "neural discharge"
@@ -256,7 +304,7 @@ the internal find command and several other improvements and cleanups.
 
 
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-0.2.5 (2005-10-13) "aggressive_resolution"
+0.2.5 (2005-10-13) "aggressive resolution"
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 This release adds internal senders, i.e. no more external programs are