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 NEWS
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 NEWS
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-0.3.0 (to be announced) "solar saturation"
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+----------------------------------------------
+0.3.4 (to be announced) "elliptic inheritance"
+----------------------------------------------
+       - new options for mp3dec: --ignore-crc, --bufsize
+       - Improved help/man pages: The documentation of para_audiod,
+         para_recv, para_filter and para_write now also contains
+         all options of the available receivers/filters/writers.
+       - new audiod option: --config-file.
+
+--------------------------------------------
+0.3.3 (2008-12-01) "axiomatic perspectivity"
+--------------------------------------------
+
+Internal code cleanups, bug fixes, improved tag handling and the new
+amplification filter.
+
+       - para_server uses the generic scheduling code.
+       - overhaul of the virtual streaming system.
+       - mp3: id3 version 2 support via libid3tag (optional)
+       - ogg: vorbis comment support.
+       - aac meta info support.
+       - mp3 audio format handler cleanups.
+       - new filter: "amp" to amplify the amplitude of the audio stream
+       - new status item/database entry: amplification. It is
+         used by the amp filter to pre-amplify the audio stream.
+       - fix a close-without-open bug in para_write.
+       - fix a bug in com_init() which was introduced in 0.3.2.
+       - better error diagnostics for para_client.

 
 

-paraslash.0.3.0 -- 'WWDBND --what would databases never do?'.
+-----------------------------------------
+0.3.2 (2008-04-11) "probabilistic parity"
+-----------------------------------------

 
 

+The new para_afh executable, scheduling and documentation improvements.

 
 

-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.
+       - new ls option: -lc (list chunk table)
+       - new executable: para_afh, the stand-alone audio file handler tool
+       - afs commands can send output more than SHMMAX (32MB on Linux). This
+         also reduces the memory usage of commands that produce large amounts
+         of output.
+       - major scheduler and audiod cleanups.
+       - more detailed and much nicer man pages.

 
 

-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.
+---------------------------------------
+0.3.1 (2008-02-23) "liquid interaction"
+---------------------------------------

 
 

-Being independent of mysql comes at a cost: The ((stripped)  binary
-size of para_server increases about 50K in i386.
+A mix of cleanups, bug fixes, improvements, and some new features. No
+significant changes to the new database (osl) code, which is generally
+a good sign.
+
+       - Share some similar/duplicate code between the http and the
+         dccp sender.
+       - Generic access control lists for paraslash senders.
+       - dccp sender: Access control lists, connection limiting and support
+         for the allow,deny,on,off,help sender commands.
+       - The default dccp port changed from 5001 to 8000 (suggested by
+         Gerrit Renker).
+       - para_server starts even if not all public keys could be loaded.
+       - Audiod performance improvements.
+       - fix a bug in the "off" command of the http sender.
+       - fix some fd and memory leaks.
+       - Update to gengetopt-2.22.
+
+-------------------------------------
+0.3.0 (2008-01-12) "solar saturation"
+-------------------------------------

 
 

+paraslash.0.3.0 -- 'WWDBND --what would databases never do?'.

 
 
 
 

-       - no more restrictions on unique basenames.
+Usually one might expect lots of new features AND a big increase in size
+for a major release like this.

 
 

+However, paraslash-0.3.0.tar.bz2 is the smallest paraslash tarball
+ever. 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 fact that paraslash
+now contains its own database (the object storage layer, osl) increases
+the (stripped) binary size of para_server by ~50K on i386.
+
+       - no more restrictions on unique basenames.

        - independent of mysql: The new self-contained object
          storage layer (osl) replaces the mysql database.
        - independent of mysql: The new self-contained object
          storage layer (osl) replaces the mysql database.

-
+       - New executable para_fsck: Check integrity of osl tables.

        - Lyrics support.
        - Lyrics support.

-

        - Reliable audio file move/rename detection.
        - Reliable audio file move/rename detection.

-
+       - More portable than ever: Tested on Linux (x86_32, x86_64, sparc64),
+         MacOS (ppc32, x86_32), FreeBSD (x86_32), NetBSD (x86_32) and
+         Solaris (sparc64).

        - the new osl-based audio file selector (afs) replaces the random,
        - the new osl-based audio file selector (afs) replaces the random,

-         playlist and the mysql selector of paraslash-0.2.x.
-
+         the playlist and the mysql selector of paraslash-0.2.x.
+       - IPv6 support (thanks to Gerrit Renker).

        - 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.
        - 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.
        - 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.
        - afs tracks audio file selection also in playlist mode.

-

        - few easy-to-use afs commands replace the many not-so-easy-to-use
        - few easy-to-use afs commands replace the many not-so-easy-to-use

-         mysql commands ((and are available also in playlist mode).
+         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"
-----------------------------------------------
+-----------------------------------------
+0.2.17 (2007-11-20) "isotropic threshold"
+-----------------------------------------

 
 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.
 
 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.


@@ -65,6 +126,8 @@ the 0.2.x series if no serious bugs show up after the release.
        - update to ortp-0.13.1.
        - autoconf: extend checks for headers, library functions and
          compiler characteristics.
        - update to ortp-0.13.1.
        - autoconf: extend checks for headers, library functions and
          compiler characteristics.

+       - Fix streaming of large mp3 files.
+       - Fix an off-by-one bug in playlist handling.

 
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 0.2.16 (2007-04-05) "neural discharge"
 
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