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-0.2.17 (to be announced) "isotropic threshold"
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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 this.
+
+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 fact that paraslash
+now contains its own database (the object storage layer, ols) 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.
+       - New executable para_fsck: Check integrity of osl tables.
+       - Lyrics support.
+       - 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 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.
+       - 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 (2007-11-20) "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.
 
 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.
        - be more carful wrt. signed vs. unsigned argument passing.
        - cleanup error.h and fix some references to invalid error
          codes.

-       - update to gengetopt-2.20
+       - update to gengetopt-2.21.
+       - 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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 0.2.16 (2007-04-05) "neural discharge"