X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=829335ab28a10c0f506eaa48cc2efa052382281e;hp=68ae682189428f4bafda27c63dd834705598dd0b;hb=88648fbe815c12e36e48f7d244b274c45366cad1;hpb=9ed40ffa50a4b0e5b1f8b097ca54b8ce196b115a diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 68ae6821..829335ab 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -9,26 +9,27 @@ 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. +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 (stripped) binary -size of para_server increases about 50K in i386. - +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, 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. + the 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.