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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 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, intel), FreeBSD (x86_32), Solaris (sparc64).
+	- the new osl-based audio file selector (afs) replaces the random,
+	  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.
+	- 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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