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author | Jeffrey Connelly <jaconnel@calpoly.edu> |
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date | Wed, 30 May 2007 02:56:25 +0000 |
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--- a/NEWS Wed May 23 04:18:05 2007 +0000 +++ b/NEWS Wed May 30 02:56:25 2007 +0000 @@ -1,5 +1,100 @@ Pidgin and Finch: The Pimpin' Penguin IM Clients That're Good for the Soul +2.0.1 (5/24/2007): + Sean: 2.0.1! Three weeks later, as scheduled! It is so nice to have + regular, frequent, releases again! This is a bugfix release; We have + fixed over 100 issues reported to us at http://developer.pidgin.im. + Thanks to everyone for their great work, and look for the next release + in another three weeks! + + Stu: Lots'o'fixes in this. I don't know how you users find so many + things for us to fix. 24 hours in a day (sadly). 24 is divisible by the + sum of its digits and by their product. It is the smallest composite + number, the product of whose divisors is a cube. + + Luke: I requested that we have a bug fix release, and so we have! + Many, though unfortunately not all, of the reports that have been + submitted to us since 2.0.0 have been fixed now, and so you should + all have a much more stable experience with this release. I also + want to thank the many users who have resubmitted their reports + as we close out the old Source Forge bug tracker. If all goes well, + your report will get the attention it deserves as we continue to + work on Pidgin, Finch, and libpurple. + + Nathan: A ton of fixes have gone into this release. The feedback + we've gotten on 2.0.0 has been incredible. Hopefully we've resolved + most of the critical issues with 2.0.1. If we haven't, I'm sure + our wonderful users will let us hear about it. I seem to be + forgetting something...oh, right, I haven't promised any cool new + features in the next release! So, I promise at least one cool new + feature in the next release...you just might have to adjust your + definition of 'cool' to get it. + + Etan: Perl plugins now have access to almost all of the savedstatus + API functions. I also removed a couple of the preferences from the + Pidgin GTK+ Theme Control plugin which should help many of the people + for whom the configuration dialog size was a problem. The removed + preferences no longer had the effects they were added to have anyway. + +2.0.0 (5/3/2007): + Sean: 2.0.0! It's real exciting to finally release Pidgin 2.0.0! I'm + really proud of all the work we've all done. I'm pumped. And, while + I could go on about all the amazing thing that have been added since + 1.5.0, what I'm really excited about is getting back to a regular, + rapid, release cycle of active, open development, unhindered by legal + quandries. Huge thanks to everyone involved. + + Luke: We have finally managed to get 2.0.0 out the door, after nearly + but not quite 2 years of effort and fustration. No one regrets more + than I that we were unable to make any of betas 3-6 the actual release. + But at long last, it is out, and life can return to a more normal + state. There were many tough calls to be made in the last 2 years. + Not everyone has agreed with the resulting decisions, that is un- + fortunate, but unavoidable. Suffice it to say that despite what + some users appear to think, a ton of thought, argument, discussion, + and experimentation has gone into this release. This release + builds on many years of experience, both as developers writing the + code, users using it, and in supporting other users. I hope that + those who download and install this will give it a fair shot, and + attempt to avoid knee-jerk reactions. + + Evan: One small step for bird, one giant leap for birdkind... except + this is hardly one small step. A lot more has changed from Gaim 1.5.0 + than just the name. Pidgin has a *very* attractive new look, a whole + new member of the family (Finch, formerly gaim-console) has been born, + and libpurple has come into its own as a solid, full-featured library + powering the greatest IM clients around. Bugs were fixed and + features were added by the hundreds (thousands?) since the last + major release, all while improving performance and resisting feature + creep. As Luke said, a ton of thought and effort has gone into + Pidgin 2.0.0; I'm proud to have played a part. + + Stu: We did it! finally, we have 2.0.0. It's been a long time coming, + but there's a great deal of goodness here. When I say a long time, I'm + not kidding - it's been 972 days since we branched off "oldstatus" + (aka 1.x). The early Greeks were uncertain as to whether 2 was a + number at all (or if we'd ever make this release) - it has a beginning + and an end but no middle (much like our unfortunately quiet development + period). 2 is the first prime number and the only even prime. 2 is also + the first deficient number (oh well). There are only 10 types of people + in the world - those who like our new names and those who do not. + Enjoy! + + Richard: I'm very glad that we've finally gotten 2.0.0 released and + I look forward to returning to a more normal development schedule. + Again, a big thanks to everyone who helped in any way to get things + where they are today. Congratulations everyone! + + Sadrul: My first NEWS, and on what an occasion! Pidgin 2.0.0 is finally + released!! And it's *really* very good!!! Give your soul a break ... + Use Pidgin! + + Daniel: There has been a fair amount of weeping and gnashing of teeth + due to the delays in getting this beast out. I'm really happy that it + is done. I'm also very happy with what we're releasing - I think it is + far more stable, packed with useful features and, dare I say, prettier + than any previous release. + 2.0.0beta7 (4/29/2007): Sean: Beta 7. The final beta. A few major changes from beta6. For starters, we have some new names. That's pretty cool. We have a new @@ -51,7 +146,7 @@ and taking care of all of the paperwork and overhead that no one wants to deal with. -2.0.0beta6 (1/17/2006): +2.0.0beta6 (1/17/2007): Sean: Barring any seriously major new issues, we expect this to be the final beta release before 2.0.0. This has a bunch of cool UI changes, some Google Talk features, a bunch new plugins, and other