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 Pidgin and Finch: The Pimpin' Penguin IM Clients That're Good for the Soul
 
+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