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@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ README ------ -StatusNet 0.9.3 ("Half a World Away") -29 June 2010 +StatusNet 0.9.4beta2 +11 August 2010 This is the README file for StatusNet, the Open Source microblogging platform. It includes installation instructions, descriptions of @@ -77,27 +77,31 @@ for additional terms. New this version ================ -This is a minor bug and feature release since version 0.9.2 released on -4 May 2010. +This is a security, bug and feature release since version 0.9.3 released on +29 June 2010. For best compatibility with client software and site federation, and a lot of bug fixes, it is highly recommended that all public sites upgrade to the new version. +Changes from 0.9.4beta1: +- fix for daemon config switching on multi-site setup + Notable changes this version: -- Enhanced API output to aid StatusNet-specific clients +- OpenID and OAuth libraries patched for potential timing attack +- OStatus feed i/o updated for Activity Streams +- Correctness fixes on XRD, other discovery bits +- Support for contacting SNI-based SSL virtual hosts when SSL + certificate verification is enabled (requires PHP 5.3.2+ or + enabling CURL backend with $config['http']['curl'] = true) +- Experimental SubMirror plugin +- Multi-site status_network table mode has been tweaked to support + multiple tags better - Many updates to user interface translation from TranslateWiki -- OStatus now works subscribing to SSL-protected sites by default -- OpenID now works on PHP 5.3, supports closer site integration. -- Numerous API and FOAF output fixes. -- Fixes to Facebook integration for FB API behavior changes -- PostgreSQL support updates -- Initial version of a custom theme uploader (disabled by default) -- LDAP auth plugins cleanup - Many other bugfixes -A full changelog is available at http://status.net/wiki/StatusNet_0.9.3. +A full changelog is available at http://status.net/wiki/StatusNet_0.9.4. Prerequisites ============= @@ -125,7 +129,6 @@ Your PHP installation must include the following PHP extensions: - MySQL. For accessing the database. - GD. For scaling down avatar images. - mbstring. For handling Unicode (UTF-8) encoded strings. -- gettext. For multiple languages. Default on many PHP installs. For some functionality, you will also need the following extensions: @@ -140,6 +143,8 @@ For some functionality, you will also need the following extensions: Sphinx server to serve the search queries. - bcmath or gmp. For Salmon signatures (part of OStatus). Needed if you have OStatus configured. +- gettext. For multiple languages. Default on many PHP installs; + will be emulated if not present. You will almost definitely get 2-3 times better performance from your site if you install a PHP bytecode cache/accelerator. Some well-known @@ -209,7 +214,7 @@ especially if you've previously installed PHP/MySQL packages. 1. Unpack the tarball you downloaded on your Web server. Usually a command like this will work: - tar zxf statusnet-0.9.2.tar.gz + tar zxf statusnet-0.9.4.tar.gz ...which will make a statusnet-0.9.2 subdirectory in your current directory. (If you don't have shell access on your Web server, you @@ -219,7 +224,7 @@ especially if you've previously installed PHP/MySQL packages. 2. Move the tarball to a directory of your choosing in your Web root directory. Usually something like this will work: - mv statusnet-0.9.2 /var/www/statusnet + mv statusnet-0.9.4 /var/www/statusnet This will make your StatusNet instance available in the statusnet path of your server, like "http://example.net/statusnet". "microblog" or diff --git a/lib/common.php b/lib/common.php index ddd06bf92..897d08b77 100644 --- a/lib/common.php +++ b/lib/common.php @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if (!defined('STATUSNET') && !defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); } //exit with 200 response, if this is checking fancy from the installer if (isset($_REQUEST['p']) && $_REQUEST['p'] == 'check-fancy') { exit; } -define('STATUSNET_VERSION', '0.9.4beta1'); +define('STATUSNET_VERSION', '0.9.4beta2'); define('LACONICA_VERSION', STATUSNET_VERSION); // compatibility define('STATUSNET_CODENAME', 'Orange Crush'); |