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diff --git a/README b/README
index 9e59ccb44..c20244354 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -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');