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@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ README ------ -Laconica 0.7.4 ("Can't Get There From Here") -29 May 2009 +Laconica 0.7.5 ("The Flowers of Guatemala") +1 Feb 2010 This is the README file for Laconica, the Open Source microblogging platform. It includes installation instructions, descriptions of @@ -71,29 +71,13 @@ for additional terms. New this version ================ -This is a minor bug-fix and feature release since version 0.7.3, -released Apr 4 2009. Notable changes this version: - -- Improved handling of UTF-8 characters. The new code is *not* backwards - compatible by default; see "Upgrading" below for instructions on - converting existing databases to the correct character set. -- Unroll joins for large queries. This greatly enhanced database - performance -- up to 50x for some queries -- at the expense of making - an extra DB hit for some queries. -- Added an optional plugin to use WikiHashtags - (http://hashtags.wikia.com/) for the sidebar on hashtag pages. -- Optimized Twitter friend synchronization. -- Better error handling for Ajax posting of notices, including - HTTP errors and timeouts. -- Experimental Comet plugin -- supports the cometd and the Bayeux - protocol. Using this plugin, you can show "real time" updates on the - public and tag pages. However, server configuration is complex. -- If queues are enabled, update inboxes and memcached off-line. Speeds - up posting considerably. -- Correctly shorten links posted through XMPP. -- <link> elements for pagination, supported by some browsers like Opera. -- Corrected date format in search API. -- Made the public XRDS file work correctly. +This is a security bug fix release of an old version of the software. + +- Fixes a local file include vulnerability in doc.php. See + http://status.net/wiki/Security_alert_0000002 for details. +- Fixes bug in blocking and unblocking users. +- Fixes bug in error reporting in API. +- Adds a site-wide URL length limit for URL shortening. Prerequisites ============= |