*
* Purpose : README file to give a short intro.
*
- * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001-2008 the SourceForge
+ * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001-2009 the SourceForge
* Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
*
* Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
*
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-This README is included with Privoxy 3.0.11. See http://www.privoxy.org/ for
+This README is included with Privoxy 3.0.12. See http://www.privoxy.org/ for
more information. The current code maturity level is "stable".
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Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for
-enhancing privacy, modifying web page data, managing HTTP cookies, controlling
-access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk.
-Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual
-needs and tastes. Privoxy has application for both stand-alone systems and
-multi-user networks.
+enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling
+access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a
+flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
+tastes. It has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user
+networks.
-Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster (tm).
+Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GPL2.
+
+Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest (SPI).
+Donations are welcome.
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1. IMPORTANT CHANGES
-Privoxy development is between releases. The current sources are development
-quality. If you find problems please report them to the developers.
+March 2009, Privoxy 3.0.12 is released.
+
+This is primarily a bug fix release. See the "ChangeLog", and the "What's New"
+section and the "Upgrader's Notes" in the User Manual for details.
-August 2008, Privoxy 3.0.10 is released! There are not any major new features,
-but many improvements and refinements. As usual there are changes that effect
-the configuration. See the "ChangeLog", and the "What's New" section and the
-"Upgrader's Notes" in the User Manual for details and specifics.
+February 2009, Privoxy 3.0.11 is released.
-June 2008, Privoxy 3.0.9 beta is released. There are no major new features, but
-many improvements and refinements.
+As usual there are changes that effect the configuration. See the "ChangeLog",
+and the "What's New" section and the "Upgrader's Notes" in the User Manual for
+details and specifics.
-NEWS! January 2008, Privoxy 3.0.8 stable is released. This is a significant
-upgrade with many new and enhanced features, and many bugs fixed. All Privoxy
-users are encouraged to upgrade. See the "ChangeLog", and the "What's New"
-section and the "Upgrader's Notes" in the User Manual for details and
-specifics. There are changes related to configuration, so anyone upgrading and
-keeping their old configuration should read ahead first.
+This is a stable release, and marks a departure for Privoxy development.
-December 2007, Privoxy 3.0.7 is released. This is a beta release in preparation
-for the forthcoming 3.0.8 release.
+Previously, odd numbered releases were considered beta versions and were only
+released at the end of the development cycle when the code was already believed
+to be stable. Usually it was, so the stable release contained pretty much the
+same code, but got a higher version number. In the future we intend to release
+several snapshots between stable releases. There will probably still be about
+two stable releases per year, but hopefully about six snapshots instead of the
+two betas we have now. The intentions is to make testing without CVS access
+easier.
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