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  *
  * Purpose     :  README file to give a short intro.
  *
  *
  * 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
  *                Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
  *
  *                Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written


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-This README is included with Privoxy 3.0.8. 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
 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.

 
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 1. IMPORTANT CHANGES
 
 
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 1. IMPORTANT CHANGES
 

-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.
+March 2009, Privoxy 3.0.12 is released.

 
 

-December 2007, Privoxy 3.0.7 is released. This is a beta release in preparation
-for the forthcoming 3.0.8 release.
+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.

 
 

-NEWS! November 2006, Privoxy 3.0.6 stable is released. This is a significant
-upgrade with many new and enhanced features, and many bugs fixed.
+February 2009, Privoxy 3.0.11 is released.

 
 

-There was and will not be an official 3.0.4 release. This release cycle was
-used to gather our thoughts, play with some new ideas and refine some old ones.
-It will remain a development cycle with no actual release. 3.0.5 is the fruit
-of these efforts.
+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.
+
+This is a stable release, and marks a departure for Privoxy development.
+
+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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@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ file named 'config' in the current directory (except Win32 which will look for
 
 Or for Red Hat and Fedora based distributions: /etc/rc.d/init.d/privoxy start
 
 
 Or for Red Hat and Fedora based distributions: /etc/rc.d/init.d/privoxy start
 

-Or Debian: /etc/init.d/privoxy start
+Or Debian and Ubuntu: /etc/init.d/privoxy start

 
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@@ -148,6 +152,9 @@ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118
 All users are of course welcome to discuss their issues on the users mailing
 list, where the developers also hang around.
 
 All users are of course welcome to discuss their issues on the users mailing
 list, where the developers also hang around.
 

+Please don't sent private support requests to individual Privoxy developers,
+either use the mailing lists or the support trackers.
+

 Note that the Privoxy mailing lists are moderated. Posts from unsubscribed
 addresses have to be accepted manually by a moderator. This may cause a delay
 of several days and if you use a subject that doesn't clearly mention Privoxy
 Note that the Privoxy mailing lists are moderated. Posts from unsubscribed
 addresses have to be accepted manually by a moderator. This may cause a delay
 of several days and if you use a subject that doesn't clearly mention Privoxy