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1VERSION         DESCRIPTION
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30.8.1         - support for BitlBee 1.2.5
4              - support for Skype 2.1.0.81 and Skype4Py 1.0.32.0
5              - the plugin part now supports FreeBSD
6              - fix for edited messages, the prefix can now be configured
70.8.0         - fix build on x86_64 (-fPIC usage)
8              - debug messages now have a timestamp
9              - more work on having the default config under ~/.skyped
10              - added a manual page for skyped
110.7.2         - add --log option to skyped to allow logging while it the
12                daemon is in the background.
13              - prefer config files from ~/.skyped over /etc/skyped
14              - handle the case when LANG and LC_ALL env vars are empty
150.7.1         - mostly internal changes, the monster read callback is
16                now replaced by tiny parser functions
170.7.0         - made 'make config' more portable
18              - add 'skypeconsole' buddy for debugging purposes
19              - support autojoin for bookmarked groupchats
20              - skyped: make hardwired '/dev/null' portable and fix
21                Python-2.6 warnings
220.6.3         - various osx-specific improvements (see the new screenshot!)
23              - added python-gnutls install instructions
24              - bitlbee.pc is now searched under
25                /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig by default to help LFS monkeys ;)
260.6.2         - bugfix: make install required the plugin even in case
27                its build was disabled
280.6.1         - added keepalive traffic to avoid disconnects in bitlbee
29                when there is no traffic for a long time
30              - now the plugin or skyped is automatically disabled if
31                the dependencies are not available; useful in case the
32                plugin is to be installed on a public server, or the
33                skyped is to be used with a public server only
340.6.0         - works with BitlBee 1.2.1
350.5.1         - configure now automatically detects the right prefix to
36                match witl BitlBee's one
37              - minor documentation improvements (public chats, bug
38                reporting address)
390.5.0         - skyped now uses gnutls if possible, which seem to be
40                more stable, compared to openssl.
41              - skyped now tries to handle all read/write errors from/to
42                clients, and always just warn about failures, never exit.
43              - installation for Debian users should be more simple
44              - improved documentation
45              - this .0 release should be quite stable, only about 100
46                lines of new code
470.4.2         - skyped should be now more responsive
48              - new skypeout_offline setting for hiding/showing SkypeOut
49                contacts
50              - support for SkypeOut calls
51              - support for querying the balance from Skype
52              - all setting should be documented now
530.4.1         - support for building the plugin on Mac OSX
54              - tested with BitlBee 1.2 and Skype 2.0.0.63
55              - avoid ${prefix} (by autoconf) in the config file as we
56                don't handle such a variable
57              - now you can call echo123 (patch by Riskó Gergely)
580.4.0         - support for starting, accepting and rejecting calls
59              - also updated documentation (the key is the account set
60                skype/call command)
61              - as usual with the .0 releases, be careful, ~200 lines of
62                new code
630.3.2         - support for Skype 2.0.0.43
64              - skyped now automatically starts/shuts down skype
65              - improved 'make prepare' to handle more automake versions
66              - documentation improvements
670.3.1         - beautify output when skyped is interrupted using ^C
68              - 'nick skype foo' now really sets display name, not the mood
69                text
70              - documentation fixups
71              - this version should be again as stable as 0.2.6 was
720.3.0         - authentication support in skyped via ssl
73              - ~200 lines of new code, so be careful :)
74              - upgraders: please read the documentation about how to set up
75                your config the ssl certificate, this was no necessary till now
760.2.6         - the server setting has a default value, 'localhost' so in most
77                cases you no longer have to set it explicitly
78              - support for receiving emoted messages, ie. when the user types
79                '/me foo'
80              - support for setting the display name (nick 0 "foo bar") - it
81                sets the mood text
820.2.5         - now bitlbee's info command is supported (it displays full name,
83                birthday, homepage, age, etc.)
840.2.4         - improve documentation based on feedback from people on #bitlbee
85              - fixed for Skype4Py >= 0.9.28.4
86              - tested with latest Skype beta, too (the one which supports
87                video)
880.2.3         - fixed that annoying "creating groupchat failed" warning
890.2.2         - don't change the topic if skype does not report a successful
90                topic change
91              - fixed for the recent bitlbee API changes
920.2.1         - topic support in group chats
93              - bugfixes for multiline messages
94              - this version should be again as stable as 0.1.4 was
950.2.0         - group chat support
96              - ~300 lines of new code, so be careful :)
97              - the version number mentions that this is not a minor change
980.1.4         - documentation: mention the version of all deps (requirements
99                section)
100              - fix sending / sending accents
101              - don't use internal functions of skype4py
102              - skyped no longer dies when skype is killed
1030.1.3         - support for edited messages
104              - ignore empty messages (skype does the same)
105              - support for multiline messages
106              - switch to the x11 api instead of dbus (it's much more stable)
1070.1.2         - notification when a new call arrives in
108              - more documentation (vnc)
109              - first release which works with unpatched bitlbee
1100.1.1         - skyped now runs as daemon in the background by default
111              - skyped now automatically reconnects on Skype restarts
1120.1.0         - initial release
113              - see README for major features
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