Changeset 7c5a3be5 for doc

Timestamp:

2010-10-22T00:28:52Z (14 years ago)

Author:

Wilmer van der Gaast <wilmer@…>

Branches:

master

Children:

8d93b4a

Parents:

a0626c1

Message:

There. BitlBee 3.0, it was about time. :-)

Location:

doc

Files:

• CHANGES (modified) (3 diffs)
• comic_3.0.png (added)
• user-guide/misc.xml (modified) (1 diff)

doc/CHANGES

@@ -4 +4 @@
 http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/timeline?daysback=90&changeset=on
 
-Version 
+Version 3.0
 - Important: This version drops backward compatibility with the file format
   used for user settings in versions before 1.2. If you're upgrading from
@@ -57 +57 @@
   * Support for sending offline messages.
   * Support for setting and reading status messages.
+- Integrated the bitlbee-otr branch in a mostly non-intrusive way. Since
+  this is not end-to-end it should *not* be enabled on public servers.
+  Distro packagers are requested to offer OTR as a separately installable
+  plugin. (Compile with --otr=plugin) Please do not enable it by default as
+  there is no easy way to disable OTR once the plugin is loaded/built in.
 - Support for file transfers, in and out. /DCC SEND a file to a contact and
   it becomes a file transfer, and incoming file transfers become /DCC SENDs
@@ -74 +79 @@
   and other minor changes.
 
-Finished ...
+Finished 22 Oct 2010
 
 Version 1.2.8:

doc/user-guide/misc.xml

@@ -301 +301 @@
 </sect1>
 
+<sect1 id="whatsnew030000">
+<title>New stuff in BitlBee 3.0</title>
+
+<para>
+BitlBee can be compiled with support for OTR message encryption (not available
+on public servers since encryption should be end-to-end).
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The MSN module was heavily updated to support features added to MSN Messenger
+over the recent years. You can now see/set status messages, send offline
+messages, and many strange issues caused by Microsoft breaking old-protocol
+compatibility should now be resolved.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Twitter extended: IRC-style replies ("BitlBee:") now get converted to proper
+Twitter replies ("@BitlBee") and get a reference to the original message
+(see <emphasis>help set auto_reply_timeout</emphasis>). Retweets and some
+other stuff is also supported now (see <emphasis>help set commands</emphasis>).
+</para>
+</sect1>
+
 <sect1 id="news1.3">
 <title>New stuff in BitlBee 1.3dev (details)</title>