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http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/timeline?daysback=90&changeset=on
+Version 1.3dev:
+- Loads of new stuff, mostly ready for a new major release, but starting with
+ a dev snapshot. A few changes that were planned for a long time already:
+- Rewrote the IRC core, which brings:
+ * Support for multiple (control) channels, so you can have one channel per
+ buddy group, per IM account/protocol, or for example a &offline with all
+ offline contacts. See "help channels" for information on how to use this.
+ * You can also leave and rejoin all channels. Being in &bitlbee is no
+ longer required.
+ * Now you can start groupchats by just joining a new channel and inviting
+ contacts. (The "chat with" command still works as well.)
+ * You can change your nickname, whenever you want.
+ * Root commands:
+ + To hopefully resolve confusion about the "account set" syntax, the
+ ordering was changed slightly: "account set acc/setting value"
+ becomes "account acc set setting value". Obviously the same order
+ should now be used for other account subcommands.
+ + Shortcuts: Instead of "account list" you can say "acc li".
+ * /whois shows idle/login times of your contacts when available.
+ * paste_buffer (previously known as buddy_sendbuffer) now works for chats
+ as well.
+ * The nick_source setting was replaced with a nick_format setting, which
+ looks more or less like a format string, and lets you tweak how nicknames
+ for contacts are generated in more detail.
+ * A per-channel show_users setting lets you configure exactly which kinds
+ of contacts (online/away/offline) should show up in a channel and what
+ modes (none/voice/etc) they should have.
+ * If you connect (and identify) to a BitlBee server you're already
+ connected to, you can take over the existing session instead of starting
+ a new one.
+ * More correct validation of channel names: They can contain pretty much
+ any character, unlike nicknames.
+- Support for using libpurple instead of BitlBee's built-in IM protocol
+ modules. This can be enabled by passing --purple=1 to the configure script.
+ * This adds support for many more IM protocols to BitlBee.
+ * And new functionality to existing protocols.
+ * This is and will always be optional and using it on public servers is
+ *not* recommended. It should be pretty stable, but costs more RAM/etc.
+ * When using this variant, type "help purple" to get a list of supported
+ protocols.
+- 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
+ to you. Note that this is mostly useful when combined with libpurple, as
+ only the Jabber native protocol module currently supports file transfers.
+
+Finished ... 2010
+
Version 1.2.8:
- Now always using the AIM-style authentication method for OSCAR connections,
even when connecting to ICQ. This solves login issues some people were