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diff --git a/relnotes.txt b/relnotes.txt index 5f711005..349b430c 100644 --- a/relnotes.txt +++ b/relnotes.txt @@ -1,42 +1,57 @@ -ANNOUNCING Bitmask, the internet encryption toolkit, v0.3.0 +ANNOUNCING Bitmask, the internet encryption toolkit, release 0.3.2 The LEAP team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of -version 0.3.0 of Bitmask +version 0.3.2 of Bitmask, the Internet Encryption Toolkit. https://downloads.leap.se/client/ LEAP (LEAP Encryption Access Project) develops a plan to secure everyday communication, breaking down into discrete services. -The client for the current phase gives support to the EIP Service and -the first beta release of Encrypted Mail. -EIP (the Encrypted Internet Proxy) provides circumvention, -location anonymization, and traffic encryption in a hassle-free, -automatically self-configuring fashion. -Encrypted Mail +Bitmask is the desktop client to connect to the services offered +by the LEAP Platform. In the current phase the supported services are +Encrypted Internet Proxy and Encrypted Mail. -You can read the user manual and the developer notes online at: +The Encrypted Internet Proxy provides circumvention, location anonymization, +and traffic encryption in a hassle-free, automatically self-configuring +fashion. -http://bitmask.readthedocs.org/ +Encrypted Mail offers automatic encryption and decryption for both outgoing +and incoming email, adding public key cryptography to your mail without you +ever having to worry about key distribution or signature verification. -WARNING: This is still a beta release of our services, a lot of -testing and audits are still needed so DO NOT use this for strong -security. +You can read about this and many other cool things in the user manual and the +developer notes, which can be found online at: +http://bitmask.rtfd.org/ -WHAT CAN THIS VERSION OF THE CLIENT DO FOR ME? +WARNING: This is still part of a beta release of our software, a lot of testing and +auditing is still needed, so indeed use it, and feed us back, fork it and contribute +to its development, but by any means DO NOT trust your life to it (yet!). -You can connect to the EIP service offered by a provider of your -choice, and enjoy a encrypted internet connection. -The first run wizard allows to register an user with the selected -provider, downloading all the config files needed to connect to the -eip service. There are also some minimal network checks in place. +WHAT CAN THIS VERSION OF BITMASK DO FOR ME? +Bitmask 0.3.2 is mostly a bugfix release, with some minor improvements. Mail +service is a bit more polished, and we are slowly making our potential packagers +happy. Refer to the CHANGELOG for the funny details. -LICENCE +You can connect to the Encrypted Internet Proxy service offered by a provider of +your choice, and enjoy a encrypted internet connection that the spying eyes can only +track back to your provider. -You may use this package under the GNU General Public License, +The Encrypted Mail services will run local SMTP and IMAP proxies that, once you +configure the mail client of your choice, will automatically encrypt and decrypt +your email using GPG encryption under the hood. + +The first run wizard will help you registering an user with your selected +provider, downloading all the config files needed to connect to the various LEAP +services. + + +LICENSE + +You may use Bitmask under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or, at your option, any later version. See the file "COPYING.GPL" for the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3. @@ -50,15 +65,18 @@ including the two. INSTALLATION -The current version of the LEAP Client has been tested on GNU/Linux -and OSX, but it is likely that you are able to run it under other -systems, specially if you are skillful and patient is one of your +We distribute the current version of Bitmask as standalone bundles +for GNU/Linux and OSX, but it is likely that you are able to run it under +other systems, specially if you are skillful and patience is one of your virtues. Have a look at "docs/user/install.rst". -Packages are provided for debian and ubuntu. OSX and win installers -will be following soon. +Packages will be soon provided for debian and ubuntu, and the release of +windows bundles will be resumed shortly. + +We will love to hear if you are interested in help making packages available for +any other system. BUGS @@ -71,11 +89,13 @@ intensive bug-reeducation program. HACKING You can find us in the #leap-dev channel on the freenode network. -If you are lucky enough, you can spot us sleepless in night trains, -rooftops, rainforests, and beyond any border. + +If you are lucky enough, you can also spot us drinking mate, sleepless in +night trains, rooftops, rainforests, lonely islands and, always, beyond +any border. -The LEAP team. +The LEAP team, -Aug 9, 2013 +Sep 06, 2013 Somewhere in the middle of the intertubes. |