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diff --git a/relnotes.txt b/relnotes.txt index 3ac453a2..9dbe820c 100644 --- a/relnotes.txt +++ b/relnotes.txt @@ -1,23 +1,40 @@ -ANNOUNCING Bitmask, the Internet Encryption Toolkit, release 0.8.1. +ANNOUNCING Bitmask 0.9.0rc1 release candidate -The LEAP team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version -0.8.1 of Bitmask, the Internet Encryption Toolkit, a bugfix release for 0.8.0. +The LEAP team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Bitmask +0.9.0rc1, codename "we're not in kansas anymore" -This release includes a couple of important bugfixes and a secure ZMQ fallback -for distros that does not have CurveZMQ available. +This is the first public *release candidate* of the Bitmask client that +supports our user friendly end to end encrypted mail service. Our work has +focused on speed and scale optimization by adapting the underlying components +(leap.keymanager and leap.mail) to use the new async API of Soledad. This +reduces code complexity by making use of the reactor pattern and by having +blocking code (i.e. general i/o) be executed asynchronously. We have revamped +how bitmask frontend and backend communicates (this improves performance and +prevent bugs), improved log handling for better bug reports, and much more (see +the changelog file for a more detailed list). -Currently, Bitmask desktop client only support Debian and Ubuntu Linux. Support -for Mac, Windows, and other Linux distributions is coming. +This is a release candidate aimed at getting more user feedback to influence +our next round of development. We have a list of known issues that we are +cranking through and will add more to the list as they come in. -Upgrading: +* Changelog: https://github.com/leapcode/bitmask_client/blob/0.9.0rc1/CHANGELOG.rst -* From bundle: if you are running bundle version 0.7 or new then Bitmask should - update automatically. +TESTING -* From package: if you have added deb.bitmask.net to your sources.list, then - Bitmask should update automatically (make sure it is not commented out). +* Setup Instructions: https://bitmask.net/help -If you have a bundle version older than 0.7, please reinstall Bitmask. +* Fresh install: https://dl.bitmask.net/client/linux/release-candidate/ + +* Upgrading from bundle: if you are running bundle version 0.7 or new then + Bitmask should update automatically. + +* Upgrading from package: if you have added deb.bitmask.net to your + sources.list, then Bitmask should update automatically (make sure it is not + commented out). + +Note: If you have a bundle version older than 0.7, please reinstall Bitmask. + +How to test: https://github.com/leapcode/bitmask_client/blob/develop/docs/testing-rcs.README LICENSE @@ -25,10 +42,6 @@ You may use Bitmask under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or, at your option, any later version. See the file "LICENSE" for the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3. -USAGE - -See https://bitmask.net/help - HACKING See https://leap.se/en/docs/get-involved for tips on contacting the developers, @@ -39,6 +52,6 @@ trains, rooftops, rainforests, lonely islands and, always, beyond any border. The LEAP team, -February 25, 2015 +July 10, 2015 Somewhere in the middle of the intertubes. EOF |