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@@ -3,27 +3,23 @@ Apache CouchDB NEWS Version 0.8.0 ------------- +This version is the first released under the patronage of the Apache +Software Foundation Incubator. - * Released under the patronage of the Apache Software Foundation Incubator. - * Changed core licensing to the Apache License 2.0. - * Miscellaneous refactoring of the core Erlang database engine. - * Miscellaneous refactoring of the core Erlang view engine. - * Miscellaneous improvements to Futon, the web administration console. - * Miscellaneous improvements to the `couchdb` command. - * Database server can automatically respawn following a server crash. - * Database server no longer refuses to start with a stale PID file. - * System logrotate configuration provided. - * Improved handling of ICU shared libraries. - * Swapped out Erlang's inets HTTP server for the Mochiweb HTTP server. - * Removed the couch_httpd.ini configuration file. - * Added support for incremental map/reduce view definitions. + * Changed core licensing to the Apache Software License 2.0. + * Refactoring of the core view and storage engines. + * Added support for incremental map/reduce views. * Changed database file format. - * Changed _design document syntax and view API to for incremental map/reduce. - * Changed format of bulk requests to reflect that they are now atomic. - * Renamed the `map` function in view definitions to `emit` to avoid confusion. - * Stripped the mime-type prefix from "Couch Query Server" entries in couch.ini. + * Many improvements to Futon, the web administration interface. + * Swapped out Erlang's inets HTTP server for the Mochiweb HTTP server. + * SpiderMonkey is no longer included with CouchDB, but rather treated as + an external dependendancy. * Added bits of awesome. +Please note that there have been many backwards incomatible changes in +this release. See http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/BreakingChanges for more +information and some tips for upgrading. + Version 0.7.2 ------------- |