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+@title = "Bitmask 0.9.0rc2 release candidate"
+@author = "LEAP"
+@posted_at = '2015-09-03'
+@more = true
+@preview_image = '/img/pages/bitmask.png'
+@preview = %(The LEAP team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the second release candidate for Bitmask 0.9.0, codename "we're not in kansas anymore.")
+
+The LEAP team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the second
+release candidate for Bitmask 0.9.0, codename "we're not in kansas anymore".
+
+This is our second public release candidate with a responsive and relatively
+bug free encrypted email experience. 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 the bitmask frontend and
+backend communicates (this improves performance and prevents bugs), improved
+log handling for better bug reports, and much more (see the changelog file for
+a more detailed list).
+
+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
+(https://leap.se/code/versions/161 /
+https://leap.se/en/docs/client/known-issues ) that we are cranking through and
+will add more to the list as feedback comes in.
+
+Changelog:
+https://github.com/leapcode/bitmask_client/blob/0.9.0rc2/CHANGELOG.rst
+
+
+Hacking and Testing
+-----------------------
+
+To get started you should download rc2 and signatures:
+https://dl.bitmask.net/client/linux/release-candidate/
+
+If you never used the standalone bundle before you can take a look the docs for
+stable releases:
+https://bitmask.net/en/install/linux#install-stand-alone-bundle
+
+Here are some tips for RC testing that you can use:
+https://github.com/leapcode/bitmask_client/blob/develop/docs/testing-rcs.README
+
+As always, your testing and hacking skills are welcome! If you'd like to get
+involved look here https://leap.se/en/docs/get-involved for tips on contacting
+the developers, getting start hacking on Bitmask, and reporting bugs. User
+testers start here: https://leap.se/en/docs/client/
+
+And you never know, you may also run into us drinking mate, sleepless in night
+trains, rooftops, rainforests, lonely islands and, always, beyond any border.
+
+The LEAP team,
+
+September, 2015
+Somewhere in the middle of the intertubes.
+EOF