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authorlloyd <[email protected]>2009-11-27 20:03:39 +0000
committerlloyd <[email protected]>2009-11-27 20:03:39 +0000
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@@ -3,19 +3,13 @@ Botan 1.9.4-dev, ????-??-??
Botan is a C++ class library for performing a wide variety of
cryptographic operations.
-I consider this release the best version available, and recommend all
-users upgrade from 1.6 or earlier versions as soon as possible. Some
-APIs have changed incompatibly since the 1.6 release series, but most
-applications should work as-is or with only simple modifications.
-
-Botan is under a BSD-like license, the details of which can be found
-in license.txt. More information about the authors and contributors
-can be found in credits.txt and thanks.txt. All of these files are
-included in the doc/ directory of the source distribution.
-
-You can file bugs in Bugzilla, which can be accessed at
- http://www.randombit.net/bugzilla/
-or by sending a report to the botan-devel mailing list
+Botan is released under the BSD license. See license.txt for the
+specifics. More information about the authors and contributors can be
+found in credits.txt and thanks.txt. All of these files are included
+in the doc/ directory of the source distribution.
+
+You can file bugs at http://bugs.randombit.net/ or by sending a report
+to the botan-devel mailing list:
http://lists.randombit.net/mailman/listinfo/botan-devel/
In the doc directory, there should be a set of PDFs, including
@@ -34,10 +28,10 @@ Botan in:
- Ajisai (SSLv3/TLSv1)
http://www.randombit.net/code/ajisai/
-Check the project's website at http://botan.randombit.net/ for
-announcements and new releases. If you'll be developing code using
-this library, consider joining the mailing lists to keep up to date
-with changes and new releases.
+Check http://botan.randombit.net/ for announcements and new
+releases. If you'll be developing code using this library, consider
+joining the mailing lists to keep up to date with changes and new
+releases.
As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.