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Botan 1.7.24-pre ????-??-??
http://botan.randombit.net/
-This is the first release of the new Botan 1.8 release series. We
-consider it the best version of Botan available, and recommend all
-users upgrade as soon as possible. Some APIs have changed incompatibly
-since the 1.6 release series.
+This is the first release of Botan 1.8. We consider it the best
+version of Botan 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.
-You can file bugs at http://www.randombit.net/bugzilla or by sending
-mail to the botan-devel mailing list.
+You can file bugs in Bugzilla (http://www.randombit.net/bugzilla) or
+by sending a report to the botan-devel mailing list
+(http://lists.randombit.net/mailman/listinfo/botan-devel)
For more information, see info.txt, the build instructions, the API
reference manual, and the tutorial, all of which can be found in the