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 README
 ------
 
-StatusNet 0.9.2 ("King of Birds")
-21 Apr 2010
+StatusNet 0.9.3 ("Half a World Away")
+29 June 2010
 
 This is the README file for StatusNet, the Open Source microblogging
 platform. It includes installation instructions, descriptions of
@@ -77,31 +77,27 @@ for additional terms.
 New this version
 ================
 
-This is a minor bug and feature release since version 0.9.1 released 28 
-March 2010.
+This is a minor bug and feature release since version 0.9.2 released on
+4 May 2010.
 
-Because of fixes to OStatus bugs, it is highly recommended that all
-public sites upgrade to the new version immediately.
+For best compatibility with client software and site federation, and a lot of
+bug fixes, it is highly recommended that all public sites upgrade to the new
+version.
 
 Notable changes this version:
 
-- Fixed email notifications for @-replies that come in via OStatus
-- OStatus related Fixes to the cloudy theme 
-- Pass geo locations over Twitter bridge (will only be used if enabled on the Twitter side)
-- scripts/showplugins.php - script to dump the list of activated plugins and their settings
-- scripts/fixup_blocks.php - script to finds any stray subscriptions in violation of blocks, and removes them
-- Allow blocking someone who's not currently subscribed to you (prevents seeing @-replies from them, or them subbing to you in future)
-- Default 2-second timeout on Geonames web service lookups 
-- Improved localization for plugins
-- New anti-spam measures: added nofollow rels to group members list, subscribers list
-- Shared cache key option for Geonames plugin (lets multi-instance sites share their cached geoname lookups)
-- Stability fixes to the TwitterStatusFetcher
-- If user allows location sharing but turned off browser location use profile location
-- Improved group listing via the API
-- Improved FOAF output
-- Several other bugfixes
-
-A full changelog is available at http://status.net/wiki/StatusNet_0.9.2.
+- Enhanced API output to aid StatusNet-specific clients
+- Many updates to user interface translation from TranslateWiki
+- OStatus now works subscribing to SSL-protected sites by default
+- OpenID now works on PHP 5.3, supports closer site integration.
+- Numerous API and FOAF output fixes.
+- Fixes to Facebook integration for FB API behavior changes
+- PostgreSQL support updates
+- Initial version of a custom theme uploader (disabled by default)
+- LDAP auth plugins cleanup
+- Many other bugfixes
+
+A full changelog is available at http://status.net/wiki/StatusNet_0.9.3.
 
 Prerequisites
 =============
@@ -112,8 +108,8 @@ run correctly.
 - PHP 5.2.3+. It may be possible to run this software on earlier
   versions of PHP, but many of the functions used are only available
   in PHP 5.2 or above. 5.2.6 or later is needed for XMPP background
-  daemons on 64-bit platforms. PHP 5.3.x should work but is known
-  to cause some failures for OpenID.
+  daemons on 64-bit platforms. PHP 5.3.x should work correctly in this
+  release, but problems with some plugins are possible.
 - MySQL 5.x. The StatusNet database is stored, by default, in a MySQL
   server. It has been primarily tested on 5.x servers, although it may
   be possible to install on earlier (or later!) versions. The server
@@ -840,9 +836,7 @@ sslserver: use an alternate server name for SSL URLs, like
     parameters correctly so that both the SSL server and the
     "normal" server can access the session cookie and
     preferably other cookies as well.
-shorturllength: Length of URL at which URLs in a message exceeding 140
-    characters will be sent to the user's chosen
-    shortening service.
+shorturllength: ignored. See 'url' section below.
 dupelimit: minimum time allowed for one person to say the same thing
     twice. Default 60s. Anything lower is considered a user
     or UI error.
@@ -1465,6 +1459,22 @@ disallow: Array of (virtual) directories to disallow. Default is 'main',
     'search', 'message', 'settings', 'admin'. Ignored when site
     is private, in which case the entire site ('/') is disallowed.
 
+url
+---
+
+Everybody loves URL shorteners. These are some options for fine-tuning
+how and when the server shortens URLs.
+
+shortener: URL shortening service to use by default. Users can override
+           individually. 'ur1.ca' by default.
+maxlength: If an URL is strictly longer than this limit, it will be
+           shortened. Note that the URL shortener service may return an
+           URL longer than this limit. Defaults to 25. Users can
+           override. If set to 0, all URLs will be shortened.
+maxnoticelength: If a notice is strictly longer than this limit, all
+           URLs in the notice will be shortened. Users can override.
+           -1 means the text limit for notices.
+
 Plugins
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