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 README
 ------
 
-StatusNet 0.9.3 ("Half a World Away")
-29 June 2010
+StatusNet 0.9.4 "Orange Crush"
+16 August 2010
 
 This is the README file for StatusNet, the Open Source microblogging
 platform. It includes installation instructions, descriptions of
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ on status.net is identical to the software available for download, so
 you can move back and forth between a hosted version or a version
 installed on your own servers.
 
+A commercial software subscription is available from StatusNet Inc. It
+includes 24-hour technical support and developer support. More
+information at http://status.net/contact or email sales@status.net.
+
 License
 =======
 
@@ -77,8 +81,8 @@ for additional terms.
 New this version
 ================
 
-This is a minor bug and feature release since version 0.9.2 released on
-4 May 2010.
+This is a security, bug and feature release since version 0.9.3 released on
+29 June 2010.
 
 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
@@ -86,18 +90,19 @@ version.
 
 Notable changes this version:
 
-- Enhanced API output to aid StatusNet-specific clients
+- OpenID and OAuth libraries patched for potential timing attack
+- OStatus feed i/o updated for Activity Streams
+- Correctness fixes on XRD, other discovery bits
+- Support for contacting SNI-based SSL virtual hosts when SSL
+  certificate verification is enabled (requires PHP 5.3.2+ or
+  enabling CURL backend with $config['http']['curl'] = true)
+- Experimental SubMirror plugin
+- Multi-site status_network table mode has been tweaked to support
+  multiple tags better
 - 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.
+A full changelog is available at http://status.net/wiki/StatusNet_0.9.4.
 
 Prerequisites
 =============
@@ -125,7 +130,6 @@ Your PHP installation must include the following PHP extensions:
 - MySQL. For accessing the database.
 - GD. For scaling down avatar images.
 - mbstring. For handling Unicode (UTF-8) encoded strings.
-- gettext. For multiple languages. Default on many PHP installs.
 
 For some functionality, you will also need the following extensions:
 
@@ -140,6 +144,8 @@ For some functionality, you will also need the following extensions:
   Sphinx server to serve the search queries.
 - bcmath or gmp. For Salmon signatures (part of OStatus). Needed
   if you have OStatus configured.
+- gettext. For multiple languages. Default on many PHP installs;
+  will be emulated if not present.
 
 You will almost definitely get 2-3 times better performance from your
 site if you install a PHP bytecode cache/accelerator. Some well-known
@@ -209,7 +215,7 @@ especially if you've previously installed PHP/MySQL packages.
 1. Unpack the tarball you downloaded on your Web server. Usually a
    command like this will work:
 
-       tar zxf statusnet-0.9.2.tar.gz
+       tar zxf statusnet-0.9.4.tar.gz
 
    ...which will make a statusnet-0.9.2 subdirectory in your current
    directory. (If you don't have shell access on your Web server, you
@@ -219,7 +225,7 @@ especially if you've previously installed PHP/MySQL packages.
 2. Move the tarball to a directory of your choosing in your Web root
    directory. Usually something like this will work:
 
-       mv statusnet-0.9.2 /var/www/statusnet
+       mv statusnet-0.9.4 /var/www/statusnet
 
    This will make your StatusNet instance available in the statusnet path of
    your server, like "http://example.net/statusnet". "microblog" or
@@ -836,9 +842,7 @@ 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.
@@ -1461,6 +1465,22 @@ 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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