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NetworkManager-0.9.8
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.6
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This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
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* New AvailableConnections property for Device objects
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* Better handling of various rfkill/Airplane Mode switches
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* Fixed handling of DNS servers for some mobile broadband devices
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* Don't duplicate various IPv6 routes added by the kernel
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* Ensure buggy ethernet driver carrier indications are handled correctly
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* Fix crash in dnsmasq plugin when no nameservers were present
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* Add support for 4G LTE network modes
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* Fix signal handling when daemonizing at startup
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* Don't autoconnect to WiFi networks that have never successfully connected
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* Only request new WiFi secrets during the initial association or when the
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secrets are known to be wrong, not every time the connection randomly fails
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* Add capability to autoconnect VPN connections when a parent connection succeeds
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* Add configure-time option for "permissive" system connection editing policy
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* Various libnm-glib fixes for asynchronous usage
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* Fix gateway handling when given with secondary IP addresses
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* Optionally listen to systemd for suspend/resume events instead of UPower
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* Fix 'seen-bssids' property when retrieving WiFi connections via D-Bus
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* Add support for AP-mode WiFi hotspots (instead of just Ad-Hoc)
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* Add a "slaves" property to Bond devices
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* Add support for ModemManager 0.7/0.8
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* Allow more human-readable formatting of IP address in keyfile connections
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* Drop support for dhclient v3
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* Add support for DHCPv6 server-side Dynamic DNS
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* Add support for bridge master devices and bridge ports
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* Fix canceling secrets requests in GUI agents
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* Always enable Proactive Key Caching (PKC, also called OKC) for WPA Enterprise
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WiFi configurations
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NetworkManager-0.9.6
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.4
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This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
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* Many libnm-glib fixes, including crashes when NetworkManager restarts
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* Enhanced IPv6 stability and compatibility
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* Fix regression in carrier handling for devices that don't support carrier detect
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* Add ability to connect to new WiFi networks from nmcli
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* Add native support for ADSL modems using PPPoE or PPPoATM
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* Reduce number of changes made to DNS information during connection setup
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* Add support for IPv6-enabled VPN connections
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* Add device driver version, firmware version, and autoconnect properties to D-Bus API
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* Add on-demand WiFi scan support
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* Fix IPv6 default gateway handling for DHCPv6
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* Add Vala language bindings
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* Fix various crashes and issues in the ifcfg-rh system settings plugin
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* Fix race with multiple interfaces running DHCP at the same time
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* Add Linux From Scratch (LFS) support
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* Allow customized dnsmasq local caching nameserver config via /etc/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.d/
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* Fixes for VLAN and bonding when libnl2 or earlier are used
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* D-Bus API, libnm-glib, libnm-util, and GObject Introspection documentation updates
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NetworkManager-0.9.4
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.2
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This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
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* Better handling of WiFi devices via nl80211 when available (instead of WEXT)
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* IP configuration is now non-blocking; waiting for IPv6 RA no longer blocks
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the device from activating if IPv4 is ready and vice versa
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* Addded support for firewall "zones" via FirewallD
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* Added basic support for bonded interfaces
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* WiFi connections are no longer locked to a specific MAC address if they are
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"locally administered" addresses (ie, 02:::::)
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* New state change reasons have been added for mobile broadband PIN errors
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* Agent-owned secrets are now sent to agents for newly created connections
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* Support for non-UTF8-encoded 802.1x passwords has been added
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* libnm-glib now fetches some properties more aggressively (like active
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connections, access points, etc)
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* Added basic support for IP-over-Infiniband interfaces
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* Added support for device plugins and converted WiMAX support to a plugin for
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easier packaging and simpler dependencies
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* Added support for VLAN interfaces
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* Added support for 802.1x EAP-FAST authentication
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* Added non-blocking mode and API to libnm-glib
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* Linux Wireless Extensions (WEXT) support can be disabled at configure time
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with --with-wext=no
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* IPv6 Privacy Extensions are now enabled by default for new connections
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* Support for checking Internet connectivity has been added
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* The ifnet system config plugin rewrites config files less often
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* A bug causing IPv6 address assignment to fail on newer kernels with libnl3
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has been fixed
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* Fix a bug in the ifcfg-rh plugin with backticks in WPA passphrases
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* Ensure connections that cannot be stored are ignored by the ifnet plugin
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* Enable out-of-the-box IPv6 connectivity by allowing IPv4 to fail if IPv6 succeeds
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* Allow proxying of DNSSEC data when using the dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin
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* Add support for multiple domain names sent from VPN plugins
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* Removed support for WiFi Ad-Hoc WPA connections due to kernel bugs
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NetworkManager-0.9.2
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.0
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This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
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* Support for libnl2 and libnl3 and various memory leak fixes
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* Bug fixes for the ifnet config plugin
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* Ensure IPv6 link-local DNS servers work correctly in the dnsmasq DNS plugin
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* Add ability for nmcli to delete connections
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* Fix setup of connection sharing with newer iptables versions
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* Ensure WiMAX activation emits correct signals (fixes initial signal strength)
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* Fix an issue with duplicated keyfile connections
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* Ensure the 'novj' options is passed through to pppd
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* Store timestamps for VPN connections too
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* Fix a crash when deleting default wired connections
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* Fix a security issue in the ifcfg-rh plugin with newlines in file names
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* Fix the "SpecificObject" property for active VPN connection objects
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* Improve handling of rfkill on some platforms
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* Spaces no longer used in ifcfg config file names
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* IPv6 RAs are now accepted when forwarding is configured
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* dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin cache size bumped to 400 entries (from 150)
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* Fix handling of SSIDs in the keyfile plugin
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* Fix some GObject Introspection annotations in libnm-glib and libnm-util
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* Fix setting hostnames from DHCP
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* Fixes for building with recent GLib versions
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* Don't update routing and DNS until a device is managed
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* Fix bug causing IPv6 RA-provided routes to be ignored
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* Fix possible wrong handling of 'keyfile' connection certificates
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* Correct Shared connection IP address range to be as documented
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NetworkManager-0.9.0
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.x
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This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
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* All connections and configuration now managed by NetworkManager
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* Secrets for any connection can now be stored in user session or by NetworkManager
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* All secrets can now be requested each time
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* Fast User Switching support
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* Support for WiMAX mobile broadband
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* Connections can now be restricted to one or more users
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* Support for 802.1X certificate subject matching for greater security
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* Requires wpa_supplicant 0.7 or later
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* Better support for AP roaming using nl80211 and background scanning
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* Simplified D-Bus API for easier client usage
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* Support for GObject Introspection in libnm-glib and libnm-util
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NetworkManager-0.8.6
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.4
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This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
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* Fix handling of WINS server address in libnm-glib
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* Fix checks for s390 CTC device types
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* Fix export of nm_device_get_ip_iface() in libnm-glib
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* Fix export of IPv6 DNS GValue conversion functions in libnm-glib
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* Recognize and manage platform 'gadget' devices
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* Send only "short" hostname, not FQDN, to DHCP servers
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* Allow "_" as a valid character for GSM APNs
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* Handle shared connections in the ifnet plugin
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* Fix Ad-Hoc frequency selection for user-created Ad-Hoc networks
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* Allow failed connections to be retried when Ethernet carrier bounces
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* Allow usage of paths for certificates and keys in the keyfile plugin
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* Fix crash requesting system VPN secrets
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* Add ability to blacklist certain MAC addresses for wired & wifi connections
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* Ensure users are authorized to share wifi networks (CVE-2011-2176)
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NetworkManager-0.8.4
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.2
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This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
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* Preliminary support for Exherbo Linux
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* Logging fixes to suppress unnecessary messages
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* Ensure removed devices are cleaned up
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* Fix potential 64-bit crash updating timestamps
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* IPv6 setup, routing, and compliance fixes
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* Fix WWAN enable/disable handling
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* Handle reverse DNS lookups with local caching nameserver configurations
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* Ensure usable DNS configuration is written when NetworkManager quits
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* No longer updates /etc/hosts when hostname changes
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* Request WPAD option from DHCP servers
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* Allow use of paths for certificates and keys in connection keyfiles
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* Allow operation without any DHCP client installed
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* Fix operation with newer versions of dnsmasq
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* nmcli support for WWAN connections
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* Persistent hostname sent to DHCP servers by default
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* Allow disabing PPP support at build time
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* Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling S390 CTC device configuration
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* Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling IPADDR config items
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* Shutdown crash fixes
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* Memory leak fixes
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* Documentation fixes and updates
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* and much more...
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NetworkManager-0.8.2
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.1
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This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
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* Native local caching nameserver support using dnsmasq
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* Automatically detect addition and removal of new VPN plugins
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* Support for handling suspend/resume signals from UPower
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* Ensure users are allowed to enable/disable WiFi and networking
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* Ensure WiFi enable state is perserved across reboot and suspend
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* Better handling of /etc/hosts and preservation of custom hostnames
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* Support for the systemd session management service
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* Better handling of 'keyfile' system connection errors
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* Support for S390 network devices
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* and much more...
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NetworkManager-0.7.0
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.6
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This is a new major stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
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* Multiple active devices
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* Internet connection sharing
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* Support for many mobile broadband devices
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* Full static IP support
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* More reliable connections
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* Rich, flexible D-Bus API
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* Boot-time connections (no logins required)
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NetworkManager-0.6.2
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.2
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0.6.2 is a bug fix release. Note that NetworkManager no longer automatically
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runs dhcdbd if it is not running. This means that it is now the system's
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responsibility to start dhcdbd prior to NetworkManager, e.g. in the
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distribution's NetworkManager initscript.
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* NetworkManager
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* Many, many bug fixes (Everyone)
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* Dynamic WEP Support (Robert Love)
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* nm-applet
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* Many bug fixes (Everyone)
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NetworkManager-0.6.1
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.0
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0.6.1 is a minor bug fix release.
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* NetworkManager
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* Improved activation cancelation (Dan Williams)
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* Workarounds for non-WPA drivers (Dan Williams)
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* Fix WPA Enterprise crasher (Robert Love)
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* nm-applet
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* Hide password entry fields by default (Robert Love)
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* Add toggle to show/hide password field (Robert Love)
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* Add 'Remove' option to right-click menu (Robert Love)
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NetworkManager-0.6.0
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.1
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This releases ushers in WPA support, as well as many other features, bug fixes,
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and clean ups.
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We now require libnl, a netlink library (http://people.suug.ch/~tgr/libnl/) and
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wpa_supplicant, a WPA supplicant (http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/).
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Two new VPN modules are part of the distribution: openvpn and pptp.
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* NetworkManager
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* WPA and WPA2 support (Dan Williams)
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* WPA Enterprise support (Robert Love)
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* Rearchitecting, refactoring (Dan Williams)
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* wpa_supplicant support (Dan Williams, Kay Sievers)
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* NIS support (Robert Love)
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* DHCP hostname support (Timo Hoenig)
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* ISDN support, improve dial up support (Robert Love)
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* Man pages (Robert Love)
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* Survive DBUS and HAL restarts (Timo Hoening)
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* Generate PID files (Dan Willians)
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* Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
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* nm-applet
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* New tray icon look and behavior (Robert Love, Dan Williams)
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* New wireless security layer (Dan Williams)
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* New "Enable Networking" toggle (Robert Love)
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* Display speed of current connection (Robert Love)
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* Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
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NetworkManager-0.5.1
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.0
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* NetworkManager
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* Don't drop the last scanned AP (Dan Williams)
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* Broadcast state change when disconnected (Robert Love)
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* The Slackware backend now builds (Nico)
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* Don't install unsued config files (Dan Williams)
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* Add a test for libnm_glib_unregister_callback (Christopher Aillon)
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* Requires wireless-tools 28pre9 (Christopher Aillon)
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* nm-applet
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* Use g_get_host_name () if we've got it (Christopher Aillon)
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* Fix an unitialized variable (Robert Love)
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* Fix sensitivity of VPN items (Robert Love)
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NetworkManager-0.5.0
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.4.1
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* NetworkManager
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* Initscripts are now generated
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* Not waiting as long for scans to complete (Bill Moss).
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* Fix several D-BUS object leaks (John Palmieri, Dan Williams,
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Christopher Aillon)
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* VPN now advertises state changes
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* Make --without-named work (j@bootlab.org)
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* Make --with-dhcdbd work correctly (j@bootlab.org)
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* Fix timeout scan values (Bill Moss)
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* Send notifications of device strength changing so clients do
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not have to poll.
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* Don't return a UDI device if it doesn't exist (Tomislav Vujec)
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* Strip whitespace from the VPN banner (Bill Moss)
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* VPN Manager rewritten to better support signals (Dan Williams)
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* Don't allow clients to determine what states we should be
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scanning in, add logic to scan when we need to.
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* Blacklist some common ESSIDs such that multiple access points
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with these ESSIDs aren't treated as the same network.
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* Support for D-BUS enabled named (Dan Williams)
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* Only '#' is a valid comment in resolv.conf (Robert Love)
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* Don't try to set auth mode on the AP from the allowed list if
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it's NULL (Bill Moss)
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* Add internal scanning code so we don't have to use iwlib's
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code any longer (Dan Williams)
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* libnm now uses guints instead of gints for its callback IDs.
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* libnm_glib_unregister_callback () now works.
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* Fix our scanning interval (Robert Love)
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* Updates to backends for Gentoo, SuSE, RedHat, Debian, and
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Slackware (Robert Love, Peter Jones, Bill Nottingham,
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j@bootlab.org)
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- Dialup support in RedHat backend
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- ISDN support in SUSE backend
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- Other fixes
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* nm-applet
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* The applet is no longer threaded (Dan Williams)
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* Dialogs no longer block the UI when shown
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* Passphrase dialog now treats Esc keypresses properly
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* Create Network and Connect to Network dialogs now have
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different window titles
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* New icons for connecting to a network and to a VPN
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(Diana Fong)
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* Context menu items have been cleaned up
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* Pressing enter in the passphrase entry should activate the
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default action.
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* Fix icon animation smoothness
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* Display more data in the Connection Information dialog
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(Robert Love)
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NetworkManager-0.3.1
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.3
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NetworkManager:
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* Debian backend fixes, Thom May
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* Build fixes, Thom May
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* Better handling of encrypted devices, Dan Williams
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* Better handling of user-selected access points, Dan Williams
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NetworkManagerNotification:
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* Simplified D-Bus code, Dan Williams
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* Better error handling and feedback, Dan Williams
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* Greatly simplify the locking to UI smoother, Dan Williams
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NetworkManager-0.3.0
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Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.2
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NetworkManager:
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* Lots of fixes, Dan Williams
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* Support static IP addresses, Dan Williams
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- Get broadcast address from config files, Robert Paskowitz
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* Support for non-ESSID-broadcasting base stations, Dan Williams
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* Only accept and manager 802.3 and 802.11 devices, Dan Williams
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* Don't blow away an active wired connection on startup, Dan Williams
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* Improve strength calculation, Dan Williams
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* Constantly scanning behavior, Dan Williams
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* add .pc file, Colin Walters
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* move to syslog, Dan Willemsen
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* Improve MD5 hashing of 128-bit passphrases, Colin Walters
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* DBUS API docs, Dan Williams
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* Cleanups, Colin Walters
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* Trusted networks, Dan Williams
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* New Backends:
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- Debian, Thom May and Mark Roach
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- Slackware, Narayan Newton
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* Fixes and functionality improvements in Gentoo backend, Robert Paskowitz
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Python:
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* Example python code, Bryan Clark.
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* python test framework, Bryan Clark
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NetworkManagerInfo:
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* Trusted networks, Dan Williams
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* Escape ESSIDs in gconf, Dan Williams
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* Lifecycle improvements, John Palmieri
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Translations:
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* New/Improved translations: da de sv en_CA nb no pa bs pt_BR wa gu es
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- Thanks to:
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Kjartan Maraas
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Christian Rose
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Adam Weinberger
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Amanpreet Singh Alam
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Akagic Amila
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Raphael Higino
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Pablo Saratxaga
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Ankit Patel
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Francisco Javier F. Serrador
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Martin Willemoes Hansen
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Hendrik Brandt
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NetworkManagerNotification:
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* Complete rewrite, Jonathan Blandford and John Palmieri
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- Now a Notification area
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- Simpler menu
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- Hook up the "other network" dialog to do something
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* New icons, Diana Fong
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