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lcd4linux-0.98

- improved signal-handling: lcd4linux can be restarted by sending a SIGHUP

- lcd4linux uses syslog for messages/warnings etc.

- support for GPO's (general purpose outputs, e.g. to connect a LED)
  The MatroxOrbital Displays have one GPO, and you can connect up to eight
  LED's to the parallel port using two IC's (see README.HD44780.GPO)

- new delay loop for parallel port displays: uses either gettimeofday() or
  rdtsc (time stamp counter on newer processors). This delay needs no longer
  a calibration! The 'Delay'-entry in lcd4linux.conf has gone.

- new raster driver for PNG creation

- new curses-based text driver

- security: lcd4linux.conf must have the same user/group than the executable, 
  and must not me accesible by group and other (i.e. mode 0600). This is 
  necessary because lcd4linux.conf can contain usernames and passwords for 
  POP and IMAP queries.

- support for plugins: new token 'x1'..'x9' for externel programs

- new token 'ic' (ISDN connected/offline, mainly for a LED connected to a GPO)

- APM client: new tokens 'bp', 'bs', 'bd' (battery percentage, status and 
  duration)

- mail client: new tokens 'e1'..'e9' for counting emails in local mailboxes

- new configure-options '--with-drivers=<list>', so you can compile a minimal
  executable which contains only the drivers you need.

- seti@home client: new tokens 'hc' (% completed) and 'ht' (cpu time needed)

- simple web-server driver (see README.Webinterface)

- uses new (kernel 2.4) ppdev system to access parallel port via ioctl()

- mail suport for pop3 and imap4, token 'u1' ..'u9' show unseen mail
  (which is propably incorrect for normal mbox)

- added another verbose level (-vvv) for debugging socket traffic

- added nntp support for count of news/unread messages in subscribed NGs

- implemented time series bar '$t'
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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-13 01:12:52 +0000'>2004-06-13</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/lcd4linux.conf.sample?id=deb18c9a768be9c80a592fc9038d6f51463541b4&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-13 01:12:52 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>3</td><td><span class='deletions'>-18</span>/<span class='insertions'>+34</span></td></tr>
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debug widgets changed (thanks to Andy Baxter)

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-09 06:40:29 +0000'>2004-06-09</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/lcd4linux.conf.sample?id=ff4e71baa9ef3ef7cb998f1700113c2d868bb08f&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-09 06:40:29 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>3</td><td><span class='deletions'>-11</span>/<span class='insertions'>+35</span></td></tr>
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splash screen for T6963 driver

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-08 21:46:38 +0000'>2004-06-08</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/lcd4linux.conf.sample?id=061dd165cc7af76650c6c2ec2ef473c5c1d8110c&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-08 21:46:38 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>5</td><td><span class='deletions'>-31</span>/<span class='insertions'>+131</span></td></tr>
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splash screen for X11 driver (and generic graphic driver)

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-08 12:35:25 +0000'>2004-06-08</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/configure.in?id=f1a9273f43a52f5fada7fe97fe6707ef1f8aabad&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-08 12:35:24 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>6</td><td><span class='deletions'>-882</span>/<span class='insertions'>+474</span></td></tr>
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autoconf/automake updates

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-07 07:02:13 +0000'>2004-06-07</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/lcd4linux.conf.sample?id=a418f047178a91c130f020079dd80f232c737000&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-07 07:02:13 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>1</td><td><span class='deletions'>-0</span>/<span class='insertions'>+33</span></td></tr>
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sample debugging widgets added

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-07 06:56:55 +0000'>2004-06-07</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/plugin_test.c?id=b0b54b4ea5599c0d5142a0efaa003912210b840a&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-07 06:56:55 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>5</td><td><span class='deletions'>-7</span>/<span class='insertions'>+149</span></td></tr>
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added test plugin from Andy Baxter

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-06 06:51:59 +0000'>2004-06-06</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/lcd4linux.c?id=39a7215e3c2b1266693d69b943fae19e8cd328ca&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-06 06:51:59 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>16</td><td><span class='deletions'>-52</span>/<span class='insertions'>+135</span></td></tr>
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do not display end splash screen if quiet=1

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-05 14:56:48 +0000'>2004-06-05</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/plugin_i2c_sensors.c?id=149f54291b324695e7a9db0b21aec0bca97c8af9&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-05 14:56:48 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>3</td><td><span class='deletions'>-24</span>/<span class='insertions'>+37</span></td></tr>
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Cwlinux splash screen fixed
USBLCD splash screen fixed
plugin_i2c qprintf("%f") replaced with snprintf()

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-05 06:41:40 +0000'>2004-06-05</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/drv_generic_text.h?id=92644b6936bd999c1549754c1a587220badc422b&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-05 06:41:39 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>11</td><td><span class='deletions'>-42</span>/<span class='insertions'>+87</span></td></tr>
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chancged splash screen again

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-05 06:13:12 +0000'>2004-06-05</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/drv_USBLCD.c?id=f9a606b7124325831e1da64997f1e1e63aab44b1&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-05 06:13:11 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>9</td><td><span class='deletions'>-69</span>/<span class='insertions'>+327</span></td></tr>
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splash screen for all text-based display drivers

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-02 10:09:22 +0000'>2004-06-02</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/drv_generic_text.h?id=8983b7cee912bd1a8c89165c8079e16efa5e78f2&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-02 10:09:22 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>4</td><td><span class='deletions'>-180</span>/<span class='insertions'>+183</span></td></tr>
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splash screen for HD44780

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-02 09:41:19 +0000'>2004-06-02</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/lcd4linux.conf.sample?id=bd38ae11ad3a2e784d134014fd37b1d48c3d3579&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-02 09:41:19 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>18</td><td><span class='deletions'>-114</span>/<span class='insertions'>+211</span></td></tr>
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prepared support for startup splash screen

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-02 05:56:25 +0000'>2004-06-02</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/drv_Crystalfontz.c?id=b718f02e5410321865b8e051ca3f33986e218c43&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-02 05:56:25 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>1</td><td><span class='deletions'>-2</span>/<span class='insertions'>+6</span></td></tr>
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extended contrast range for Crystalfontz

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-02 05:35:55 +0000'>2004-06-02</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/lcd4linux.conf.sample?id=4a5682a4e9280046c53b5b5fc1c9cf7f15641686&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-02 05:35:55 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>1</td><td><span class='deletions'>-0</span>/<span class='insertions'>+20</span></td></tr>
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added i2c_sensors example to lcd4linux.conf.sample

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-02 05:28:06 +0000'>2004-06-02</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/documentation/xsl/xhtml.xsl?id=2e3c73e0883a2bdfa525fc6fe4e10d30971d9651&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-02 05:27:59 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>26</td><td><span class='deletions'>-0</span>/<span class='insertions'>+2405</span></td></tr>
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added documentation tree

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-02 05:14:16 +0000'>2004-06-02</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/lcd4linux.c?id=91ef53962dfc61a78b58a5fcd7ca2e3941a1be1b&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-02 05:14:16 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>2</td><td><span class='deletions'>-17</span>/<span class='insertions'>+31</span></td></tr>
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fixed models listing for Beckmann+Egle driver
some cosmetic changes

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-01 06:45:30 +0000'>2004-06-01</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/timer.h?id=2a20041898d6b51ccf403634f948cade5360bca7&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-01 06:45:28 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>18</td><td><span class='deletions'>-71</span>/<span class='insertions'>+241</span></td></tr>
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some Fixme's processed
documented some code

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-06-01 06:04:25 +0000'>2004-06-01</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/plugin_sample.c?id=8ef3a4011f3b4e571a113ac6b0bab6616ea2e7b4&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-06-01 06:04:25 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>2</td><td><span class='deletions'>-25</span>/<span class='insertions'>+25</span></td></tr>
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made README.Plugins and plugin_sample up to date.

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-31 21:23:16 +0000'>2004-05-31</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/drv_MatrixOrbital.c?id=081340b244eb2bfb97132da10379b7b57fc48416&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-31 21:23:16 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>1</td><td><span class='deletions'>-37</span>/<span class='insertions'>+49</span></td></tr>
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some cleanups in the MatrixOrbital driver

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-31 21:05:13 +0000'>2004-05-31</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/plugin_pop3.c?id=c01a2121161bed3db06a2ec1159afd3e3fe0a482&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-31 21:05:13 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>5</td><td><span class='deletions'>-77</span>/<span class='insertions'>+111</span></td></tr>
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fixed lots of bugs in the Cwlinux driver
do not emit EAGAIN error on the first retry
made plugin_i2c_sensors a bit less 'chatty'
moved init and exit functions to the bottom of plugin_pop3

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-31 16:39:06 +0000'>2004-05-31</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/hash.c?id=131c9ea8f20b98d538b2976ccb7fea467fa9a2dd&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-31 16:39:05 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>11</td><td><span class='deletions'>-180</span>/<span class='insertions'>+535</span></td></tr>
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added NULL display driver (for debugging/profiling purposes)
added backlight/contrast initialisation for matrixOrbital
added Backlight initialisation for Cwlinux

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-31 06:27:34 +0000'>2004-05-31</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/ChangeLog?id=dffb450bf6a52a65136933df85068c068c3196b3&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-31 06:27:34 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>1</td><td><span class='deletions'>-0</span>/<span class='insertions'>+40</span></td></tr>
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ChangeLog update

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-31 06:24:42 +0000'>2004-05-31</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/lcd4linux.conf.sample?id=29b94bd5b41d70da023a637742838187141b12a7&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-31 06:24:42 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>2</td><td><span class='deletions'>-7</span>/<span class='insertions'>+29</span></td></tr>
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fixed symlink security issue with the image driver

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-31 05:38:02 +0000'>2004-05-31</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/drv_USBLCD.c?id=9bda912426137fa2fa6c6734f96157d3b20cf4ec&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-31 05:38:02 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>8</td><td><span class='deletions'>-42</span>/<span class='insertions'>+94</span></td></tr>
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fixed possible bugs with user-defined chars (clear high bits)
thanks to Andy Baxter for debugging the MilfordInstruments driver!

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-31 01:31:01 +0000'>2004-05-31</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/drv_MilfordInstruments.c?id=98aecd949ebdac587dafe715398dbb06d20afe29&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-31 01:31:01 by andy-b]</a></td><td>andy-b</td><td>1</td><td><span class='deletions'>-10</span>/<span class='insertions'>+12</span></td></tr>
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fixed bug in Milford Instruments driver which drew extra graphics chars in
odd places when drawing double bars. (the display doesn't like it if you put
the escape character 0xfe inside a define char sequence).

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-30 08:25:50 +0000'>2004-05-30</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/lcd4linux.conf.sample?id=0e11140cd6ad9e74e4228af09676b8361e8b65c7&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-30 08:25:50 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>2</td><td><span class='deletions'>-30</span>/<span class='insertions'>+92</span></td></tr>
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Crystalfontz 631 driver finished

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-29 23:30:20 +0000'>2004-05-29</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/drv_Image.c?id=72d04d53a54fd163db3e8b7d23bced7346f89781&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-29 23:30:20 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>1</td><td><span class='deletions'>-1</span>/<span class='insertions'>+9</span></td></tr>
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fixed a compiler issue with drv_Image.c (thanks to Frank Stratmann)

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-29 15:53:28 +0000'>2004-05-29</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/plugin_ppp.c?id=d7fd204c704a9926c34919c5e9110739c550fb32&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-29 15:53:28 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>3</td><td><span class='deletions'>-9</span>/<span class='insertions'>+25</span></td></tr>
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M50530: reset parport signals on exit
plugin_ppp: ppp() has two parameters, not three
lcd4linux.conf.sample: diskstats() corrected

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-29 01:07:56 +0000'>2004-05-29</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/plugin_diskstats.c?id=194401c2586eec62124bc331975593be840f3045&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-29 01:07:56 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>2</td><td><span class='deletions'>-21</span>/<span class='insertions'>+25</span></td></tr>
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bug in plugin_diskstats fixed

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-29 00:27:23 +0000'>2004-05-29</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/plugins.m4?id=7ef1fa155517c2ec0f926cfd4363e44b8290245d&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-29 00:27:14 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>8</td><td><span class='deletions'>-11</span>/<span class='insertions'>+214</span></td></tr>
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added plugin_diskstats.c

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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2004-05-28 14:38:10 +0000'>2004-05-28</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/debian/lcd4linux.git/commit/Status?id=e47488c46bab60eb801ed0a663e26e4e8ec12f2f&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2004-05-28 14:38:10 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>2</td><td><span class='deletions'>-1</span>/<span class='insertions'>+41</span></td></tr>
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Status and Changelog Update

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