docs: add NEWS.txt to describe changes in the new release

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+User visible changes in zfec.           -*- outline -*-
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+* Release 1.4.5 (2009-06-17)
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+** Bug fixes
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+Fix seg fault if the Python classes Encoder or Decoder are constructed with k or m less than 1, greater than 256, or with k greater m.
+Fix several compiler warnings, add unit tests, improve Python packaging, set up more buildbots to run the unit tests on more platforms.
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+For details about older releases, see the version control history.