From: david-sarah <david-sarah@jacaranda.org>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 05:03:35 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: relnotes.txt and docs/quickstart.html for 1.8.0 release
X-Git-Tag: allmydata-tahoe-1.8.0~10
X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/pf/content/%22news.html/configuration.txt?a=commitdiff_plain;h=41cee8a868ece1f0d98b948627008be2ad9c687b;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git

relnotes.txt and docs/quickstart.html for 1.8.0 release
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diff --git a/docs/quickstart.html b/docs/quickstart.html
index dff4f165..d924b719 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.html
+++ b/docs/quickstart.html
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@
 
     <p>Download the latest stable release, v1.8.0:</p>
     <pre><a
-    href="http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.8.0c4.zip">http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.8.0c4.zip</a></pre>
-
-    <p>Or, download the latest stable release, v1.7.1:</p>
-    <pre><a
-    href="http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.7.1.zip">http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.7.1.zip</a></pre>
+    href="http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.8.0.zip">http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.8.0.zip</a></pre>
 
     <h2>Set Up Tahoe-LAFS</h2>
 
diff --git a/relnotes.txt b/relnotes.txt
index 6848e56d..4a350a0f 100644
--- a/relnotes.txt
+++ b/relnotes.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-ANNOUNCING Tahoe, the Least-Authority File System, v1.8.0c4
+ANNOUNCING Tahoe, the Least-Authority File System, v1.8.0
 
 The Tahoe-LAFS team is pleased to announce the immediate
-availability of version 1.8.0c4 of Tahoe-LAFS, an extremely
+availability of version 1.8.0 of Tahoe-LAFS, an extremely
 reliable distributed storage system. Get it here:
 
 http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe/trunk/docs/quickstart.html
 
-Tahoe-LAFS is the first distributed storage system which
-offers "provider-independent security"—meaning that not even
-the operators of your storage servers can read or alter your
-data without your consent. Here is the one-page explanation of
-its unique security and fault-tolerance properties:
+Tahoe-LAFS is the first distributed storage system to offer
+"provider-independent security" — meaning that not even the
+operators of your storage servers can read or alter your data
+without your consent. Here is the one-page explanation of its
+unique security and fault-tolerance properties:
 
 http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe/trunk/docs/about.html
 
@@ -21,17 +21,6 @@ v1.8.0 offers greatly improved performance and fault-tolerance
 of downloads and improved Windows support. See the NEWS file
 [2] for details.
 
-v1.8.0c4 is the release candidate for v1.8.0. v1.8.0c4 fixed a
-unit test failure and added some documentation and build
-system improvements. v1.8.0c3 fixed performance regressions
-for some server layouts. v.1.80c2 corrected some minor
-regressions in download status pages.  v1.8.0c1 corrected
-regressions in compatibility with other versions, and in
-downloads using the Range header, that were introduced in
-v1.8.0β. If no further regressions or critical bugs are
-discovered, we will release v1.8.0 final on September 18,
-2010.
-
 
 WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
 
@@ -151,12 +140,12 @@ possible.
 David-Sarah Hopwood and Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn
 on behalf of the Tahoe-LAFS team
 
-September 11, 2010
+September 18, 2010
 Rainhill, Merseyside, UK and Boulder, Colorado, USA
 
 
 [1] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/browser/relnotes.txt?rev=4579
-[2] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/browser/NEWS?rev=4692
+[2] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/browser/NEWS?rev=4732
 [3] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/RelatedProjects
 [4] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/browser/docs/known_issues.txt
 [5] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/browser/COPYING.GPL