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$Id: NEWS 246 2011-11-14 10:27:32Z jb $

Changes between 1.2.10 and 1.2.11:
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  * improvements on RPC-II handling.
  * more robust key retrieval.
  * fixes for MingW compilation.
  * fixes for OS/2 compilation.
  * various bug fixes for small issues, memleaks, crashes and build issues.


Changes between 1.2.9 and 1.2.10:
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  * DVD drive autodetection.
  * new dvdcss_is_scrambled() function.
  * various failure recovery improvements.
  * accept "X:\" as a device name, as well as "X:".
  * various bug fixes.

Changes between 1.2.8 and 1.2.9:
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  * more robust key caching
  * support for cache directory tags
  * improved seeking on win32
  * support for Solaris libsmedia library

Changes between 1.2.7 and 1.2.8:
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  * win32 fix for encrypted DVDs.
  * workaround for strange discs that report read errors seemingly at random.

Changes between 1.2.6 and 1.2.7:
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  * activated key caching by default.
  * fix for collisions between cached keys.
  * packaging improvements for Debian.
  * packaging improvements for RPM-based distributions.

Changes between 1.2.5 and 1.2.6:
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  * compilation fix for most UNIXes

Changes between 1.2.4 and 1.2.5:
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  * key cache support
  * improved robustness in case of read errors
  * now builds under Cygwin
  * now builds under Microsoft Visual C++

Changes between 1.2.3 and 1.2.4:
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  * administrator rights are no longer required under Windows NT/2000/XP

Changes between 1.2.2 and 1.2.3:
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  * many Windows bugfixes
  * workaround for drives which prevent key decryption

Changes between 1.2.1 and 1.2.2:
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  * fix for the "ioctl_ReadTitleKey failed" bug on RPC2 drives
  * better error checking
  * improved documentation
  * OS/2 port

Changes between 1.2.0 and 1.2.1:
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  * fix for discs with a mismatched region
  * QNX port

Changes between 1.1.1 and 1.2.0:
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  * fix for a crash when an unencrypted sector is found on a scrambled disc
  * stability enhancements

Changes between 1.1.0 and 1.1.1:
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  * compilation fixes for BeOS, IRIX, OpenBSD

Changes between 1.0.0 and 1.1.0:
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  * merged all patches from the Ogle group
  * lots of bugfixes
  * HP-UX port
  * better error recovery
  * third descrambling implementation

Changes between 0.0.3 and 1.0.0:
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  * stable API
  * OpenBSD port
  * NetBSD port
  * Mac OS X port

Changes between 0.0.2 and 0.0.3:
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  * fix to access the whole device under Win32
  * BSD/OS port
  * Solaris port

Changes between 0.0.1 and 0.0.2:
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  * internal key cache mechanism
  * stability fixes