From 42c366ab208344bbf3c12490159e18defb1ea062 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Easton Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:22:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add an introduction to the release notes. git-svn-id: svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/bitchx/code/trunk@533 13b04d17-f746-0410-82c6-800466cd88b0 --- README-1.2 | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/README-1.2 b/README-1.2 index c3d78d6..f0761ea 100644 --- a/README-1.2 +++ b/README-1.2 @@ -1,6 +1,31 @@ BitchX 1.2 README ================= +BitchX is a free software text-based IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for +UNIX-like systems, originally based on ircII and heavily influenced by +EPIC. This is the release notes for the 1.2 release. + +I'd like to send out a special thanks to all those who've contributed in +a large or small way to the BitchX 1.2 release, whether through bug reports, +patches, testing, coding, packaging, updating documentation, maintaining +IRC channels or websites, promotion or just keeping the faith: + +flashback, Xavier, panasync, dialtone, sideshow, hop, Ancient, fudd, tau, +dan408, cpet, jeezy, zimzum, t3gah, darkfires, gauze, madsage, snadge, +packet, nyet, brabes, nenolod, jdhore, riderplus, DJ, oxy, ncopa. + +This release has primarily focussed on fixing a lage number of bugs and +updating the code to suit a modern environment - the full list of changes is +in the Changelog. Notable changes in the 1.2 release that are particularly +user-visible or of interest to scripters are explained below. + +Instructions on building and installing the client are in the INSTALL file, +and licensing info is found in the COPYRIGHT file. + +The BitchX 1.2 release is dedicated to void. We'll miss you, man. + + - caf + /NAMES and /SCAN ----------------