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HISTORY of Recent IRC Versions.

Previous version numbering schemes have caused some confusion, which this
document attempts to resolve.

The original test versions released by WiZ were numbered 2.01?6 where
the ? refers to a letter.  The last known stable version was U6.
Version 2.1.0/1 was rewritten by Mike Bolotski from the U6 sources but 
several bugs were introduced during the rewrite.  After several weeks, 
almost all servers backed up to U6.  Version v6 contained comparatively 
minor modifications from U6.  

Version 2.2 consists of the v6 source repackaged into multiple directories, 
and with modified documentation.  From now on, the version number will
stay relatively constant.  As minor changes and bug fixes are added, they
will be distributed in the form of context diffs, to be applied with the
'patch' command.  Each bugfix will bump the patchlevel (PL) of the release
by 1.  The PL is documented in the version.c file in the lib/misc directory.

Version 2.3 was unfortunate mistake containing copyright violations
so it was soon taken off distribution.

Version 2.4 contains *very* many bug fixes, enhancements, and "hooks" for
use in future releases. The source tree has been restructured, and the
Makefiles rewritten to be recursive and follow the new source tree layout.

Version 2.5 contains string channels and channel modes (as well as
channel operators). Also Wizible's MAIL system was included as an option.

Hopefully, whoever provides a fix will also update the respective
ChangeLogs to summarize the changes, as well as adding a description of
the bug to the BugList file.
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189935b1	1	/************************************************************************
	2	* IRC - Internet Relay Chat, doc/HISTORY
	3	* Copyright (C) 1990
	4	*
	5	* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
	6	* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
	7	* the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
	8	* any later version.
	9	*
	10	* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
	11	* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
	12	* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
	13	* GNU General Public License for more details.
	14	*
	15	* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
	16	* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
	17	* Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
	18	*/
	19
	20	HISTORY of Recent IRC Versions.
	21
	22	Previous version numbering schemes have caused some confusion, which this
	23	document attempts to resolve.
	24
	25	The original test versions released by WiZ were numbered 2.01?6 where
	26	the ? refers to a letter. The last known stable version was U6.
	27	Version 2.1.0/1 was rewritten by Mike Bolotski from the U6 sources but
	28	several bugs were introduced during the rewrite. After several weeks,
	29	almost all servers backed up to U6. Version v6 contained comparatively
	30	minor modifications from U6.
	31
	32	Version 2.2 consists of the v6 source repackaged into multiple directories,
	33	and with modified documentation. From now on, the version number will
	34	stay relatively constant. As minor changes and bug fixes are added, they
	35	will be distributed in the form of context diffs, to be applied with the
	36	'patch' command. Each bugfix will bump the patchlevel (PL) of the release
	37	by 1. The PL is documented in the version.c file in the lib/misc directory.
	38
	39	Version 2.3 was unfortunate mistake containing copyright violations
	40	so it was soon taken off distribution.
	41
	42	Version 2.4 contains very many bug fixes, enhancements, and "hooks" for
	43	use in future releases. The source tree has been restructured, and the
	44	Makefiles rewritten to be recursive and follow the new source tree layout.
	45
	46	Version 2.5 contains string channels and channel modes (as well as
	47	channel operators). Also Wizible's MAIL system was included as an option.
	48
	49	Hopefully, whoever provides a fix will also update the respective
	50	ChangeLogs to summarize the changes, as well as adding a description of
	51	the bug to the BugList file.