From bcb158e1bc55e91b14adf101e95426616c008f57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lubomir Rintel Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 16:58:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] NEWS: update for a development snapshot --- NEWS | 21 +++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 35336019c5..8db2be0a20 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,10 +1,27 @@ ============================================ -NetworkManager-1.6 +NetworkManager-1.5.2 (Development Snapshot) Overview of changes since NetworkManager-1.4 ============================================ -This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include: +This is a snapshot of NetworkManager 1.6 development series. +USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PRODUCTION USE! +Notable changes included in this snapshot so far include: + +* Introduced Vala bindings for libnm. +* NetworkManager would now keep most connections up on shutdown (except Wi-Fi + connections, VPN connections and other kinds that can't be assumed on + startup) +* The checkpoint/restore connection can now also remove new connections and + disconnect devices that were activated since the checkpoint was taken. +* The configuration is now read from /run/NetworkManager/conf.d as well. + This is useful for handing over configuration discovered on system + startup to NetworkManager. +* New connection.autoconnect_retries property that allows fine-tuning + the autoconnect behavior. +* Support for configuration and discovery of Web Proxy settings with + PacRunner service. +* Support for systemd-resolved local DNS forwarder backend. * Fix emission of NM-style PropertiesChanged signals and deprecate them for PropertiesChanged on "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" interface. * Change the meaning of unset "cloned-mac-address" settings from "permanent" to