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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.
-