docs: more updates to NEWS for 1.8.0β

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- A completely new downloader which improves performance and - A completely new downloader which improves performance and
robustness of downloads. It automatically fails over to alternate robustness of downloads. It automatically fails over to alternate
servers if the servers that it is using fail or become too slow. It servers if the servers that it is using fail or become too slow in
also minimizes unnecessary round trips and unnecessary bytes mid-download. It also minimizes unnecessary round trips and
transferred to improve performance. (#798, #800, #990) unnecessary bytes transferred to improve performance. (#798, #800,
XXX any other tickets? #809, #287, #447? #990) XXX any other tickets? #809, #287, #447?
- The command-line now works on 64-bit Windows and now handles - Non-ASCII command-line arguments and non-ASCII outputs now work on
non-ASCII command-line arguments and non-ASCII outputs on all Windows. In addition, the command-line tool now works on 64-bit
versions of Windows. (#1074) Windows. (#1074)
** Bugfixes and Improvements ** Bugfixes and Improvements
- Document and clean up the command-line options for specifying the
node's base directory. (#188, #706, #715, #772, #890)
- Fix bug in WUI in Python 2.5 when the system clock is set back to - Fix bug in WUI in Python 2.5 when the system clock is set back to
1969. (#1055) 1969. Now you can use Tahoe-LAFS with Python 2.5 and set your
- Many internal improvements in code organization, tests, logging, etc. (#1074, #1121 XXX YYY system clock to 1969 and still use the WUI. (#1055)
- Many improvements in code organization, tests, logging, and
packaging. (#1074, #1108, #1127, #1129, #1131)
* Release 1.7.1 (2010-07-18) * Release 1.7.1 (2010-07-18)