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NEWS: release 1.12.0

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User-Visible Changes in Tahoe-LAFS User-Visible Changes in Tahoe-LAFS
================================== ==================================
Release 1.12.0 (?) Release 1.12.0 (17-Dec-2016)
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New Features New Features
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what the Introducer offers. This can modify aspects of the server, or use what the Introducer offers. This can modify aspects of the server, or use
servers that were never announced in the first place. (#2788) servers that were never announced in the first place. (#2788)
Nodes use a separate Foolscap "Tub" for each server connection, so Nodes now use a separate Foolscap "Tub" for each server connection, so
``servers.yaml`` can override the connection rules (Tor vs direct-TCP) for ``servers.yaml`` can override the connection rules (Tor vs direct-TCP) for
each one separately. This offers a slight privacy improvement, but slows down each one independently. This offers a slight privacy improvement, but slows
connections slightly (perhaps 75ms per server), and breaks an obscure down connections slightly (perhaps 75ms per server), and breaks an obscure
NAT-bypass trick which enabled storage servers to run behind NAT boxes (but NAT-bypass trick which enabled storage servers to run behind NAT boxes (but
only when all the *clients* of the storage server had public IP addresses, only when all the *clients* of the storage server had public IP addresses,
and were also configured as servers). (#2759, #517) and were also configured as servers). (#2759, #517)
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The versions of Tahoe (1.11.0) and Foolscap (0.6.5) that shipped in The versions of Tahoe (1.11.0) and Foolscap (0.6.5) that shipped in
Debian/Jesse (the most recent stable release, as of December 2016) are Debian/Jesse (the most recent stable release, as of December 2016) are
regrettably not forwards-compatible with the new release. Nodes running Jesse regrettably not forwards-compatible with this new version. Nodes running
will not be able to connect to servers or introducers created with this Jesse will not be able to connect to servers or introducers created with this
release: they cannot parse the new ``tcp:HOST:PORT`` hint syntax (this syntax release because they cannot parse the new ``tcp:HOST:PORT`` hint syntax (this
has been around for a while, but this is the first Tahoe release to syntax has been around for a while, but this is the first Tahoe release to
automatically generate such hints). If you need to work around this, then automatically generate such hints). If you need to work around this, then
after creating your new node, edit the tahoe.cfg of your new after creating your new node, edit the tahoe.cfg of your new
server/introducer: in ``[node] tub.location``, make each connection hint look server/introducer: in ``[node] tub.location``, make each connection hint look
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Other Changes Other Changes
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Documentation is now hosted at tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.io (not .org). Documentation is now hosted at http://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.io/ (not .org).
Tahoe's testing-only dependencies can now be installed by asking for the Tahoe's testing-only dependencies can now be installed by asking for the
[test] extra, so if you want to set up a virtualenv for testing, use "pip [test] extra, so if you want to set up a virtualenv for testing, use "pip