next release & NEWS file (Re: [PATCH] use at_keyboard.c on i386-ieee1275)

[Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com>]

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On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 10:22:13PM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote:
> 
> So, for the next release, I will make it in next weekend (on the 2nd or the 
> 3rd), if nobody objects. Meanwhile, if you know user-visible changes which 
> are not written in NEWS yet, please fill them up in that file.

I came up with a few things.  Before I add them, please can you review the
list to make sure all the items are important enough to be mentioned?

-- 
Robert Millan

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diff -ur grub2/NEWS tmp/NEWS
--- grub2/NEWS	2008-01-06 15:14:31.000000000 +0100
+++ tmp/NEWS	2008-01-25 23:54:06.000000000 +0100
@@ -9,10 +9,31 @@
 
 * grub-emu can access the host filesystem now.
 
-* Add support for the NTFS and Reiserfs filesystems.
+* Add support for the NTFS, cpio/tar and Reiserfs filesystems.
 
 * Add support for ATA/ATAPI.
 
+* Add update-grub script to generate grub.cfg.
+
+* Add grub-mkrescue script to generate floppy or ElTorito images
+  (i386-pc only).
+
+* Add support for background images in gfxterm (background_image command).
+
+* Add support for detection of 64-bit support in CPU (cpuid command).
+
+* GPT is now enabled in i386-pc target.
+
+* Add grub-install for EFI.
+
+* Ported to the following new platforms: Efika, Open Hack'Ware
+  (qemu-system-ppc), coreboot a.k.a. LinuxBIOS, OLPC XO.
+
+* Add support for colored menu (menu_color_normal and menu_color_highlight
+  variables).
+
+* Fix support for loading Linux zImages (such as memtest86).
+
 New in 1.95 - 2006-10-15:
 
 * Number partitions from 1 instead of 0. For instance, the first