RELEASE-NOTES

   1 = MediaWiki release notes =
   2
   3 Security reminder: MediaWiki does not require PHP's register_globals
   4 setting since version 1.2.0. If you have it on, turn it *off* if you can.
   5
   6 == MediaWiki 1.6 pre-pre-pre-pre-alpha ==
   7
   8 Misc work going on.....
   9
  10 == Changes since 1.5 ==
  11
  12 * please fill in for the last couple weeks
  13 * Rearranged Special:Movepage form to reduce confusion between destination
  14   title and reason input boxes
  15 * (bug 2527) Always set destination filename when new file is selected
  16 * (bug 3056) MySQL 3 compatibility fix: USE INDEX instead of FORCE INDEX
  17 * PHP 4.1 compatibility fix: don't use new_link parameter to mysql_connect
  18   if running prior to 4.2.0 as it causes the call to fail
  19 * (bug 3117) Fix display of upload size and type with tidy on
  20 * (bug 3076) Support MacBinary-encoded uploads from IE/Mac
  21 * (bug 2323) Remove "last" tabindex from history page
  22 * (bug 3141) Partial support for Breton language (thanks Fulup).
  23 * Partial support for Basque language (from wikipedia and meta)
  24 * (bug 3116) Division by zero on [[Image:Foo.png|123x123px|]]
  25 * Fix display of read-only lockfile message
  26 * Update all stats fields on recount.sql
  27 * Include software-visible client IP address in Special:Version comment
  28   as a proxy debugging aid
  29 * (bug 3170) Page Title failed to obey MediaWiki:Pagetitle.
  30   wikititlesuffix was removed
  31 * (bug 3177) Estonian date formats not implemented in LanguageEt.php
  32 * Add ability to break off certain debug topics into additional log files;
  33   use $wgDebugLogGroups to configure and wfDebugLog() to log.
  34 * Finnish date format was hardcoded, now implemented properly
  35 * (bug 3190) Added some date format choices for language sr
  36 * (bug 1334) LanguageGa.php update
  37 * (bug 1020) Changing user interface language does not work immediately
  38 * (bug 2753) Some namespaces were not translated in LanguageTa.php (Tamil)
  39 * (bug 3204) Fix typo breaking special pages in fy localization
  40 * Oracle support
  41 * Edit conflict on recreation of deleted page
  42 * (bug 3210) Fix Media: links with remote image URL path
  43 * (bug 1956) Hide bot uploads from Special:Newimages
  44 * (bug 3216) Don't show empty warning page when no warnings.
  45 * (bug 3218) Use proper quoting on history Compare Revisions button
  46 * (bug 3220) Fix escaping of block URLs in Recentchanges
  47 * (bug 3227) Fix SQL injection introduced in experimental code
  48 * Move ArticleSave hook execution into Article insert/update functions,
  49   so they get called on non-EditPage actions that use these functions
  50   to create or update pages.
  51 * Fix table prefix usage in Block::enumBlocks
  52 * (bug 3244) Fix remote image loading hack, JavaScript injection on MSIE
  53 * Fix upgrade from 1.4 due to version number check breakage [for rc future]
  54 * Fix upgrade from 1.4 with no old revisions
  55
  56
  57 === Caveats ===
  58
  59 Some output, particularly involving user-supplied inline HTML, may not
  60 produce 100% valid or well-formed XHTML output. Testers are welcome to
  61 set $wgMimeType = "application/xhtml+xml"; to test for remaining problem
  62 cases, but this is not recommended on live sites. (This must be set for
  63 MathML to display properly in Mozilla.)
  64
  65
  66 For notes on 1.5.x and older releases, see HISTORY.
  67
  68
  69 === Online documentation ===
  70
  71 Documentation for both end-users and site administrators is currently being
  72 built up on Meta-Wikipedia, and is covered under the GNU Free Documentation
  73 License:
  74
  75   http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents
  76
  77
  78 === Mailing list ===
  79
  80 A MediaWiki-l mailing list has been set up distinct from the Wikipedia
  81 wikitech-l list:
  82
  83   http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
  84
  85 A low-traffic announcements-only list is also available:
  86   http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
  87
  88 It's highly recommended that you sign up for one of these lists if you're
  89 going to run a public MediaWiki, so you can be notified of security fixes.
  90
  91
  92 === IRC help ===
  93
  94 There's usually someone online in #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net