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[xemacs-hg @ 2001-06-22 01:49:57 by ben] dired-msw.c: Fix problem noted by Michael Sperber with directories containing [] and code that destructively modifies an existing string. term\AT386.el: Fix warnings. term\apollo.el: Removed. Kill kill kill. Sync with FSF and remove most crap. term\linux.el: Removed. Sync with FSF. Don't define most defns, because they are automatically defined by termcap. But do add defns for keys that normally get defined as f13, f14, etc. and really ought to be shift-f3, shift-f4, etc. (NOTE: I did this based on Cygwin, which emulates the Linux console. I would appreciate it if someone on Linux could verify.) term\cygwin.el: New. Load term/linux. term\lk201.el, term\news.el, term\vt100.el: Sync with FSF. Fix warnings. dialog-gtk.el: Fix warning. For 21.4: help.el, update-elc.el: Compile in proper order. Maybe for 21.4: keydefs.el: Add a defn for M-?, previously undefined, to access help -- in case the terminal is not set up right, or f1 gets redefined. README: Rewrite.
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date Fri, 22 Jun 2001 01:50:04 +0000
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The theme of the gamma series of 21.4 releases is "oxymoron", that is,
contradiction in terms.  Each patchlevel will be assigned a unique
codename from the list below.  The rationale for the first should be
obvious.

The second and third are my tributes to Richard Stallman and the early
developers of Lucid Emacs/XEmacs (primarily Jamie Zawinski, but it
also fits Ben Wing which is appropriate to the Mule theme), in
chronological order.  I cannot list all the debts this release owes
for individual contributions, but I must credit the fundamental
excellence of the design of [X]Emacs for inspiring the audacious
proposal to add both GTK and Windows/MULE to XEmacs over a period of
two months, and for the success of the GTK merge.  Without the
prospect of such a big win, I could not have justified trying to
coordinate a release myself.

The rest of the codenames are in alphabetical order.

N.B. I expect that the Stable Release Maintainer will choose a new
theme for the releases following the promotion of 21.4 from "gamma" to
"stable".  So 15 or so should be enough....

21.4.0: Solid Vapor
21.4.1: Copyleft
21.4.2: Developer-Friendly Unix APIs
21.4.3: Academic Rigor
21.4.4: Artificial Intelligence
21.4.5: Civil Service
21.4.6: Common Lisp
21.4.7: Economic Science
21.4.8: Honest Recruiter
21.4.9: Informed Management
21.4.10: Military Intelligence
21.4.11: Portable Code
21.4.12: Rational FORTRAN
21.4.13: Reasonable Discussion
21.4.14: Security Through Obscurity
21.4.15: Standard C
21.4.16: Successful IPO

N.B.  Only incredibly redeeming suggestoins can be accepted now.