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+.. -*- mode: rst -*-
+.. vim: ft=rst
+
+.. _releases-1.4.0pre1:
+
+1.4.0pre1
+=========
+
+The first prerelease for Bcfg2 1.4.0 is now available at:
+
+ ftp://ftp.mcs.anl.gov/pub/bcfg
+
+Bcfg2 1.4.0pre1 is a prerelease, and contains many new features,
+including some that are backwards-incompatible with Bcfg2 1.3.x and
+earlier. Please read the release notes thoroughly. This is a prerelease
+and as such is not likely suitable for general production deployment.
+That said, please help us test the release in non- and preproduction
+environments.
+
+backwards-incompatible user-facing changes
+------------------------------------------
+
+* Completely rewrote option parser
+
+  Many single character options now have long equivalents.  Some
+  subcommand interfaces (``bcfg2-info``, ``bcfg2-admin``) have been
+  reorganized to some degree. ``bcfg2-reports`` syntax is completely
+  different.
+
+* Added new ACL plugin
+  (http://docs.bcfg2.org/dev/server/plugins/misc/acl.html)
+
+  Default ACLs only allow clients to perform bcfg2 client runs, and only
+  permit `bcfg2-admin xcmd` calls from localhost.  If you want to change
+  this, you must enable the ACL plugin and configure your own ACLs.
+
+* Added genshi requirement for the server
+
+* Decisions
+
+  * Switch plugin to use StructFile instead of host- or group-specific XML
+    files (this allows a single e.g. whitelist.xml file with <Group> tags)
+
+    You can convert your existing decisions using
+    ``tools/upgrade/1.4/migrate_decisions.py``.
+
+
+deprecated features (will be removed in a future release, likely 1.5)
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* Bundler
+
+  * Deprecated use of an explicit name attribute
+  * Deprecated .genshi bundles (use .xml bundles and specify the genshi
+    namespace instead)
+
+    http://docs.bcfg2.org/dev/server/plugins/structures/bundler/index.html#genshi-templates
+
+* SSLCA
+
+  * Deprecated plugin
+  * SSLCA functionality has been added to the Cfg plugin.
+    http://docs.bcfg2.org/dev/server/plugins/generators/cfg.html#ssl-keys-and-certificates
+
+deprecated plugins and features which have been removed
+-------------------------------------------------------
+
+Plugins
+^^^^^^^
+
+* PostInstall
+* TGenshi
+* TCheetah
+* Account
+* Hostbase
+* Snapshots
+* Statistics
+* Editor
+* Base
+
+Client tools
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* RPMng
+* YUM24
+* YUMng
+
+Other features
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* FAM filemonitor
+* Removed mode="inherit" support
+* Removed support for .cat/.diff files
+* Removed support for info/:info files
+* Removed "magic" groups (for the Packages plugin)
+
+other fixes and new features
+----------------------------
+
+* Added inter-bundle dependencies:
+  http://docs.bcfg2.org/dev/server/plugins/structures/bundler/index.html#dependencies
+* Added support for independent bundles (replaces the functionality of
+  Base):
+  http://docs.bcfg2.org/dev/server/plugins/structures/bundler/index.html#disabling-magic
+* Added support for wildcard XIncludes
+* Add Solaris 11 IPS Package support
+* Add bcfg2-report-collector init script to debian package
+* Git VCS plugin enhancements
+* Removed deprecated plugins
+
+* Bundler
+
+  * Deprecated use of an explicit name attribute
+  * Deprecated .genshi bundles
+  * Added path globbing
+
+* Metadata
+
+  * Allow setting global default authentication type
+
+* Packages
+
+  * Add yum group support to internal resolver
+  * Change location of plugin-generated APT sources
+  * Add new Pkgng plugin
+  * Add ability for per-package recommended flag override
+
+* Reporting
+
+  * Add support for POSIX user/group entries
+  * Add support for Django > 1.4
+  * Add support for separate reporting database
+
+* Added option to periodically dump performance stats to logs
+* Added option to force server to wait until all FAM events are
+  processed
+
+* SSHbase
+
+  * Add support for IPv6 addresses in known_hosts file
+  * Add support for encryption of generated ssh keys:
+    http://docs.bcfg2.org/dev/server/plugins/generators/sshbase.html#encryption
+
+* APT
+
+  * Allow specification of deb-src lines (resolves
+    http://trac.mcs.anl.gov/projects/bcfg2/ticket/1148)
+
+* SSLCA
+
+  * Rewrote SSLCA as Cfg handler
+
+    Existing SSLCA installations will need to migrate to the new format
+    using ``tools/upgrade/1.4/migrate_sslca.py``.
+
+* NagiosGen
+
+  * Migrate configuration to conf.d
+
+* Probes
+
+  * Rewritten to improve caching
+  * Add probes.allowed_groups option to restrict group assignments
+    (http://docs.bcfg2.org/dev/server/plugins/probes/index.html#dynamic-group-assignment)
+
+
+Thanks
+------
+
+Special thanks to the following contributors for this release
+
+ * Alexander Sulfrain
+ * Chris Brinker
+ * Duncan Hutty
+ * Jason Kincl
+ * John Morris
+ * Matt Schwager
+ * Michael Fenn
+ * Stéphane Graber
+ * Tim Laszlo