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HISTORY of Recent IRC Versions.

Previous version numbering schemes have caused some confusion, which this document attempts to resolve.

The original test versions released by WiZ were numbered 2.01?6 where the ? refers to a letter. The last known stable version was U6. Version 2.1.0/1 was rewritten by Mike Bolotski from the U6 sources but several bugs were introduced during the rewrite. After several weeks, almost all servers backed up to U6. Version v6 contained comparatively minor modifications from U6.

Version 2.2 consists of the v6 source repackaged into multiple directories, and with modified documentation. From now on, the version number will stay relatively constant. As minor changes and bug fixes are added, they will be distributed in the form of context diffs, to be applied with the 'patch' command. Each bugfix will bump the patchlevel (PL) of the release by 1. The PL is documented in the version.c file in the lib/misc directory.

Version 2.3 was unfortunate mistake containing copyright violations so it was soon taken off distribution.

Version 2.4 contains *very* many bug fixes, enhancements, and "hooks" for use in future releases. The source tree has been restructured, and the Makefiles rewritten to be recursive and follow the new source tree layout.

Version 2.5 contains string channels and channel modes (as well as channel operators). Also Wizible's MAIL system was included as an option.

Hopefully, whoever provides a fix will also update the respective ChangeLogs to summarize the changes, as well as adding a description of the bug to the BugList file.