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+; This file describes new features, conventions or newly introduced "gotchas"
+; that a user coming from a 1.x environment should know about.
+;
+; This actual file can be a simple dumping ground for this information
+; until such time as we want to fold it into the release notes, or we
+; can try to tart it up around release time and simply refer to it in
+; various places.  I personally prefer the former option, though it's
+; not a religious issue.  -jkh