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* lshw B.02.18
  migrated to git
  bug fixes
  code cleanup
  updated data files 
* lshw B.02.17
  bug fixes
  code cleanup
  improved support for FAT-formatted disks
  updated data files 
* lshw B.02.16
  bug fixes
  code cleanup
  improved support for GPT-partitioned disks
  report physical sector size of hard disks
  rewrote GTK2 GUI for increased flexibility (use external UI file)
  updated data files
* lshw B.02.15
  experimental SQLite support
  bug fixes
  updated data files
* lshw B.02.14
  bug fixes
  support for EXT4 partitions 
* lshw B.02.13
  fix bug #402: properly detect 64 bit systems (even when compiled for i386)
  fix bug #401: SMP-related crash on IA-64
  fix bug #399: portability problem on Arch Linux
  fix bug #386: portability problem (crash) on Sparc
  fix bug #340: hang on certain PCI devices
  fix bug #105: Debian bug 456896
  code cleanup
  updated data files
* lshw B.02.12.01
  fix problem with log lines in `usb.ids` (#321)
* lshw B.02.12
  be more careful about invalid UTF-8 strings (some DMI implementations return garbage) (#142)
  added detection of LUKS volumes (#132)
  implemented automatic check for updates
  implemented SMP detection (#7)
  report volume/filesystem detailed information (FAT, ext2/ext3, reiserfs, NTFS, HFS/HFS+, swap)
  report MBR disk signatures (#21)
  GUI: added `nologo` make target to remove copyrighted icons
  GUI: added `icon` make target to embed SVG icon into executable
  GUI: display a warning when running as non-root user
  updated data files
* lshw B.02.11.01
  fixed `make install` (#128)
  GUI: only activate ''Save'' function (toolbar button and menu entry) when needed
  GUI: better handling of older GTK+ versions that can't read SVG files (#130)
  updated data files
* lshw B.02.11
  implemented "export" function in GUI (#13)
  RPM package cleanups, GUI now built by default (#111)
  fixed XML output (#115)
  fixed handling of command-line options (#121)
  added -sanitize option (#122)
  support 15000rpm SCSI discs (#124)
  fixed IDE detection (#126)
* lshw B.02.10
  minor bugfixes (#95, ...)
  added -quiet option (#107)
  added preliminary support for IDE RAID arrays (#25)
* lshw B.02.09
  minor bugfixes (#26, #27)
  added support for PCI domains (#28)
  use of /sys (sysfs) when possible for PCI devices 
*  B.02.08.01
  bugfix release for non-x86 platforms (#24)
*  B.02.08
  added reporting of GUID-based partitions tables (#4)
  added reporting of basic LVM2 information (#2)
  "nicer" (and more customisable) HTML output
*  B.02.07
  added reporting of extended partitions (#1)
  minor cosmetic fixes
  some new SVG icons [1235] [1236] [1237]
*  B.02.06
  fixed reporting of SCSI disks serial numbers [1159] [1158]
  added support for reporting of disk partitions (MS-DOS [1107], Apple [1112] & HP-UX LIF [1113])
  some new SVG icons [1163] [1160] [1155]
*  B.02.05.01
  fixed a portability problem with GTK+ [1099]
*  B.02.05
  added support for DVD writers
  improved GUI usability (thanks to OpenUsability volunteers: Tina Trillitzsch and Florian Graessle)
  many new SVG icons
  added a logo for LSHW (used as icon for gtk-lshw's windows)
  build system updates
  bug fixes
*  B.02.04
  added support for CPUFreq (Speedstep & similar technologies)
  the GUI now uses a GtkTextView instead of a GtkLabel
  SVG icons are now displayed for USB, Firewire, SCSI, etc.
  added support for reporting VMX (Vanderpool) capabilities (untested)
  fixed a compilation problem with GCC 4 
*  B.02.03
  added support for PA-RISC devices (IODC-controlled) on 2.6 kernels
  the GUI can now be launched by invoking lshw with the '-X' option
  network devices clean-up (removed last bits of MII-diag, replaced by ethtool); gigabit-ethernet is now reported
  cosmetic fixes
  simplified reporting of SCSI devices
  added an XML Schema Definition (XSD)
  fixes for Apple machines (serial # reporting, more models identified)
  added reporting of "width" (32 or 64 bits) for various components (PCI devices, memory banks, CPUs)
  documentation updates
  allow parallel builds
*  B.02.02
  added reporting of battery-related information using DMI
  added reporting of hardware security (DMI): admin/user/power-on passwords
  FIX: worked around the disparition of /proc/ide/ide*/config on 2.6.10
  new "businfo" output style
  first try to define an XML schema (cf. XSD file in docs/)
  renamed lm capability to x86-64 (easier to understand)
  portability fixes for RedHat 7.3
  updated USB IDs
  documentation updates
  added support for /proc/cpuinfo on x86-64
  code cleanup
*  B.02.01
  better support for emulated SCSI devices: USB mass storage devices are now properly handled
  added a "go-up" button to the GUI
  lshw now reports x86-64 capability
  minor fixes to give better descriptions of capabilities
  automatically create ghost (removed after use) /dev/sgxx entries when needed (affects Fedora Core 3 and other distributions that don't include these entries)
  USB code clean-up
  portability fixes for Gentoo Linux
*  B.02.00
  various fixes
  added a GTK+ GUI
* A.01.09
  code cleanup
  added support for USB devices
  various fixes
  updated list of recognised PCI devices
  added list of recognised USB devices
  source code reorganisation
  preparation for the development of a GTK+-based GUI
* A.01.08
  code cleanup
  added support for static and compressed (UPX) static builds
  added support for HT (hyper-threading); lshw now reports "virtual" CPUs
  DMI fixes (thanks to Erwan Velu from MandrakeSoft)
  XML output filtering
  packaging system fixes (thanks to Oron Peled)
  updated list of recognised PCI devices
* A.01.07
  fixed annoying IDE-related bug that caused un-necessary kernel error messages
  portability fixes
  migrated lshw's source code to Subversion
  build system updates
  more work on sysfs
  report WLAN capabilities
  report speed of network links
  bugfixes
* A.01.06
  code cleanup
  support for EFI-based (IA-64) systems, thanks to Bruno Cornec from HP
  the output of lshw can now be restricted to certain classes of hardware (disks, memory, etc.)
  preliminary support for 2.6 kernel using sysfs
  very preliminary support for USB devices (disabled by default)
  fixed typos
* A.01.05
  code cleanup
  PCI and PCMCIA now correctly report resources (ports, memory and IRQs)
  support for framebuffer devices
  report detailed DIMM info on PowerPC machines
  fixed compilation problem for older distributions
* A.01.04
  beginning of resources reporting
  bug fixes for multi-host bridge machines (servers, PowerMacs)
  fixes for OpenFirmware machines (PowerMacs)
  SCSI-over-IDE fixes (now connected to the right IDE device)
  new ability to disable some tests
  ISA PnP is now disabled by default (was too long)
* A.01.03
  new ioscan (HP-UX) -like output format
  added detection of ISA Plug & Play cards on x86 machines
  lshw now reports more detailed information on network interfaces
* A.01.02
  cosmetic changes
  added detection of Apple model names for Macs
  1st try of SPD memory DIMM support
  lshw now reports information on network interfaces
* A.01.01
  fixed memory reporting for systems with more than 2GB of memory
* A.01.00
  minor bug fixes
  support for more platforms (PA-RISC, IA-64 and Alpha)
  lshw can now generate XML
* T.00.07
  minor bug fixes
  lshw now generates correct HTML (thanks to Ola Lundqvist)
  SCSI support
  added a manpage (thanks to Helge Kreutzmann)
* T.00.06
  minor bug fixes
  PCMCIA support
  support for device claiming
  preliminary support for non-PCI IDE controllers/devices
* T.00.05
  code clean-up
  probing of IDE devices
* T.00.04
  activated HTML mode
  reporting of video memory
  bug fixes
* T.00.03
  fixes for GCC 3.2
* T.00.02
  second public test release
  PCI buses listing
* T.00.01
  first public test release

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