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+0.5:
+
+* chroot
+- use glob() instead of glob_() to support again non-wildcarded
+  filenames in live->{system}{files} and live->{media}{files}
+
+* loopbacks
+- use noappend option in mksquashfs to overwrite previous loopbacks
+
+
+0.4:
+
+* config
+- make loopback fs configurable
+- allow to define fallbacks directories
+  (will be mounted only if the mountpoint is not already mounted)
+- XiB are now used instead of XB when specified fs size is expanded
+- allow to specify min_size in custom squash_union helper
+- introduce "plain" mount type (instead of empty mount type)
+- split build/media prefixes
+- allow to specify additional mount options for storage media
+  (such as umask=...)
+- add live-{system}{hide_media_dirs} and live->{media}{files}
+  (see details in "master" section)
+- allow to use glob patterns in live->{system}{files} and
+  live->{media}{files}
+
+* bootloader
+- use grub-install and grub files from chroot, and make it use custom
+  boot directory
+
+* chroot
+- create draklive-resize configuration file and do not build loopback
+  fs if min_size is specified
+
+* loopbacks
+- use tmpfs as fallback if the ext2 loopback can not be mounted
+- repair loopbacks non-interactively
+
+* master
+- set MTOOLS_SKIP_CHECK to 1 when running mlabel (some USB pens are
+  misdetected by mtools)
+- allow to hide media dirs by adding '.' in prefixes when
+  live-{system}{hide_media_dirs} is set
+- use mattrib to hide media dirs from windows
+- install grub on both master device and partition (fix boot on buggy
+  Intel BIOS)
+- allow to copy files directly to the final image/media using
+  live->{media}{files} (implemented for USB only)
+
+
+0.3:
+
+* interface
+- make --boot-only copy only boot files (instead of using boot media)
+- add --boot-image option to create a boot image for the selected
+  method
+- make string command line options mandatory
+- add --dump-config option
+- allow to load settings from command line using --define options
+- drop --region option (use --define region=)
+
+* config
+- make the system.loop size configurable
+- handle GigaBytes for loopback sizes
+- rename live->{post} as live->{system}{initrd_post}
+- export region as DRAKLIVE_REGION for auto_install
+- allow to provide stage2 updates with live->{system}{stage2_updates}
+- allow to make the initrd reread a device partition table using
+  live->{media}{rereadpt}
+  (useful if USB partition changes after some PIN input)
+- allow to customize bootloader title in live->{media}{title}
+- default to config/live.cfg config path
+- allow to load live->{settings} from a file and default to
+  config/settings.cfg
+- use region/repository/root/workdir variables from live->{settings}
+- rename "workdir" setting as "builddir"
+- rename "root" setting as "chroot"
+- automatically add arch to specified repository
+
+* chroot installation
+- remove /etc/dbus-1/machine-id
+- really don't apply patches if they look already applied
+- workaround buggy installation of directories that are not owned by
+  any packages (using 022 umask)
+- do not try to install packages if the additional media is only aimed
+  at adding extra sources (warly)
+- remove urpmi media before starting additional media installation
+- install additional media just before they are required
+- get drakx-in-chroot from the repository
+- run install/rpm commands for targetted architecture
+
+* bootloader
+- unlink grub device map so that grub rechecks the map
+- die when grub or rsync fail
+- don't install bootloader on non-block device
+- partial gfxboot support (#26430)
+- build bootloader files for boot methods listed in
+  media->{extra_boot}
+- display help file if not bootlogo is available
+- add missing newlines in syslinux/grub configuration files
+
+* loopbacks
+- don't use sort file if it doesn't exist
+- adapt mksquashfs output parsing to latest release
+- die if mksquashfs fails
+- don't pass float to mkfs.vfat
+- run fsck on rw loopback files before mounting them
+- don't reserv blocks on ext2/3 filesystems, we don't create root fs
+- compute an approximative size for USB master images
+
+* master/record
+- don't use a timeout for rsync copy (should fix USB mastering)
+- pass -F option to mke2fs only for non-block devices
+- use genisoimage
+- die if genisoimage can not be run
+- use wodim instead of cdrecord
+
+* copy wizard
+- don't create a master for onthefly USB recording
+- don't show Previous button in copy wizard (#25868)
+- allow to select a master image in the copy wizard
+- update progress during live USB recording
+- add an end step
+- warn if an error occurs during live copy
+- use 788 as default vga mode
+
+* misc:
+- don't add splash/vga settings on cmdline if no vga mode is defined
+- umount any nfs volume in /mnt (warly)
+- use the 'never' timeout value instead of hardcoded values
+- automatically select storage type if only one is available
+- define directory mounts in their mount order, and reverse the order
+  when mounting unionfs
+- guess arch using rpm _target_cpu macro
+- add arch in chroot and builddir paths
+- include desktop in builddir/chroot name if specified
+
+
+
+0.2:
+
+- remove modprobe.preload.d files
+- remove /etc/udev/rules.d/61-*_config.rules files
+- use patch batch mode (-t) not to apply already applied patches and die if a patch can't be applied
+- run shell in initrd when the "debug" option is on cmdline
+- allow to add additionnal boot entries
+- umount filesystem which could stay mounted in the chroot before cleaning (warly)
+- default splash image is now splash.xpm.gz for grub
+- rename draklive.desktop as draklive-copy-wizard.desktop
+
+
+
+0.1:
+
+- use system's mount to mount NFS loopbacks
+- sort squashfs loopback if a config/distrib.sort file is present