diff --git a/announce.txt b/announce.txt index 611309518..b170f17f6 100644 --- a/announce.txt +++ b/announce.txt @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Mail-Followup-To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org Hello! We are pleased to announce the availability of a new stable GnuPG-2 -release: Version 2.0.17. +release: Version 2.0.18. The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is GNU's tool for secure communication and data storage. It can be used to encrypt data, create digital @@ -25,25 +25,21 @@ versions because they are very useful for small systems and for server based applications requiring only OpenPGP support. GnuPG is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License -(GPL version 3). GnuPG-2 works best on GNU/Linux or *BSD systems. +(GPLv3+). GnuPG-2 works best on GNU/Linux and *BSD systems but is +also available for other Unices, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. What's New =========== - * Allow more hash algorithms with the OpenPGP v2 card. + * Bug fix for newer versions of Libgcrypt. - * The gpg-agent now tests for a new gpg-agent.conf on a HUP. + * Support the SSH confirm flag and show SSH fingerprints in ssh + related pinentries. - * Fixed output of "gpgconf --check-options". + * Improved dirmngr/gpgsm interaction for OCSP. - * Fixed a bug where Scdaemon sends a signal to Gpg-agent running in - non-daemon mode. - - * Fixed TTY management for pinentries and session variable update - problem. - - * Minor bug fixes. + * Allow generation of card keys up to 4096 bit. Getting the Software @@ -52,7 +48,7 @@ Getting the Software Please follow the instructions found at http://www.gnupg.org/download/ or read on: -GnuPG 2.0.17 may be downloaded from one of the GnuPG mirror sites or +GnuPG 2.0.18 may be downloaded from one of the GnuPG mirror sites or direct from ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnupg/ . The list of mirrors can be found at http://www.gnupg.org/mirrors.html . Note, that GnuPG is not available at ftp.gnu.org. @@ -60,17 +56,17 @@ is not available at ftp.gnu.org. On the FTP server and its mirrors you should find the following files in the gnupg/ directory: - gnupg-2.0.17.tar.bz2 (3904k) - gnupg-2.0.17.tar.bz2.sig + gnupg-2.0.18.tar.bz2 (3922k) + gnupg-2.0.18.tar.bz2.sig GnuPG source compressed using BZIP2 and OpenPGP signature. - gnupg-2.0.16-2.0.17.diff.bz2 (75k) + gnupg-2.0.17-2.0.18.diff.bz2 (188k) - A patch file to upgrade a 2.0.16 GnuPG source tree. This patch + A patch file to upgrade a 2.0.17 GnuPG source tree. This patch does not include updates of the language files. -Note, that we don't distribute gzip compressed tarballs for GnuPG-2. +Note, that we don't distribute gzip compressed tarballs for GnuPG-2. Checking the Integrity @@ -82,9 +78,9 @@ the following ways: * If you already have a trusted version of GnuPG installed, you can simply check the supplied signature. For example to check the - signature of the file gnupg-2.0.17.tar.bz2 you would use this command: + signature of the file gnupg-2.0.18.tar.bz2 you would use this command: - gpg --verify gnupg-2.0.17.tar.bz2.sig + gpg --verify gnupg-2.0.18.tar.bz2.sig This checks whether the signature file matches the source file. You should see a message indicating that the signature is good and @@ -107,69 +103,64 @@ the following ways: * If you are not able to use an old version of GnuPG, you have to verify the SHA-1 checksum. Assuming you downloaded the file - gnupg-2.0.17.tar.bz2, you would run the sha1sum command like this: + gnupg-2.0.18.tar.bz2, you would run the sha1sum command like this: sha1sum gnupg-2.0.17.tar.bz2 and check that the output matches the first line from the following list: -41ef5460417ca0a1131fc730849fe3afd49ad2de gnupg-2.0.17.tar.bz2 -ba49d5ab2659bfe6403d52df58722f439e393bbb gnupg-2.0.16-2.0.17.diff.bz2 - - -Internationalization -==================== - -GnuPG comes with support for 27 languages. Due to a lot of new and -changed strings many translations are not entirely complete. Jakub -Bogusz, Petr Pisar, Jedi and Daniel Nylander have been kind enough to -update their translations on short notice. Thus the Chinese, Czech, -German, Polish and Swedish translations are complete. +5ec2f718760cc3121970a140aeea004b64545c46 gnupg-2.0.18.tar.bz2 +998cde3e4383bea771930e9f4934494fa09ed669 gnupg-2.0.17-2.0.18.diff.bz2 Documentation ============= -We are currently working on an installation guide to explain in more -detail how to configure the new features. As of now the chapters on -gpg-agent and gpgsm include brief information on how to set up the -whole thing. Please watch the GnuPG website for updates of the -documentation. In the meantime you may search the GnuPG mailing list -archives or ask on the gnupg-users mailing lists for advise on how to -solve problems. Many of the new features are around for several years -and thus enough public knowledge is already available. KDE's KMail is -the most prominent user of GnuPG-2. In fact it has been developed along -with the KMail folks. Mutt users might want to use the configure -option "--enable-gpgme" and "set use_crypt_gpgme" in ~/.muttrc to make -use of GnuPG-2 to enable S/MIME in addition to a reworked OpenPGP -support. +The gnupg.info file has the complete user manual of the system. +Separate man pages are included as well; however they have not all the +details available in the manual. It is also possible to read the +complete manual online in HTML format at + + http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/ + +or in Portable Document Format at -The manual is also available online in HTML format at - http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/ -and in Portable Document Format at http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg.pdf . +The chapters on gpg-agent, gpg and gpgsm include information on how +to set up the whole thing. You may also want search the GnuPG mailing +list archives or ask on the gnupg-users mailing lists for advise on +how to solve problems. Many of the new features are around for +several years and thus enough public knowledge is already available. + +Almost all mail clients support GnuPG-2. Kmail might be the most +prominent user of all GnuPG-2 features. In fact it has been developed +in cooperation with the Kmail folks. Mutt users may want to use the +configure option "--enable-gpgme" during build time and put a +"set use_crypt_gpgme" in ~/.muttrc to enable S/MIME support along with +the reworked OpenPGP support. + Support ======= -Improving GnuPG is costly, but you can help! We are looking for -organizations that find GnuPG useful and wish to contribute back. -You can contribute by reporting bugs, improve the software, order -extensions or support or more general by donating money to the Free -Software movement (e.g. http://www.fsfeurope.org/help/donate.en.html). - -Commercial support contracts for GnuPG are available, and they help -finance continued maintenance. g10 Code GmbH, a Duesseldorf based -company owned and headed by GnuPG's principal author, is currently -funding GnuPG development. We are always looking for interesting -development projects. - -The GnuPG service directory is available at: +Please consult the archive of the gnupg-users mailing list before +reporting a bug . +We suggest to send bug reports for a new release to this list in favor +of filing a bug at . We also have a dedicated +service directory at: http://www.gnupg.org/service.html +Maintaining and improving GnuPG is costly. For more than 10 years +now, g10 Code, a German company owned and headed by GnuPG's principal +author Werner Koch, is bearing the majority of these costs. To help +them carry on this work, they need your support. Please consider to +visit the GnuPG donation page at: + + http://g10code.com/gnupg-donation.html + Thanks ====== @@ -177,10 +168,9 @@ Thanks We have to thank all the people who helped with this release, be it testing, coding, translating, suggesting, auditing, administering the servers, spreading the word or answering questions on the mailing -lists. +lists. Happy Hacking, The GnuPG Team -