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@@ -3,6 +3,246 @@
 ndn-cxx Release Notes
 ---------------------
 
+ndn-cxx v0.3.0 (changes since version 0.2.0)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+Release date: February 2, 2015
+
+New features:
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+- **Build**
+
+  + The code now requires C++11.  The minimum supported gcc version is 4.6, as earlier versions
+    do not have proper support for C++11 features.
+
+- **Base**
+
+  + Enable detailed version information when built from shallow clone or tarball
+    (:issue:`1915`)
+
+  + Make default transport configurable (:issue:`2189`)
+
+  + Add ability to do partial Name comparison (:issue:`2090`)
+
+- **Security**
+
+  + Add support for KeyDigest key locator (:issue:`1426`)
+
+  + Add a method to get KeyDigest from a PublicKey instance (:issue:`1964`)
+
+  + Add support for KeyChain to sign Interest using SHA256 digest (:issue:`2218`)
+
+  + Add ``ndnsec-dsk-gen`` tool to generate a pair of Data-Signing-Key (DSK) for the specified
+    identity  (:issue:`2246`)
+
+  + Pair-up PIB and TPM in KeyChain: PIB remembers the last used TPM type/location, which is
+    used during KeyChain construction (unless overriden) (:issue:`2242`)
+
+- **Wire encoding**
+
+  + Add support for application-defined meta information blocks (:issue:`2021`)
+
+  + Introduce new ``name::Component::is*`` methods to allow checking if the name component
+    follows the specific naming convention without relying on the exception handling
+    (:issue:`2088`)
+
+  + Add definition of producer-generated NACK (:issue:`2111`)
+
+  + Add ``std::hash<Name>`` specialization to support ``unordered_map`` container
+    (:issue:`2147`)
+
+  + Add support for ImplicitSha256DigestComponent (:issue:`1640`)
+
+  + Allow tagging Interest and Data packets with arbitrary information (:issue:`2336`)
+
+- **Management**
+
+  + Support NFD face query operation (:issue:`2085`)
+
+- **Miscellaneous tools**
+
+  + Add a new helper to calculate digests over dynamic inputs (:issue:`1934`)
+
+  + Add DNS resolver helper (:issue:`1918`)
+
+  + Import and re-license Ethernet and FaceUri classes from NFD codebase, add FaceUri
+    canonization support for ``udp``, ``tcp``, and ``ether`` schemas (:issue:`1994`)
+
+  + Add per-application in-memory storage with LRU, LFU, and FIFO replacement policies
+    (:issue:`1940`)
+
+  + Add ability to specialize system and steady clocks (e.g., for unit tests and simulation
+    purposes) (:issue:`2158`)
+
+  + Expose DummyClientFace as public API
+
+  + New IndentedStream helper class to simplify writing to streams with the specified indents
+    or prefixes (:issue:`2238`)
+
+  + New Signal class template as an enhanced version of the deprecated EventEmitter
+    (:issue:`2279`)
+
+  + New scheduler::ScopedEventId helper to automatically cancel scheduled events upon
+    destruction (:issue:`2442`)
+
+  + New NetworkMonitor helper to detect network state changes (:issue:`2443`)
+
+Updates and bug fixes:
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+- **Base**
+
+  + Prevent flags being set for rib/unregister command (:issue:`1945`)
+
+  + Fix segfault caused by Face::unregisterPrefix when registeredPrefixId does not exist
+
+  + Add explicit internal KeyChain to Face class.  KeyChain previously existed in the Face as
+    part of NFD controller class.  (:issue:`2039`)
+
+  + Properly disable assertions in release builds (:issue:`2135`)
+
+  + Connect to Transport during construction of Face instance (:issue:`2318`)
+
+- **Wire encoding**
+
+  + Fix segfault when decoding empty Exclude element (:issue:`1970`)
+
+  + Provide EqualityComparable concept for Exclude element
+
+  + Correct Marker in Name::appendVersion() (:issue:`2086`)
+
+  + Ensure that wire-encoding errors are inherited from ``tlv::Error`` (:issue:`1983`)
+
+- **Management**
+
+  + Replace FaceFlags with individual fields in face management data structures (:issue:`1992`)
+
+  + ``ndn::nfd::Controller`` extended to allow generating ControlCommand for remote prefix
+    registration (:issue:`2039`)
+
+  + Change ``ForwarderStatus.NfdVersion`` to string (:issue:`2003`)
+
+- **Security**
+
+  + Fix ``ndnsec-cert-gen`` to correctly infer prefix before KEY component (:issue:`2052`)
+
+  + Help message corrections in ``ndnsec-cert-dump``, ``ndnsec-cert-gen``, and
+    ``ndnsec-key-gen`` (:issue:`2052`)
+
+  + Accept ``--sign-id`` and ``--cert-prefix`` in ``ndnsec-cert-revoke`` (:issue:`2058`)
+
+  + Changes output format of ``ndnsec-cert-revoke`` to base64 encoding (:issue:`2059`)
+
+  + Add a new (safer) option to ``ndnsec-cert-gen`` allowing inclusion of additional
+    information blocks into the certificate.  The new ``--signed-info`` parameter makes minimum
+    assumptions, treating text before first space as OID and the rest as the associated string
+    with this OID.
+
+  + Make Face optional in Validator class (:issue:`2124`)
+
+  + Display signature information when printing a certificate (:issue:`2196`)
+
+  + Handle certificate decoding error in validation process (:issue:`2212`)
+
+  + Fix segmentation fault in ``ndnsec-sign-req`` (:issue:`2211`)
+
+  + Allow verbose option in ``ndnsec-list`` (:issue:`2197`)
+
+  + Allow generation of DSK using ``ndnsec-key-gen`` (:issue:`2247`)
+
+  + Allow ``ndnsec-key-gen`` to generate ECDSA keys (:issue:`2248`)
+
+  + Fix memory leak in SecPublicInfoSqlite3 (:issue:`2253`)
+
+  + Properly report status of ``ndnsec-delete`` execution (:issue:`2275`)
+
+- **Miscellaneous tools**
+
+  + Fix incorrect tag map in ``tlvdump`` tool
+
+  + Change to default resolver behavior in util::dns::Resolver (:issue:`2415`)
+
+- **Documentation**
+
+  + Update of tutorials and installation instructions
+
+  + Rename manpage of ``client.conf`` to ``ndn-client.conf`` (:issue:`1967`)
+
+  + Updated and extended ndn-cxx code style:
+
+    - add rules for some C++11 constructs
+    - prefer ``BOOST_ASSERT`` and ``static_assert``
+
+  + Improve example applications (:issue:`1976`)
+
+- **Tests**
+
+  + Improve security unit test cases (:issue:`1683`)
+
+  + Embedding CI build and test running scripts into the repository
+
+  + Partial unit test coverage for Face class (previously covered only by integration tests)
+    (:issue:`1947`)
+
+  + Improve stability of unit tests by using UnitTestTime (wall clock independent time)
+    (:issue:`2152`)
+
+- **Build**
+
+  + Redesign the way default compiler flags are determined (:issue:`2209`)
+
+  + Support tools and examples with multiple translation units (:issue:`2344`)
+
+  + Disable installation of internal headers and headers of the disabled components
+    (:issue:`2266`, and :issue:`2269`)
+
+  + Enable conditional compilation based on presence of ``getpass()`` function
+
+- Other minor fixes and corrections
+
+Deprecated:
+^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+- ``ndn::ptr_lib`` and ``ndn::func_lib`` namespace aliases
+
+- The following ``nfd::Controller`` methods:
+
+  + ``Controller::start`` overloads, except the overload taking ``CommandOptions``
+  + ``Controller::Sign`` typedef
+  + ``Controller::getDefaultCommandTimeout``
+  + ``ControlCommand::getPrefix``
+  + ``ControlCommand::getRequestName(ControlParameters)``
+  + ``Controller::Controller(Face&)``
+
+- ``MetaInfo::TYPE_*`` constants
+
+- ``EventEmitter`` is deprecated in favor of ``Signal``
+
+Removed:
+^^^^^^^^
+
+- FaceFlags APIs (:issue:`1992`)
+
+- ``ControlCommand::makeCommandInterest`` (:issue:`2008`)
+
+- namespace ``ndn::Tlv`` (:issue:`2079`)
+
+- ``shared_ptr<io_service>`` constructor and getter in Face class
+
+- ``tlv::ConentType`` (typo in the name)
+
+- ``Selectors::Selectors(int, int, Exclude, int, bool)`` constructor
+
+- ``Interest::Interest(Name, int, int, Exclude, int, bool, int, time::milliseconds, uint32_t)``
+  constructor
+
+- ``signature-sha256.hpp`` file
+
+- unused ``encryption-manager.hpp`` file
+
+- unused ``openssl`` dependency
+
 ndn-cxx v0.2.0 (changes since version 0.1.0)
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
@@ -26,8 +266,7 @@
       up application-specific ``OnInterest`` call dispatch using InterestFilters.
 
   + Add support for new `NDN naming conventions
-    <http://named-data.net/doc/tech-memos/naming-conventions.pdf>`_
-    (`Issue #1761 <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1761>`_)
+    <http://named-data.net/doc/tech-memos/naming-conventions.pdf>`_ (:issue:`1761`)
 
 - **Security**
 
@@ -49,35 +288,30 @@
   + :ndn-cxx:`Data::getFullName() <getFullName()>` method to get :ndn-cxx:`Data` packet
     name with implicit digest
 
-  + New :ndn-cxx:`Name::getSuccessor()` method to get `name successor
-    <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1677>`_
+  + New :ndn-cxx:`Name::getSuccessor()` method to get name successor (:issue:`1677`)
 
-  + New in-wire refreshing of Interest's nonce
-    (`Issue #1758 <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1758>`_)
+  + New in-wire refreshing of Interest's nonce (:issue:`1758`)
 
 - **Management**
 
   + Support for :ndn-cxx:`ChannelStatus`, :ndn-cxx:`StrategyChoice` datasets
 
-  + Defining new common Route Origins for NFD RIB management protocol
-    (`Issue #1719 <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1719>`_)
+  + Defining new common Route Origins for NFD RIB management protocol (:issue:`1719`)
 
-  + New RibEntry and Route data structures for RIB management protocol
-    (`Issue #1764 <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1764>`_)
+  + New RibEntry and Route data structures for RIB management protocol (:issue:`1764`)
 
-  + Add support for RIB flags for setInterestFilter and registerPrefix
-    (`Issue #1842 <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1842>`_)
+  + Add support for RIB flags for setInterestFilter and registerPrefix (:issue:`1842`)
 
 - **Miscellaneous tools**
 
   + Introduce :ndn-cxx:`Scheduler::cancelAllEvents` to cancel all previously scheduled events
-    (`Issue #1757 <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1757>`_)
+    (:issue:`1757`)
 
   + Introduce :ndn-cxx:`util::EventEmitter`, :ndn-cxx:`util::NotificationSubscriber`,
     :ndn-cxx:`util::NotificationStream`, and :ndn-cxx:`nfd::FaceMonitor` utility classes
 
   + Introduce :ndn-cxx:`util::SegmentFetcher` helper class to fetch multi-segmented data
-    (`Issue #1879 <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1879>`_)
+    (:issue:`1879`)
 
 - **Build**
 
@@ -88,18 +322,15 @@
 
 - **Base**
 
-  + Serialization of socket write operations
-    (`Issue #1707 <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1707>`_)
+  + Serialization of socket write operations (:issue:`1707`)
 
-  + Enforcing limit on Interest and Data packet size in :ndn-cxx:`Face::expressInterest`
-    and :ndn-cxx:`Face::put` methods
-    (`Issue #1774 <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1774>`_)
+  + Enforcing limit on Interest and Data packet size in :ndn-cxx:`Face::expressInterest` and
+    :ndn-cxx:`Face::put` methods (:issue:`1774`)
 
   + Cleaning up transport state on communication failure, so Face can try to reconnect
     in the future.
 
-  + Fix bug with Face::removePendingInterest
-    (`Issue #1917 <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1917>`_)
+  + Fix bug with Face::removePendingInterest (:issue:`1917`)
 
 - **Wire encoding**
 
@@ -113,12 +344,11 @@
     This way there is no extra memory allocation after :ndn-cxx:`Data` packet is signed.
 
   + Optimized implicit digest calculation in :ndn-cxx:`Interest::matchesData` method
-    (`Issue #1769 <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1769>`_)
+    (:issue:`1769`)
 
 - **Management**
 
-  + Add link-layer byte counts in FaceStatus data structure
-    (`Issue #1765 <http://redmine.named-data.net/issues/1765>`_)
+  + Add link-layer byte counts in FaceStatus data structure (:issue:`1765`)
 
 - **Security**