Usually one might expect lots of new features AND a big increase in size
-for a major release like 0.2.x to 0.3.x.
+for a major release like this.
However, this release is smaller than the latest 0.2.x releases. The
decrease in size is mostly due to the removal of some graphical tools
- no more restrictions on unique basenames.
- independent of mysql: The new self-contained object
storage layer (osl) replaces the mysql database.
+ - New executable para_fsck: Check integrity of osl tables.
- Lyrics support.
- Reliable audio file move/rename detection.
- More portable than ever: Tested on Linux (x86_32, x86_64, sparc64),
MacOS (ppc32, intel), FreeBSD (x86_32), Solaris (sparc64).
- the new osl-based audio file selector (afs) replaces the random,
- playlist and the mysql selector of paraslash-0.2.x.
+ the playlist and the mysql selector of paraslash-0.2.x.
- paraslash-0.2.x streams are now called "moods". Writing
0.3.x-mood definitions should be both easier and more
powerful than writing 0.2.x-stream definitions.