paraslash 0.7.4

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 NEWS
 ====
 
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-0.7.4 (to be announced) "genetic contraction"
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+?.?.? (to be announced) "pulsating plasma"
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+[tarball](./releases/paraslash-git.tar.xz)
+
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+0.7.4 (2025-01-08) "genetic contraction"
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+Modernization of the openssl code and faster mp3 decoding are the
+main features of this release. On top of the few other user-visible
+changes listed below there is the usual mix of bug fixes and internal
+improvements. As always, the git log has all the details.
 
 - The openssl RSA code has been converted to EVP and no longer uses
   any deprecated openssl API functions.
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   integration branch has been removed from the git repository.
 
 Downloads:
-[tarball](./releases/paraslash-git.tar.xz)
+[tarball](./releases/paraslash-0.7.4.tar.xz),
+[signature](./releases/paraslash-0.7.4.tar.xz.asc)
 
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 0.6.5 (2024-12-01) "chaotic scalability"