eric@snark.UUCP (Eric Raymond) (02/22/88)
A major new release of the netnews software is about to be unloosed upon the net.world -- yes, after two years of development the software construct known as TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA NETNEWS has escaped from the secret laboratories of Thyrsus Enterprises and will soon assume a very public identity as News 3.0. The new release is more than just a set of patches -- it's a complete from-the-ground-up rewrite of the entire suite with loads of new and powerful features (but, of course, protocol-compatible with all B and C news versions). It is much easier to install, configure and administer than any previous version. And it offers beleaguered news.readers better ways of tracking discussions, winnowing chaff, and coping with a huge and increasing news volume. The code is carefully modularized in accordance with abstract-data-type design principles, lavishly commented for comprehensibility, and accompanied by a full set of documents detailing installation, usage and the architecture internals. More details will be coming soon to a news.software.b near you!