Merge "Get rid of mw.loader.go and mw.loader.version"

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.23

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.23 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.23
index 23cb87d..8347e71 100644 (file)
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.23
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.23
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ production.
 * The 'max threads' setting was removed from $wgDBservers.
 * Support for AdminSettings.php has been completely removed. All configuration
   belongs in LocalSettings.php.
+* $wgSkipSkin, which has been replaceable by $wgSkipSkins since 2005 (r9249), is
+  now formally deprecated.
 
 === New features in 1.23 ===
 * ResourceLoader can utilize the Web Storage API to cache modules client-side.
@@ -90,6 +92,14 @@ production.
   multiple sites.
 * Added jquery.throttle-debounce ResourceLoader module to limit the number of
   callbacks for frequently occurring events.
+* Special:ProtectedPages shows now a table. The timestamp, the reason and
+  the protecting user is also shown.
+* Added experimental support for using Microsoft SQL Server as the database
+  backend.
+** Added new Microsoft SQL Server-specific configuration variable
+   $wgDBWindowsAuthentication, which makes the web server authenticate against
+   the database server using Integrated Windows Authentication instead of
+   $wgDBuser/$wgDBpassword.
 
 === Bug fixes in 1.23 ===
 * (bug 41759) The "updated since last visit" markers (on history pages, recent
@@ -222,6 +232,11 @@ changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
   3 headings)" was removed.
 * (bug 52810) Preference "Justify paragraphs" was removed.
 * OutputPage::showErrorPage raises a notice if arguments are incoherent.
+* Thumbnails that keep failing to render in thumb.php will be rate-limited
+  againt further render attempts for 1 hour. $wgAttemptFailureEpoch can be
+  altered to reset all rate-limited thumbnails at once.
+* (bug 56572) Builds of the OOjs and OOjs UI libraries are now available.
+* mw.loader.go and mw.loader.version have been removed.
 
 ==== Removed classes ====
 * FakeMemCachedClient (deprecated in 1.18)
@@ -342,7 +357,7 @@ MediaWiki 1.23 requires PHP 5.3.2 or later.
 
 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but
 support for them is somewhat less mature. There is experimental support for
-Oracle.
+Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
 
 The supported versions are:
 
@@ -350,6 +365,7 @@ The supported versions are:
 * PostgreSQL 8.3 or later
 * SQLite 3.3.7 or later
 * Oracle 9.0.1 or later
+* Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
 
 == Upgrading ==