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Revision: 12804
          http://alleg.svn.sourceforge.net/alleg/?rev=12804&view=rev
Author:   tjaden
Date:     2009-12-22 00:56:00 +0000 (Tue, 22 Dec 2009)

Log Message:
-----------
Update some out-of-date information on web site.

- 4.4 is the new stable branch
- 4.4 doesn't support DOS, QNX, BeOS
- dotsrc.org mirror no longer exists
- don't link to change log extracts, which aren't being updated

Modified Paths:
--------------
    allegrowww2/en/mirrors/mirrors.1
    allegrowww2/en/news/a.header
    allegrowww2/en/readme
    allegrowww2/en/svn
    allegrowww2/en/wip

Modified: allegrowww2/en/mirrors/mirrors.1
===================================================================

--- allegrowww2/en/mirrors/mirrors.1	2009-12-22 00:55:29 UTC (rev 12803)
+++ allegrowww2/en/mirrors/mirrors.1	2009-12-22 00:56:00 UTC (rev 12804)
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 key features like CVS or automatic web updates, you can consider this server as
 the main one.
 
-* [Dotsrc](http://allegro.dotsrc.org/) -
-This server hosts only text files. Binary links point to another server.
-
 * [Demon Internet](http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/) -
 This server hosts only text files. Binary links point to another server.
 

Modified: allegrowww2/en/news/a.header
===================================================================
--- allegrowww2/en/news/a.header	2009-12-22 00:55:29 UTC (rev 12803)
+++ allegrowww2/en/news/a.header	2009-12-22 00:56:00 UTC (rev 12804)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <center>
 *Allegro is a game programming library for C/C++ developers distributed
 [freely](license.html),
-supporting the following platforms: DOS, Unix (Linux, FreeBSD, Irix, Solaris,
-Darwin), Windows, QNX, BeOS and MacOS X. It provides many functions for
+supporting the following platforms: Unix (Linux, FreeBSD, etc.),
+Windows, and MacOS X.
+Older versions also support DOS, QNX and BeOS.
+It provides many functions for
 graphics, sounds, player input (keyboard, mouse and joystick) and timers. It
 also provides fixed and floating point mathematical functions, 3d functions,
 file management functions, compressed datafile and a GUI.  Read more details on

Modified: allegrowww2/en/readme
===================================================================
--- allegrowww2/en/readme	2009-12-22 00:55:29 UTC (rev 12803)
+++ allegrowww2/en/readme	2009-12-22 00:56:00 UTC (rev 12804)
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@
 ## Cross-platform support
 
 * Unix (Linux, FreeBSD, Irix, Solaris, Darwin)
-* Windows (MSVC, MinGW, Cygwin, Borland)
+* Windows (MSVC, MinGW, Cygwin)
+* MacOS X
+
+The older 4.2 branch also supports:
+
+* Windows (Borland)
 * BeOS
 * QNX
-* MacOS X
-* Dos (DJGPP, Watcom) 
+* DOS (DJGPP, Watcom) 
 
 ## Graphic functions
 
@@ -43,26 +47,30 @@
 * Unix:
       - X Window, DGA, fbcon
       - SVGAlib
-      - VBE/AF
-      - mode-X
-      - VGA 
 * Windows:
       - DirectX (windowed or full-screen)
       - GDI 
 * MacOS X:
       - Quartz (windowed or full-screen)
+* OpenGL:
+      - The AllegroGL addon allows to use OpenGL graphics with Allegro. 
+
+The older 4.2 branch also supports:
+
+* Unix:
+      - VBE/AF
+      - mode-X
+      - VGA 
 * BeOS:
       - BWindowScreen
       - BDirectWindow 
-* Dos:
+* DOS:
       - VGA 13h mode
       - mode-X (23 VGA resolution plus unchained 640x400 extended mode)
       - SVGA modes in 8, 15, 16, 24 and 32 bits per pixel
       - linear VBE 2.0 framebuffer access
       - hardware acceleration through VBE/AF API if supported
       - additional graphic drivers through FreeBE/AF project 
-* OpenGL:
-      - The AllegroGL addon allows to use OpenGL graphics with Allegro. 
 
 ## Sound functions
 
@@ -80,9 +88,7 @@
 
 * Unix:
       - OSS
-      - ALSA (0.5/0.9/1.0)
-      - ESD
-      - aRts
+      - ALSA
       - JACK
       - SGI AL 
 * Windows:
@@ -94,7 +100,13 @@
       - Sound Manager
       - Core Audio MIDI
       - QuickTime MIDI 
-* Dos:
+
+The older 4.2 branch also supports:
+
+* Unix:
+      - ESD
+      - aRts
+* DOS:
       - Adlib, SB, SB Pro, SB16, AWE32
       - MPU-401
       - ESS AudioDrive

Modified: allegrowww2/en/svn
===================================================================
--- allegrowww2/en/svn	2009-12-22 00:55:29 UTC (rev 12803)
+++ allegrowww2/en/svn	2009-12-22 00:56:00 UTC (rev 12804)
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 
 (for the stable 4.2 branch)
 
+    svn co https://alleg.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/alleg/allegro/branches/4.4
+
+(for the stable 4.4 branch)
+
     svn co https://alleg.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/alleg/allegro/branches/4.9
 
 (for the unstable 4.9 branch)
@@ -27,29 +31,12 @@
 If you need write access to the Subversion tree, please ask for it on the
 Allegro development mailing list. 
 
-The snapshots of the Allegro SVN are generated dynamically only at Sourceforge,
-and this means that you will have to go there to download them. Please follow
-this link: <http://alleg.sourceforge.net/svn.html>.
-
 ## Changelogs of the Subversion tree
 
-Change logs for the SVN repository are generated every hour and uploaded to the
-Allegro web page at SourceForge. The xml versions are generated with the
-`--verbose` switch, unlike the text versions. Note that these files include the
-whole repository history since it was started, and they may be very big. 
-
-* [ChangeLog-4.2.txt.gz](http://alleg.sourceforge.net/logs/ChangeLog-4.2.txt.gz)
-* [ChangeLog-4.2-extract.txt](http://alleg.sourceforge.net/logs/ChangeLog-4.2-extract.txt) (500 lines extract)
-* [ChangeLog-4.2.xml.gz](http://alleg.sourceforge.net/logs/ChangeLog-4.2.xml.gz)
-* [ChangeLog-4.3.txt.gz](http://alleg.sourceforge.net/logs/ChangeLog-4.3.txt.gz)
-* [ChangeLog-4.3-extract.txt](http://alleg.sourceforge.net/logs/ChangeLog-4.3-extract.txt) (500 lines extract)
-* [ChangeLog-4.3.xml.gz](http://alleg.sourceforge.net/logs/ChangeLog-4.3.xml.gz)
-
 The SVN repository also has a commit hook for [CIA], a system for tracking
-open-source projects in real-time. The CIA web interface may be easier to read
-than the above logs, provides an RSS feed and notifications in the `#commits`
-channel on the [Freenode] IRC network. You can monitor Allegro activity at
-<http://cia.vc/stats/project/alleg>.
+open-source projects in real-time. The CIA web interface provides an RSS feed
+and notifications in the `#commits` channel on the [Freenode] IRC network. You
+can monitor Allegro activity at <http://cia.vc/stats/project/alleg>.
 
 [CIA]:	    http://cia.vc/
 [Freenode]: http://freenode.org/

Modified: allegrowww2/en/wip
===================================================================
--- allegrowww2/en/wip	2009-12-22 00:55:29 UTC (rev 12803)
+++ allegrowww2/en/wip	2009-12-22 00:56:00 UTC (rev 12804)
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 # Latest version
 
-The latest version works under **DOS**, **Unix** (Linux, FreeBSD, Irix,
-Solaris, Darwin), **Windows**, **BeOS**, **QNX** and **MacOS X**.  You can
+The latest stable version (4.4.x) works under **Unix** (Linux, FreeBSD, etc.),
+**Windows** and **MacOS X**. The previous stable version (4.2.x) also works
+under **DOS**, **BeOS** and **QNX**. You can
 read the [full change log](changes.html).  If you prefer upgrading through
 diffs from a previous version, check the [older versions page](old.html).
 If you want to get Allegro through SVN, [check the SVN page](svn.html).
 You can also download weekly SVN snapshots from this page if you can't use SVN
 directly. 
 
-There is a stable branch and a developmental branch. Use the stable branch for
-your software final versions and please try the developmental one for every day
-work, in order to enjoy all the improvements and help testing code before it's
-marked safe and stable. Since version 3.12, Allegro has adopted the same
+There is a stable branch and a developmental branch. Currently the
+developmental branch refers to the 4.9.x branch, leading to Allegro 5, which
+has a completely different API. If you are looking for the classical Allegro API,
+you want either the 4.4.x branch or the 4.2.x branch.
+
+Since version 3.12, Allegro has adopted the same
 numbering scheme as the Linux kernel, which uses three numbers. The first
 number indicates a major version. Differences here usually mean that a lot of
 things have changed. The second number indicates if the release is stable (even
@@ -75,11 +78,8 @@
 
 ## Developmental branch source releases
 
-[Download 4.4.0RC1 from SourceFourge][4.4.0rc1]
-
 [Download 4.9.x from Sourceforge][4.9.x]
 
-[4.4.0rc1]: http://sourceforge.net/projects/alleg/files/allegro-prerelease/4.4.0-rc1/
 [4.9.x]:    http://sourceforge.net/projects/alleg/files/allegro-unstable/
 
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