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Implemented an internal event system, that replaces plugin-hooks.
Added event plugin, the skeleton for ifiles event support.
Added FORCE_POSIX_IFILES option, to force POSIX compliance on ifiles.
Changed the beviahour of initng when pid != 1, now fake-mode is activated via a parameter (--fake)
Updated the documentation.
A lot of bugfixing.

the whole code which was LGPL by accidentisnow GPL again
Added netdev plugin, network interfaces can now be used like need = device/eth0;
Added fmon plugin, if initng sources are modified, initng will notice.
Plugin paths are saved in initng core for monitoring.
killalli5 has been improved with an ignore list, tries not to kill initng services.
initng-usplash, now proper usplash support with ubuntu.
Plugins are now loaded in alpabetical order, might prevent bugs when the order is random, also easier to test.
New version check when loading plugins, hopefully no more problems where stale plugins in /lib/initng* prevented your computer from booting.
Thanks to fmon plugin, hopefully problems mounting / read only due to a kernel bug is fixed, read wiki FAQ for more info about this bug.
nge plugin now gives some more info to the listeners.
nge protocol version bumped.
add cpout_nocolors to initline if you dont like ansi colors on screen.
Lots of bugfixing as usual.

In service type, the services can be set as hidden, for more internal services used as deps only.
cpout plugin will now not print services marked as hidden.
ngc -s wont print hidden services.
ngc -S is moved to ngc -t
ngc -S will work like ngc -s, but also show hidden services.
provide plugin got some fixes.
selinux is hopefully working now, please test and report.
Some bugfixing all over.

A bug in iparser made initng segfault if trying to start a service like test/*/* with ngc -u test/abc/def.
Add a state REQ_NOT_FOUND that will be put on services that require = not_found; instead of refusing to start them.
Selinux code moved to a plugin, is so far untested.

GNU autotools support has been removed completely - cmake is better in many ways.
Install the libs to /lib64 if needed.
The nge socket now reports % complete on boot, is possible to build splash daemons listening on ngebus during boot.
Work on making escape chars work in i-files, with i-parser. \; wont break the row anymore.
Many string functions were rewritten to decrease cpu usage.
Added the possibility to use test/*/* services.
Fixed a cirular bug in i_parser used by the find plugin that could have locked up initng.
Added a new command to be able to manually launch scripts in i-files for other functions than starting and stopping a service.
Fixed a buffer handling bug.
Ngc4 protocol updates.
Add state descriptions on all states printed by ngc -S (--states).
Fixed random ngc command failure.
Lots of bugfixing and memleaks fixed as usual.
Add a provide plugin for service virtuals (not enabled by default to copile, this plugin is pretty untested).
Add a NO_CACHE option which can be added to service_types which are not based on a file. This one is experimental, and only used by the provide plugin today which is not compiled by default.
Ngc4 header updated.

Rewrote fix_variables, the new version is faster, but may still contain bugs.
Fix_varibles rewrite, env_parser = $CONFFILE; now works.
Fixed bug where if A=HELLO, B=$A, C=$B, C was not assigned the correct value (#553).
Fixed bug where env_file was not always parsed correctly.
Add ngc -S (--states) which lists the current states services can have, and soon maybe description of the states.

Fixed a bug in the ngc4 plugin; file descriptors were not closed and could cause remounting / read-only on shutdown to fail
Non-essential console output has been reduced
Nge plugin partially redesigned
Core functions renamed to better describe their purpose

Completed support for cmake - you will need cmake to install Initng now!!! Autotools is no longer supported and if you use it, you do so at your own risk
New website adress http://www.initng.org/
Only one runlevel (note system is no longer counted as a runlevel - you must rename it to system.virtual) can be up at once, trying to start a second runlevel will stop the first, along with any services not listed in the new runlevel
add itype binary, that will soon be a tool for offline usage of .i files
Make ngc -u /etc/full/path/ifile.i work
Rewrote process buffer handling
Filecache updates: Initng won't read an i file over and over again for each entry in it
Completely rewritten ngc4 plugin: nicer output, written as an clientpart so writing gui-tools using ngc is now possible.
Added comments to the code
Documentation/templates added for all plugins
Cleanups in the code and output
Fixed segfault from DBus plugin
Initng data storage backend rewritten.
Fond and fixed a lot of memoryholes
Add support for google coredumper on segfaults
nge plugin updates, to work with the really nice initng-gnome tool
Segfaulting code is now more safe.
Moved some commands used for devel users from stcmd to debug_commands plugin
Hot reload issues fixed
Cpu usage has been reduced
LOTS OF BUGFIXING.
much more