[Pkg-gnupg-commit] [gnupg2] 283/292: Release 2.1.16

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commit 0a641ad25d8c3b91dc32bb9f3f1ae49ae539a4f7
Author: Werner Koch <wk at gnupg.org>
Date:   Fri Nov 18 16:52:04 2016 +0100

    Release 2.1.16
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 NEWS | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 395eca9..0eccb91 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,74 @@
-Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.16 (unreleased)
+Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.16 (2016-11-18)
 -------------------------------------------------
 
+ * gpg: New algorithm for selecting the best ranked public key when
+   using a mail address with -r, -R, or --locate-key.
+
+ * gpg: New option --with-tofu-info to print a new "tfs" record in
+   colon formatted key listings.
+
+ * gpg: New option --compliance as an alternative way to specify
+   options like --rfc2440, --rfc4880, et al.
+
+ * gpg: Many changes to the TOFU implementation.
+
+ * gpg: Improve usability of --quick-gen-key.
+
+ * gpg: In --verbose mode print a diagnostic when a pinentry is
+   launched.
+
+ * gpg: Remove code which warns for old versions of gnome-keyring.
+
+ * gpg: New option --override-session-key-fd.
+
+ * gpg: Option --output does now work with --verify.
+
+ * gpgv: New option --output to allow saving the verified data.
+
+ * gpgv: New option --enable-special-filenames.
+
+ * agent, dirmngr: New --supervised mode for use by systemd and alike.
+
+ * agent: By default listen on all available sockets using standard
+   names.
+
+ * agent: Invoke scdaemon with --homedir.
+
+ * dirmngr: On Linux now detects the removal of its own socket and
+   terminates.
+
+ * scd: Support ECC key generation.
+
+ * scd: Support more card readers.
+
+ * dirmngr: New option --allow-version-check to download a software
+   version database in the background.
+
+ * dirmngr: Use system provided CAs if no --hkp-cacert is given.
+
+ * dirmngr: Use a default keyserver if none is explicitly set
+
+ * gpgconf: New command --query-swdb to check software versions
+   against an copy of an online database.
+
+ * gpgconf: Print the socket directory with --list-dirs.
+
+ * tools: The WKS tools now support draft version -02.
+
+ * tools: Always build gpg-wks-client and install under libexec.
+
+ * tools: New option --supported for gpg-wks-client.
+
+ * The log-file option now accepts a value "socket://" to log to the
+   socket named "S.log" in the standard socket directory.
+
+ * Provide fake pinentries for use by tests cases of downstream
+   developers.
+
+ * Fixed many bugs and regressions.
+
+ * Many changes and improvements for the test suite.
+
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.15 (2016-08-18)
 -------------------------------------------------

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