From 87c69a0f6c578e9f891f8864ef8a8a47c41f2335 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Pursehouse <david.pursehouse@sonymobile.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:40:24 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] Update 2.8 release notes with recent changes

Change-Id: I5986ca5a86fa2663c3a2750126a4aed360cda21c
---
 ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt b/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt
index b7ebc0b3db..4a5685c428 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt
+++ b/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/config-mai
 footer template] that will be appended to the end of all outgoing emails after
 the 'ChangeFooter' and 'CommentFooter'.
 
+* New `topic-changed` hook and stream event is fired when a change's topic is
+edited from the Web UI or via a REST API.
+
+
 Web UI
 ~~~~~~
 
@@ -62,13 +66,24 @@ Change Screens
 If the user has more than one email address, the preferred email address will
 be used.
 
+* Default user's full name to git committer name if user has not configured a
+full name in their profile.
+
+* Include comment author attributes in comment panels.
++
+Comment author's email address and name are included as attributes in comment
+panels.  This makes it easier to filter out CI-based comments using user
+scripts.
+
 
 REST API
 ~~~~~~~~
 
-Several new link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/rest-api.html[
+* Several new link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/rest-api.html[
 REST API endpoints] are added.
 
+* REST views can determine how long their response should be cached.
+
 Access Rights
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -159,6 +174,9 @@ Get revision as a formatted patch]
 * link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/rest-api-changes.html#get-diff[
 Get diff of a file in a revision]
 
+* link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/rest-api-changes.html#get-commit[
+Get parsed commit of a revision]
+
 
 Config
 ^^^^^^
@@ -215,6 +233,13 @@ Site administrators do not inherit this capability;  it must be granted
 explicitly.
 
 
+Emails
+~~~~~~
+
+* The `RebasedPatchSet` template is removed.  Email notifications for rebased
+changes are now sent with the `ReplacePatchSet` template.
+
+
 Plugins
 ~~~~~~~
 
@@ -225,6 +250,9 @@ Global
 
 * Plugins may now contribute buttons to various parts of the UI.
 
+* Plugins may now provide an 'About' section on their documentation index page.
+
+
 Commit Message Length Checker
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -271,6 +299,16 @@ Bug Fixes
 ---------
 
 
+Configuration
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+* Do not persist default project state in `project.config`.
+
+* Honor `gerrit.cannonicalWebUrl` when opening browser after init.
+
+* Fix 'query disabled' error when Query Limit is set.
+
 Web UI
 ~~~~~~
 
@@ -342,6 +380,13 @@ This allows consumers of the event stream to determine whether or not
 the event is related to a draft patch set.
 
 
+Emails
+~~~~~~
+
+* Email notifications are sent for new changes created via actions in the
+Web UI such as cherry-picking or reverting a change.
+
+
 Tools
 ~~~~~