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+Summary of important user-visible changes for releases of the ga package
+
+===============================================================================
+ga-0.10.0 Release Date: 2012-04-06 Release Manager: Luca Favatella
+===============================================================================
+
+** Remove dependency on the "communications" package and require
+ Octave version 3.4.0 (or better). The "communications" package was
+ used only for its "randint" function; now the "randi" function,
+ introduced in Octave 3.4.0, is used instead.
+
+** Reorganize the unit test suite. All available tests can be
+ executed by running "test_ga". Fix bug #3287917 (Debian bug
+ #622929).
+
+** Rename the package from "Genetic Algorithm and Direct Search" to
+ "Genetic Algorithm" as only the Genetic Algorithm is implemented.
+ Direct Search will not be implemented in the foreseeable future.