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+1.5.0 (2010-??-??):
+
+    Big changes in this version:
+     * The DOSbox OPL emulator (DBOPL) has been imported to replace
+       the older FMOPL code.  The quality of OPL emulation is now
+       therefore much better.
+     * When running in windowed mode, it is now possible to
+       dynamically resize the window by dragging the window borders.
+     * There are now keyboard, mouse and joystick bindings to cycle
+       through available weapons, making play with joypads or mobile
+       devices (ie. without a proper keyboard) much more practical.
+     * There is now a key binding to change the multiplayer spy key
+       (usually F12).
+     * There is now a configuration file parameter to set the OPL I/O
+       port, for cards that don't use port 0x388.
+     * Up to 8 mouse buttons are now supported (including the
+       mousewheel).
+
+    Bugs fixed:
+     * It is now possible to use OPL emulation at 11025Hz sound
+       sampling rate (thanks to the new OPL emulator).
+     * The span renderer function (used for drawing floors and
+       ceilings) now behaves the same as Vanilla Doom, so screenshots
+       are pixel-perfect identical to Vanilla Doom (thanks Porsche
+       Monty).
+     * The zone memory system now aligns allocated memory to 8-byte
+       boundaries on 64-bit systems, which may fix crashes on systems
+       such as sparc64.
+     * The configure script now checks for libm, fixing compile
+       problems on Fedora Linux.
+
+1.4.0 (2010-07-10):
+
+     The biggest change in this version is the addition of OPL
+     emulation.  This emulates Vanilla Doom's MIDI playback when
+     using a Yamaha OPL synthesizer chip, as was found on
+     SoundBlaster compatible cards.
+
+     A software OPL emulator is included as most modern computers do
+     not have a hardware OPL chip any more.  If you do have one, you
+     can configure Chocolate Doom to use it; see README.OPL.
+
+     The OPL playback feature is not yet perfect or 100% complete,
+     but is judged to be good enough for general use.  If you find
+     music that does not play back properly, please report it as a
+     bug.
+
+     Other changes:
+     * The REJECT overflow emulation code from PrBoom+ has been
+       imported.  This fixes demo desync on some demos, although
+       others will still desync.
+     * Warnings are now generated for invalid dehacked replacements of
+       printf format strings.  Some potential buffer overflows are
+       also checked.
+     * The installation instructions (INSTALL file) have been
+       clarified and made more platform-agnostic.
+     * The mouse is no longer warped to the center of the screen when
+       the demo sequence advances.
+     * Key bindings can now be changed for the demo recording quit key
+       (normally 'q') and the multiplayer messaging keys (normally
+       't', 'g', 'i', 'b' and 'r').
+
+1.3.0 (2010-02-10):
 
      * Chocolate Doom now runs on Windows Mobile/Windows CE!
      * It is possible to rebind most/all of the keys that control the
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      * When recording shorttics demos, errors caused by the reduced
        turning resolution are carried forward, possibly making turning
        smoother.
+     * The source tarball can now be used to build an RPM package:
+         rpmbuild -tb chocolate-doom-VER.tar.gz
 
     Compatibility:
      * The A_BossDeath behavior in v1.9 emulation mode was fixed