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+  <h1>GNUnet 0.12.0 released</h1>
+<p>
+  We are pleased to announce the release of GNUnet 0.12.0.
+<br>
+  This is a new major release. It breaks protocol compatibility with the 0.11.x versions.
+  In terms of usability, users should be aware that there are still
+  <b>a large number of known open issues</b> in particular with respect to ease
+  of use, but also some critical privacy issues especially for mobile users.
+  Also, the nascent network is tiny (about 200 peers) and thus unlikely to
+  provide good anonymity or extensive amounts of interesting information.
+  As a result, the 0.12.0 release is still <b>only suitable for early adopters
+  with some reasonable pain tolerance</b>.
+</p>
+<h4>Download links</h4>
+<ul>
+  <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-0.12.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-0.12.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+  <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-0.12.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-0.12.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+  <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-gtk-0.11.7.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-gtk-0.11.7.tar.gz</a></li>
+  <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-gtk-0.11.7.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-gtk-0.11.7.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+  <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-fuse-0.11.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-fuse-0.11.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+  <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-fuse-0.11.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-fuse-0.11.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+</ul>
+<p>
+  gnunet-fuse and gnunet-gtk were not released again, as there were no changes
+  and the 0.11.0/0.11.7 versions are expected to continue to work fine with
+  gnunet-0.12.0. The GPG key used to sign is:
+  <tt>TODO</tt>
+</p>
+<p>
+  Note that due to mirror synchronization, not all links might be functional
+  early after the release. For direct access try
+  <a href="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnunet/">http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnunet/</a>
+</p>
+<h4>Noteworthy changes in 0.12.0 (since 0.11.8)</h4>
+<ul>
+  <li><tt>GNS</tt>: Changed key derivation protocols to adhere with <a href="">LSD001</a>. <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/view.php?id=5921">#5921</a></li>
+  <li><tt>GNS</tt>: GNS names are not expected to be UTF-8 (as opposed to IDNA). <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/view.php?id=5922">#5922</a></li>
+  <li><tt>GNS</tt>: GNS NSS plugin now properly handles non-standard IDNA names. <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/view.php?id=5927">#5927</a></li>
+  <li><tt>GNS/NSE</tt>: Zone revocation proof of work algorithm changed to be less susceptible to specialized ASIC hardware.
+  <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/view.php?id=3795">#3795</a></li>
+  <li><tt>TRANSPORT</tt>: UDP plugin moved to experimental as it is known to be unstable.</li>
+  <li><tt>UTIL</tt>: Improved and documented RSA binary format. <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/view.php?id=5968">#5968</a></li>
+  <li><tt>UTIL</tt>: Removed redundant hashing in EdDSA signatures. <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/view.php?id=5398">#5398</a></li>
+  <li><tt>Buildsystem</tt>: A significant number of build system issued have been fixed and improvements implemented.</li>
+</ul>
+<h4>Known Issues</h4>
+<ul>
+  <li>There are known major design issues in the TRANSPORT, ATS and CORE subsystems which will need to be addressed in the future to achieve acceptable usability, performance and security.</li>
+  <li>There are known moderate implementation limitations in CADET that negatively impact performance.</li>
+  <li>There are known moderate design issues in FS that also impact usability and performance.</li>
+  <li>There are minor implementation limitations in SET that create unnecessary attack surface for availability.</li>
+  <li>The RPS subsystem remains experimental.</li>
+  <li>Some high-level tests in the test-suite fail non-deterministically due to the low-level TRANSPORT issues.</li>
+</ul>
+<p>
+  In addition to this list, you may also want to consult our bug tracker at <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/">bugs.gnunet.org</a> which lists about 190 more specific issues.
+</p>
+
+<h4>Thanks</h4>
+<p>
+  This release was the work of many people. The following people contributed code and were thus easily identified:
+  ng0, Christian Grothoff, Florian Dold, xrs, Naomi Phillips and Martin Schanzenbach.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}