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docs: various fixes to v2016.2 release notes

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@ -85,24 +85,30 @@ New features
site texts. They should always be used when including user-provided information like site texts. They should always be used when including user-provided information like
hostnames and contact information in HTML code or URLs. hostnames and contact information in HTML code or URLs.
* Dropbear is updated to a newer version, enabling new SSH crytpo methods and removing * Dropbear has been updated to a newer version, enabling new SSH crypto methods and removing
some old ones like DSA. This reduces the time needed for the first boot and makes some old ones like DSA. This reduces the time needed for the first boot and makes
SSH logins faster (`#223 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/issues/223>`_) SSH logins faster (`#223 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/issues/223>`_)
* WLAN basic and supported rate sets have been made configurable, to allow disabling * WLAN basic and supported rate sets have been made configurable, to allow disabling
802.11b rates (`#810 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/pull/810>`_) 802.11b rates (`#810 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/pull/810>`_)
* ath10k-based devices are now officially supported, it's possible to choose between * ath10k-based devices are now supported officially; it's possible to choose between
IBSS- and 11s-capable firmwares in site.mk (`#864 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/pull/864>`_) IBSS- and 11s-capable firmwares in site.mk (`#864 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/pull/864>`_)
* The ``prefix4`` and ``next_node.ip4`` site.conf options are now optional. * The ``prefix4`` and ``next_node.ip4`` site.conf options are optional now.
Bugfixes Bugfixes
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
* The stability of the ath9k WLAN driver has been improved significantly
(`#605 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/issues/605>`_)
mac80211, hostapd and other related drivers and services have been backported from LEDE ``42f559e``.
* Extremely slow downloads could lead to multiple instances of the autoupdater * Extremely slow downloads could lead to multiple instances of the autoupdater
running concurrently. Use lockfile to prevent this and add timeouts to download running concurrently (`#582 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/pull/582>`_)
processes. (`#582 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/pull/582>`_)
A lockfile is used to prevent this and timeouts have been added to download processes.
Other changes Other changes
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@ -141,8 +147,6 @@ Inside of URLs, ``urlescape`` must be used instead of ``escape``.
Internals Internals
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* mac80211, hostapd and other related drivers and services have been backported from LEDE ``42f559e``
* Mesh interfaces are now configured in a protocol-independent way in UCI (`#870 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/pull/870>`_) * Mesh interfaces are now configured in a protocol-independent way in UCI (`#870 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/pull/870>`_)
The MAC address assignment of all mesh and WLAN interfaces has been modified to prepare for support of The MAC address assignment of all mesh and WLAN interfaces has been modified to prepare for support of