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+ZBar Barcode Reader News
+========================
+
+Version 0.23
+============
+
+  Update ZBar for it to work with updated library versions, making it
+  compatible with either Gtk2 or Gtk3 and either Python2 or Python3.
+  As part of the new port, it is now possible to use ZBar Gtk bindings
+  not only with python2/python3, but also on other languages, as it now
+  uses GObject Introspection- GIR, with is a method to allow using libraries
+  developed on one language on others. Several languages support it.
+  On Windows side, support for DirectShow was added.
+
+Version 0.22.2 (2019-04-29)
+===========================
+
+  Some fixes to another set of Windows issues and to support Java 11.
+
+Version 0.22.1 (2019-04-25)
+===========================
+
+  Some fixes to allow building ZBar on Windows with MinGw.
+
+Version 0.22 (2019-02-20)
+=========================
+
+  Lots of improvements at zbarcam-qt, allowing it to fully configure the
+  decoders that will be used, and the options that will be used at the
+  decoders. Some improvements at the image scanner logic and plugin
+  selection.
+
+Version 0.21 (2019-02-12)
+=========================
+
+  Added support for SQ code, and the ability of compiling ZBar with the
+  LLVM/Clang compiler. Several bugs fixes and enhancements are also found
+  in this release; existing users are encouraged to upgrade.
+
+Version 0.20.1 (2018-08-08)
+===========================
+
+  Minor changes at ZBar, in order to adapt to modern distributions
+  with are removing /usr/bin/python in favor of just using python2.
+  Also, updated some python2 scripts to work with modern distros,
+  where the Image module is now inside PIL.
+
+Version 0.20 (2017-04-11)
+=========================
+
+  As upstream didn't have any version since 2009, created a ZBar fork at
+  linuxtv.org. This release improves a lot V4L2 support, by using libv4l2
+  to handle formats that are alien to ZBar, making it compatible with a lot
+  more webcam models. Qt support was also updated, making it compatible
+  with Qt5. ZBar now have two other GUI applications (zbarcam-qt and
+  zbarcam-gtk). With zbarcam-qt, it is now possible to adjust the camera
+  controls, making easier to read barcodes using a camera.
+
+Version 0.10 (2009-10-23)
+=========================
+
+  ZBar goes 2D!  This release introduces support for QR Code, developed
+  by our new project member, Timothy Terriberry.  Timothy is an image
+  processing master, providing this sophisticated functionality using
+  only integer arithmetic and maintaining an extremely small image
+  size.  Feel free to drop in on #zbar over at freenode to welcome
+  Timothy (aka derf) to the project and congratulate him on his awesome
+  work.
+
+  Several bugs fixes and enhancements are also found in this release;
+  existing users are encouraged to upgrade.
+
+Version 0.9 (2009-08-31)
+========================
+
+  Introducing ZBar for Windows!  So far we only have straight ports of
+  the command line applications, but work on a cross-platform GUI has
+  already begun.  This release also has a few scanner/decoder
+  enhancements and fixes several bugs.  Many internal changes are
+  represented, so please open a support request if you experience any
+  problems.
+
+Version 0.8 (2009-06-05)
+========================
+
+  This is a bugfix release just to clean up a few issues found in the
+  last release.  Existing users are encouraged to upgrade to pick up
+  these fixes.
+
+Version 0.7 (2009-04-21)
+========================
+
+  Welcome to ZBar!  In addition to finalizing the project name change,
+  this release adds new bindings for Python and fixes a few bugs with
+  the Perl interface.  The decoder also has several new features and
+  addresses missing checks that will improve reliability with
+  excessively noisy images.
+
+Version 0.6 (2009-02-28)
+========================
+
+  This release fixes many bugs and adds several improvements suggested
+  by users:  support for decoding UPC-E is finished.  zebraimg is
+  now able to scan all pages of a document (such as PDF or TIFF) and
+  the new XML output includes the page where each barcode is found.
+  Camera support has been significantly improved, including the
+  addition of JPEG image formats.  Perl bindings make it even easier
+  to write a document or video scanning application.  Finally, we are
+  now able to offer initial support for building the base library for
+  Windows!
+
+Version 0.5 (2008-07-25)
+========================
+
+  Introducing zebra widgets!  Prioritized by popular demand, this
+  release includes fully functional barcode scanning widgets for GTK,
+  PyGTK, and Qt.  Application developers may now seamlessly integrate
+  barcode reader support with their user interface.
+
+  This release also fixes many bugs; existing users are encouraged to
+  upgrade.
+
+Version 0.4 (2008-05-31)
+========================
+
+  new support for EAN-8, Code 39 and Interleaved 2 of 5!
+  this release also introduces the long awaited decoder configuration
+  options and fixes several bugs
+
+Version 0.3 (2008-02-25)
+========================
+
+  this is a beta release of the enhanced internal architecture.
+  support has been added for version 2 of the video4linux API and many
+  more image formats.  several other feature enhancements and bug
+  fixes are also included.  image scanning is slightly improved for
+  some images, but the base scan/decode function is relatively
+  untouched.  significant new code is represented in this release
+  - all bug reports are welcome and will be addressed promptly!
+
+Version 0.2 (2007-05-16)
+========================
+
+  this release introduces significant enhancements, bug fixes and new
+  features!  basic EAN-13/UPC-A reading has been improved and should
+  now be much more reliable.  by popular request, new support has been
+  added for decoding Code 128.  additionally, the build process was
+  improved and there is even basic documentation for the application
+  commands
+
+Version 0.1 (2007-03-24)
+========================
+
+  first official Zebra release!
+  supports basic scanning and decoding of EAN-13 and UPC-A symbols
+  using a webcam (zebracam) or from stored image files (zebraimg).
+  still need to add support for addons and EAN-8/UPC-E