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+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar  6 09:36:15 UTC 2016 - astieger@suse.com
+
+- GNU moe 1.8:
+  * Moe is now able to read some types of non regular files at
+    startup. Opening non regular files during the editing session 
+    is not allowed because it could cause moe to be killed, losing
+    the changes of any other files being edited.
+  * "Center line" now works correctly in overwrite mode.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri May  8 19:43:35 UTC 2015 - astieger@suse.com
 
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 Name:           moe
-Version:        1.7
+Version:        1.8
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Powerful and User-friendly Text Editor
 License:        GPL-3.0+