From bdd2ed5acf7ea34092c9aa7049232ea5e8f29874 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neil Johnson Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 15:02:03 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] update for v0.30.0 --- CHANGES.rst | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst index 096fa4794..ffadd83e4 100644 --- a/CHANGES.rst +++ b/CHANGES.rst @@ -1,11 +1,30 @@ +Changes in synapse v0.30.0 (2018-05-24) +========================================== + +'Server Notices' are a new feature introduced in Synapse 0.30. They provide a +channel whereby server administrators can send messages to users on the server. + +They are used as part of communication of the server policies (see `docs/consent_tracking.md`), +however the intention is that they may also find a use for features such +as "Message of the day". + +This feature is specific to Synapse, but uses standard Matrix communication mechanisms, +so should work with any Matrix client. For more details see ``docs/server_notices.md`` + +Further Server Notices/Consent Tracking Support: + +* Allow overriding the server_notices user's avatar (#3273) +* Use the localpart in the consent uri (#3272) +* Support for putting %(consent_uri)s in messages (#3271) +* Block attempts to send server notices to remote users (#3270) +* Docs on consent bits (#3268) + + + Changes in synapse v0.30.0-rc1 (2018-05-23) ========================================== -This version includes support for Privacy Notice agreement collection. More -details live at docs/privacy_policy_templates/README.md - - -GDPR Support: +Server Notices/Consent Tracking Support: * ConsentResource to gather policy consent from users (PR #3213) * Move RoomCreationHandler out of synapse.handlers.Handlers (PR #3225)