fixed for 0.6

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ANNOUNCE

-Pike 0.5b
+Pike 0.6 BETA
 
-Pike 0.5 is now available for public beta testing, though
+Pike 0.6 BETA is now available for public beta testing, though
 unfortunately it is not quite complete. Due to Swedish export
 restrictions we are unable to supply the cryptographic toolkit and the
-full library of algorithms. An application is being processed by the
-authorities, and as we get an export license we will make an updated
-distribution available. This document is a brief presentation of the
-most important characteristics of Pike 0.5.
+full library of algorithms.
+
+Pike version 0.6 BETA does not come with a manual yet, there is a manual
+for Pike 0.5, which will be updated to cover all new features in 0.6 as
+soon as possible. There are many changes from Pike 0.5 to Pike 0.6, but
+here are some of the most important ones you should be aware of:
+
+	o The compiler is now two-pass, which means that you can access
+	  variables and functions declared later in the source without
+	  having to use prototypes. The two-pass compiler also makes
+	  it possible to use the name of a class from inside itself.
+
+	o It is now possible to access variables and functions in the
+	  'parent' class. This greatly simplifies coding in many
+	  situations.
+
+	o The process handling has been changed to being object-
+	  oriented. For this purpose, a new function has been created:
+	  Process.create_process. The returned object can be used
+	  as an argument to kill, and has methods which will report
+	  the status of the child process.
+
+	o Similar to process handling, threads have been changed to use
+	  an object-oriented approach.
+
+	o The 'varargs' keyword has been removed.
+
+	o You can now 'import "dirname"'.
+
+	o The module system has been modified so that the current
+	  directory is no longer searched for modules. To use a module
+	  in the current directory, you must either use 'import "."'
+	  or specify the module as '.module' instead of just 'module'.
+
+	o Lots of bugs have been fixed. :)
+
+	o Implicit blocks have been implemented around if, switch, for,
+	  do-while and foreach, this means that the scope of variables
+	  such as 'x' in 'if(string x)' ends after the if construct.
+
+	o popen, system and spawn in the Process module have been changed
+	  to *NOT* execute /bin/sh on the given string. This is to ensure
+	  compatibility with Win32 systems.
+
 
 While still young, Pike matured over the last few years, and
 development is now co-ordinated by a team at Idonex AB. Pike is still
@@ -34,10 +74,7 @@ libraries. This is transparent to the module's users; the modules
 written in C and those written in Pike are accessed in exactly the
 same way.
 
-Pike version 0.5 comes with a comprehensive manual, including both a
-tutorial and a reference. This will help you to quickly get the most
-out of Pike. Below is concise list of characteristics, or pros, of
-Pike:
+A list of pros and cons with Pike follows:
 
         + General Purpose Programming Language 
 	+ Freely distributed under GPL