Revert "pass w2016 and make test"

[metze/samba/wip.git] / WHATSNEW.txt

diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt
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--- a/WHATSNEW.txt
+++ b/WHATSNEW.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ UPGRADING
 NEW FEATURES/CHANGES
 ====================
 
+Python 3.5 Required
+-------------------
+
+Samba's minimum runtime requirement for python was raised to Python
+3.4 with samba 4.11.  Samba 4.12 raises this minimum version to Python
+3.5 both to access new features and because this is the oldest version
+we test with in our CI infrastructure.
+
+(Build time support for the file server with Python 2.6 has not
+changed)
 
 GnuTLS 3.4.7 required
 ---------------------
@@ -28,6 +38,10 @@ Samba now requires GnuTLS 3.4.7 to be installed (including development
 headers at build time) for all configurations, not just the Samba AD
 DC.
 
+Using GnuTLS for SMB3 encryption you will notice huge performance and copy
+speed improvements. Tests with the CIFS Kernel client from Linux Kernel 5.3
+show a 3x speed improvement for writing and a 2.5x speed improvement for reads!
+
 NOTE WELL: The use of GnuTLS means that Samba will honour the
 system-wide 'FIPS mode' (a reference to the US FIPS-140 cryptographic
 standard) and so will not operate in many still common situations if