post-release fun
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,51 @@
(editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
+What's New in Python 2.4 alpha 2?
+=================================
+
+*Release date: XX-XXX-2004*
+
+Core and builtins
+-----------------
+
+- Allow string and unicode return types from .encode()/.decode()
+ methods on string and unicode objects. Added unicode.decode()
+ which was missing for no apparent reason.
+
+- An attempt to fix the mess that is Python's behaviour with
+ signal handlers and threads, complicated by readline's behaviour.
+ It's quite possible that there are still bugs here.
+
+Extension modules
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+Tools/Demos
+-----------
+
+Build
+-----
+
+C API
+-----
+
+New platforms
+-------------
+
+Tests
+-----
+
+Windows
+-------
+
+Mac
+---
+
+
+
What's New in Python 2.4 alpha 1?
=================================
@@ -635,12 +680,6 @@
the more complex machinery of Py_BuildValue(). PyTuple_Pack(3, a, b, c)
is equivalent to Py_BuildValue("(OOO)", a, b, c).
-New platforms
--------------
-
-Tests
------
-
Windows
-------
@@ -653,9 +692,6 @@
(modes r+, rb+, w+, wb+), and the most recent file operation before
the truncate() call was an input operation. SF bug 801631.
-Mac
-----
-
What's New in Python 2.3 final?
===============================