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                   Apache Commons Daemon 1.2.1
                         Release Notes

This document contains the release notes for this version of the
Apache Commons Daemon package, and highlights new features in the 1.2
releases compared to the 1.1 releases.


New Features
------------

 - Improved JRE/JDK detection to support increased range of both JVM
   versions and vendors
 
 - The minimum target platform for Windows has been increased to
   Windows 7 / Server 2008 SP2

 - The default Windows service user has changed from LocalSystem to
  'NT Authority\LocalService'
  
Note: The minimum Java version remains unchanged at 1.6.


Bug Fixes
---------

 - Please see the change log
   https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-daemon/changes-report.html


Feedback
--------
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https://commons.apache.org/daemon/

Please direct all bug reports to JIRA
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DAEMON

Or subscribe to the commons-user mailing list (prefix emails by [daemon])
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The Apache Commons Daemon Team
