Bug 1135398: Release notes for 5.0 miss some important changes

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<li><strong>Database:</strong> For version 8.x of PostgreSQL, <kbd>plpgsql</kbd> <li><strong>Database:</strong> For version 8.x of PostgreSQL, <kbd>plpgsql</kbd>
was not always installed by default and <kbd>checksetup.pl</kbd> would was not always installed by default and <kbd>checksetup.pl</kbd> would
generate an error. This has been fixed.</li> generate an error. This has been fixed.</li>
<li><strong>Development:</strong> Bugzilla is now HTML5 compliant.</li> <li><strong>Development:</strong> Bugzilla is now HTML5 compliant. As a
consequence, Internet Explorer 6 and 7 are no longer supported.</li>
<li><strong>Email:</strong> Email generation originally was done before the <li><strong>Email:</strong> Email generation originally was done before the
jobqueue job was inserted. This is now delayed and done by jobqueue job was inserted. This is now delayed and done by
<kbd>jobqueue.pl</kbd> right before sending the email which can improve <kbd>jobqueue.pl</kbd> right before sending the email which can improve
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happens in the web UI.</li> happens in the web UI.</li>
<li>WebService calls now support use of API keys for authentication. <li>WebService calls now support use of API keys for authentication.
Usernames and passwords remain supported.</li> Usernames and passwords remain supported.</li>
<li>Invalid or expired authentication cookies and tokens now throw
errors instead of being silently ignored. <kbd>User.valid_login</kbd>
can be used to determine if they are still valid or not.</li>
<li>WebService calls that are used to create and update [% terms.bugs %] <li>WebService calls that are used to create and update [% terms.bugs %]
and attachments now support setting and updating of flags.</li> and attachments now support setting and updating of flags.</li>
<li><kbd>B[%%]ug.update_attachment</kbd> can update an attachment's <li><kbd>B[%%]ug.update_attachment</kbd> can update an attachment's
metadata as well as its flags.</li> metadata as well as its flags.</li>
<li>Invalid or expired authentication cookies and tokens now throw
errors instead of being silently ignored.</li>
<li>The <kbd>product</kbd> parameter for <kbd>B[%%]ug.possible_duplicates</kbd> <li>The <kbd>product</kbd> parameter for <kbd>B[%%]ug.possible_duplicates</kbd>
has been renamed to <kbd>products</kbd>.</li> has been renamed to <kbd>products</kbd>.</li>
<li>Some compatibility fields included in returned data that were marked <li>Some compatibility fields included in returned data that were marked
to be removed in this release are now gone.</li> to be removed in this release are now gone.</li>
<li><kbd>Group.get</kbd> has been added to get information about a group and <li><kbd>Group.get</kbd> has been added to get information about a group and
its members.</li> its members.</li>
<li><kbd>FlagType.get</kbd> has been added to get information about valid
flag types for a given product and component.</li>
</ul> </ul>
<h2 id="code_changes">Code Changes Which May Affect Customizations and Extensions</h2> <h2 id="code_changes">Code Changes Which May Affect Customizations and Extensions</h2>
<ul> <ul>
<li>Support for CVS, Bonsai and LXR has been removed entirely when viewing
attachments. This means that the <kbd>cvsroot</kbd>, <kbd>cvsroot_get</kbd>,
<kbd>bonsai_url</kbd>, <kbd>lxr_url</kbd> and <kbd>lxr_root</kbd> parameters
are all gone, as well as <kbd>cvsbin</kbd> from the <kbd>localconfig</kbd>
file.</li>
<li>The <kbd>docs_urlbase</kbd> parameter has been removed. If documentation <li>The <kbd>docs_urlbase</kbd> parameter has been removed. If documentation
has not been compiled locally, the "Help" links and other documentation links has not been compiled locally, the "Help" links and other documentation links
will redirect to <a href="https://bugzilla.readthedocs.org">bugzilla.readthedocs.org</a> will redirect to <a href="https://bugzilla.readthedocs.org">bugzilla.readthedocs.org</a>
automatically.</li> automatically.</li>
<li>The <kbd>mostfreqthreshold</kbd> parameter has also been removed.</li> <li>The <kbd>mostfreqthreshold</kbd> parameter has also been removed.</li>
<li>All extensions which define new public WebService methods must list them
in a <kbd>PUBLIC_METHODS</kbd> constant. Methods which are not listed there
will not be accessible remotely.</li>
<li><kbd>JSON::XS</kbd> is now used instead of <kbd>Data::Dumper</kbd> for <li><kbd>JSON::XS</kbd> is now used instead of <kbd>Data::Dumper</kbd> for
storage on configuration values in <kbd>data/params</kbd>. This should storage on configuration values in <kbd>data/params</kbd>. This should
improve performance when loading the file.</li> improve performance when loading the file.</li>
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in all places applicable.</li> in all places applicable.</li>
<li>A new hook called <kbd>cgi_headers</kbd> has been added to allow <li>A new hook called <kbd>cgi_headers</kbd> has been added to allow
customization of the HTTP headers returned.</kbd> customization of the HTTP headers returned.</kbd>
<li>A new hook called <kbd>user_check_account_creation</kbd> has been added
to add extra checks before accepting the creation of a new user account.</li>
</ul> </ul>
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