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SWIFT RIVER v0.2.2 - Batuque
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SwiftRiver is a FOSS platform for determining the veracity and accuracy of news related to an event or topic. SwiftRiver's role in this scenario is to surface relevant information using probabilistic algorithms and crowd-sourcing, in real-time. Swift has an extremely modular design with support for plug-ins and hosted API services.  You can find out more about Swift Web Services at - http://sws.ushahidi.com/

	Find us on Github - http://github.com/ushahidi/Swiftriver

NOTE: This is a public alpha software release for evaluation and feedback purposes only. Please do NOT use this in critical scenarios without further consultation. Contact jon [at] ushahidi.com with additional questions or feedback.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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	Apache 1.3 or greater
	PHP 5.3 or higher
	PHP Pear Extensions
	MySQL 4.0 or higher
	Supports IE7+, FireFox, Safari
	
Further details on this release can be found at - http://swift.ushahidi.com/doc/doku.php?id=batuque	

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RELEASE NOTES
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	Walkthrough Installer
	Turbine (Plugin Architecture)
	Semantic Tagging (Who, What, Where)
	Add Unlimited Number of Feeds
	Database Abstraction Layer (for supporting noSQL DBs) 	
	Extensible Source Parsing Service
	Swift Web Service Integration (SiLCC)
	One Page Workflow
	Auto-refresh (Ajax/jQuery)
	Admin Bar
	
Further details on this release can be found at - http://swift.ushahidi.com/doc/doku.php?id=batuque	

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DOCUMENTATION
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Documentation - http://swift.ushahidi.com/doc/ 
Installation - http://swift.ushahidi.com/doc/doku.php?id=install
Roadmap - http://swift.ushahidi.com/doc/doku.php?id=roadmap
FAQ - http://swift.ushahidi.com/doc/doku.php?id=faq

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PROJECT CONTRIBUTORS
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Core Developers

	Jon Gosier (Director, UX, System Architect)
	Matthew Griffiths (Technical Architect) 

Contributors to Development

	Moses Mugisha (SULSa)
	Victor Miclovich (SiLCC)
	Wolfgang Werner (SiLCC)
	M. Edward Borasky (SiLCC)
	Maarten J. van der Veen (Twitter API)
	Soe (River ID)
	Nishith Rastogi (SiLCC)
	Mang-Git Ng (Reverberations)
	Josh Bronson (SiCDS)
	Ivan Kavuma (SiPS)

Other Contributors

	Andrew Turner
	Chris Blow
	Kaushal Jhalla
	Ed Bice
	Patrick Meier
	Erik Hersman
	David Kobia 

Contributing Organizations

	Ushahidi
	OpenCalais
	Appfrica Labs
	Geo Commons
	Meedan

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CHANGE LOG
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2010-06-01	Simpletube.inc
2010-05-31	Writable Cache
2010-05-28	Installer, .htaccess
2010-05-22	Redesigned default theme, logo
2010-05-20  Adding Parsers, New Theme Engine, Ajax refresh 
2010-05-10	Complete Rebuild, Migration to Kohana 3.x.x
2010-04-30	Merge New Core, New Installer
2010-04-03	Theming Admin, Auto Logo Styles
2010-03-26	Rumba v0.0.9 Released
2010-03-22	Changes to Reporting Panel in Admin
2010-03-21	Tag Sorting, Tag Pages
2010-03-19	Added TagThe.net Support
2010-03-19	Voting Fixes
2010-03-18	Auto Verify when posting to self, Service API
2010-03-17	Post to Self
2010-03-15	Admin Panel Styling, Default Veracity Slider Value Changed to '0 - 100'
2010-03-14	Design, CSS and UI
2010-03-11	Debug Installer, README, Added Rumba Theme, Sweeper Panel Icons
2010-03-10	User Roles & Tagging, UI fixes
2010-03-01  Announced Release Schedule
2010-02-28	Fixed Installer and .htaccess file
2010-02-26	Veracity Slider and Analytics
2010-02-25	Fixes to Scoring Algorithm
2010-02-24	Implemented Rating Algorithm
2010-02-22	Sweeper Login, Ajax Tagging, Dupe Suppression, Routing Problems, Change to .sql
2010-02-18	Ajax Tagging
2010-02-16	Veracity (Tagging and Weighting)
2010-02-14	Sql update
2010-02-12	Implemented Tagging
2010-02-11	Update
2010-02-10	Early Build
2010-01-27	Initial Push, README

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RELEASE SCHEDULE
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0.0.0	Rumba		(released 2010-03-31)
0.1.0	Apala
0.2.0	Batuque		
0.3.0	*Benga
0.4.0	Bikutsi
0.5.0	Cape Jazz
0.6.0	Chimurenga
0.7.0	Fuji music
0.8.0	Harare
0.9.0	Jit
1.0.0	Jùjú		(Beta)
1.1.0	Kizomba
1.2.0	Kuduro
1.3.0	Kwaito
1.4.0	Kwela
1.5.0	Makossa
1.6.0	Malouf
1.7.0	Maloya
1.8.0	Marrabenta
1.9.0	Museve
2.0.0	Mbalax
2.1.0	Mbaqanga	(Non-Beta)
2.2.0	Mbube
2.3.0	Morna
2.4.0	Palm
2.5.0	Raï
2.6.0	Sakara
2.7.0	Sega
2.8.0	Soukous
2.9.0	Taarab	
3.0.0	Zouk

* = currently in development