ANN: ModemManager 0.5.4-rc2 and 0.6-rc1 released

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

Hi,

On the road to ModemManager 0.5.4 (current stable) and 0.6 (new stable),
we've got two hot releases for you.

First, 0.5.4-rc2...

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/ModemManager/0.5/ModemManager-0.5.3.96.tar.xz

Which has the following enhancements over 0.5.2:
- Better handling of PPP auth methods
- Support for PPP-based ZTE modems that use Icera chipsets
- Stability fixes for Huawei modems
- Ignore unsupported QMI ethernet ports
- Better support for sending SMS messages on some modems
- Use SMS PDU mode by default


and second, 0.6-rc1, which has the following significant changes over
the 0.5.x series:

- More flexible and reliable port probing and modem setup
- New plugin for some Cinterion modems
- New plugin for some Iridium satellite modems
- New API for modem firmware management
- New API for network-provided date and time
- New API for indicating remaining PIN/PUK unlock retries
- New API for indicating enabled facility locks

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/ModemManager/0.5/ModemManager-0.5.995.0.tar.xz

When the final 0.6 is released, it will become the new stable series,
and 0.5.x will move to maintenance mode.

As always, testing appreciated on both versions.

Thanks!
Dan