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+[[!meta title="Cdist 2.1.0pre8 released"]]
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+Here's a short overview about the changes found in this release:
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+	* Type cleanup: __apt_ppa, __apt_ppa_update_index, __file, 
+		__ssh_authorized_key, __timezone, all install types (Steven Armstrong)
+	* Types: Remove all parameter changing code
+	* Type __rvm_ruby: Change parameter "default" to be boolean
+	* Documentation: Web documentation clean up
+
+For more information visit the [[cdist homepage|software/cdist]].
+
+[[!tag cdist config unix]]