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+2007-05-09	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* NEWS: new.
+
 2007-05-09	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
 	PR 1243
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+Major changes since rtems-4.7.0:
+
+2007-05-09 	Remove define CPU_HAS_OWN_HOST_TO_NETWORK_ROUTINES (formerly in
+	score/cpu/<cpu>/score/rtems/cpu.h)
+
+	This define has not been used in RTEMS code and therefore has been
+	removed without substitute.