FreeRIP v2
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Version 2.60 (2004-02-09)
	Now FreeRIP is a full FREEWARE product - no more registered version available, no more graphic banners
	Now all users can disable splash screen and Amazon links at will
	Added a "Support us" window that appear on a periodic basis (user can disable it at will)
	Added MP3->Wav, MP3->Ogg and MP3->MP3 file conversion feature (with mpglib.dll)
	Added Ogg->Wav, Ogg->MP3 and Ogg->Ogg file conversion feature
	Added drag and drop to add files in multiple file conversion window
	Added drag and drop to change file in single file conversion window
	Now FreeRIP uses lame_enc.dll (version 1.95 included)
	Now FreeRIP uses Ogg Vorbis library version 1.0.1
	Now FreeRIP can convert to MP3 low sampling rate Wav files too (i.e 8Khz, 11Khz)
	Added the ability to configure the searchbar
	Fixed the bug that made 2 freedb server addresses duplicate each time settings were saved
	Fixed the bug that generated a GPF on entering settings window

Version 2.53 (2003-12-24):
	Fixed a bug with UNC naming in output path: now FreeRIP can correctly save MP3 files to UNC named network paths
	Fixed a problem in Wav file converter which make output files blank on certain systems	

Version 2.52 (2003-10-28):
	Fixed a memory allocation problem of ASPI layer on Winodws 95/98/me platforms
	Fixed a menu label
	Fixed a problem in track length reading
	 
Version 2.51 (2003-09-28):
	Fixed an incompatibility of the ASPI engine with many Windows 9x/me systems
	Fixed a startup problem when restarting FreeRIP after a drive configuration change

Version 2.50 (2003-09-23):
	Added a splash screen 
	Added a splash screen disable option for registered users only
	Totally rewritten ripping engine: now fixed many problems like "no CD found" and "no WNASPI found"
	Changed Device setting page, removed jitter control, added a brand new "Safe mode" reading style
	No more advertisement banners on the main window (only Amazon textual links)
	Added error messages for Wav file unsupported format 
	Now FreeRIP correctly ends on error a Wav to MP3 conversion with sampling frequency under 20KHz

Version 2.40 (2003-07-16)
	Fixed problem in reading single track CDs	
	Fixed a problem with file creation with " and ' characters in CD title or artist
	Totally rewritten Wav reader code: now FreeRIP can read and convert any kind of Wav file, not only 16 bit stereo ones
	Added a Music Searchbar in the main Window

Version 2.35 (2003-05-16)
	Added Automatic Gain Control algorithm to fix tracks volume on the fly during rip and convert processes
	Fixed inconsistencies in Wav file header identification
	Fixed a problem with Genre ID3 tag in MP3 files
	Fixed a problem with DATE/YEAR tags in Ogg Vorbis files
	Added TRACKNUMBER tag in Ogg Vorbis files
	Fixed few lesser space trimming problems with freedb track data import

Version 2.30 (2003-04-01)
	Fixed problem of ignored modified conversion parameters in Wav files conversion window
	Added a single wav file conversion window
	Now both Wav file conversion windows take default encoding settings from general FreeRIP Cfg
	Fixed contextual help problems
	Now "Disable banners" options also disable all other advertising in FreeRIP

Version 2.21 (2003-03-23)
	Fixed problem "FreeRIP hangs ripping last cd track"
	Fixed a problem with ignored read retries settings

Version 2.20 (2003-03-15)
	Added a Wav to MP3/Ogg file converter
	Now FreeRIP correctly saves and restores main window size 

Version 2.12 (2003-02-14)
	Added MP3 and Ogg Vorbis Mono mode encoding
	Added start frame column field in main window
	Added a ripping progress indication in the rip dialog title bar
	Added ripping volume control (in General page of Options window)

Version 2.11 (2003-02-01)
	Fixed "RIP error at xxxxx (-4:4)" near data tracks (CD-XA fix)
	Fixed a bug in "File name prefix" setting of Output Path

Version 2.10 (2003-01-09)
	Added an option to let FreeRIP make a sound alarm on rip process end
	Added an advanced mode to build output file names in a more flexible way
	Added Output Path page in the setting window. Moved there all output path related settings.
	Now using Lame 3.93.1
	Now correctly set ID3V2 Tags in MP3 files
	Added the 16 KBit bitrate encoding option for both ogg and MP3
	Fixed few problems in MP3 bitrate settings
	Improved Ogg Vorbis Encoding; now correctly supports ABR and VBR
	Fixed few minor bugs
	Added My Search Bar support in setup


Version 2.00 (2002-11-01)
	First Official 2.xx release