- Mention `warranty;' in splash-screen instead of file COPYING.

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 This file records noteworthy changes.
 
+0.5.4 (15 March 2000)
+* Some algorithms in class matrix (notably determinant) were replaced by
+  less brain-dead ones and should now have much better performance.
+* Checks were completely reorganized and split up into three parts:
+  a) exams (small regression tests with predefined input)
+  b) checks (lenghty coherence checks with random input)
+  c) timings (for coherence and crude benchmarking)
+* Behaviour of .evalf() was changed: it doesn't .evalf() any exponents.
+* Expanded expressions now remember they are expanded to prevent
+  superfluous expansions.
+* Small bugfixes and improvements in the series expansion.
+
+0.5.3 (23 February 2000)
+* A more flexible scheme for registering functions was implemented,
+  allowing for remembering, too.
+* Some Bugfixes.
+
+0.5.2 (16 February 2000)
+* Mainly fixes a bug in the packaging of release 0.5.1.
+
+0.5.1 (14 February 2000)
+* Fixes a small number of bugs.
+
 0.5.0 (7 February 2000)
 * Expressions can be written ("archived") to files and read therefrom.
 * Addition of GiNaC-cint, which lets you write complete programs in
   an interactive shell-like manner in your favoured programming
-  language (C++).
+  language (i.e. C++).
 
 0.4.1 (13 December 1999)
 * Series Expansion of Gamma function and some other trigonometric