freecode.com has shut down. This software is, accordingly, obsolete.

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                freecode-submit project release news
 
+On June 18, 2014, freecode.com ceased accepting new updates.  
+Accordingly, this software is now obsolete.
+
 2.8 @ 2013-06-01
     Minor documentation improvements, and stricter pylint checking.
 

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                        freecode-submit
 
+On June 18, 2014, freecode.com ceased accepting new updates.  
+Accordingly, this software is now obsolete.
+
 freecode-submit is a script that supports remote submission of release 
 updates to Freecode via its JSON interface.  It is intended for use
 in project release scripts.