releases don't involve explosive bolts like NASA launches do.
Bring the ChangeLog and NEWS files up to date to the end of August.
svn path=/trunk/; revision=6341
Update the ChangeLog to be current with the latest changes. Leave the NEWS
file empty for now; I'll put some release notes / announcement info in it
before the release (some time tomorrow, hopefully).
svn path=/trunk/; revision=5774