Changed PSPP_LINREG_SVD to PSPP_LINREG_QR

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 PSPP NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.
-Time-stamp: <2006-01-28 19:05:46 blp>
+Time-stamp: <2007-07-06 23:12:24 blp>
 Copyright (C) 1996-9, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end for copying conditions.
 
 Please send PSPP bug reports to bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org.
+
+Changes since 0.4.3:
+
+  The PSPP license is now version 3 or later of the GNU General Public
+  License.  Previously, it was version 2 or later.
+
+  Changes in build dependencies:
+
+    * iconv, which is ordinarily installed as part of a Unix-like
+      system, is now required.  If you don't have it already, you can
+      install GNU libiconv (http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/).
+
+  The PROCESS IF command, which was deprecated, has been removed.  You
+  may replace any usage of it by SELECT IF following TEMPORARY, which
+  has the same effect.
+
+  For developers, the build system now requires Autoconf 2.60 and
+  Automake 1.10.
 \f
-Changes since 0.4.0:
+Changes since 0.4.0 to 0.4.1:
+
+  Added support for very long string variables (over 255 bytes long).
+
+  Output changes:
+
+    * Output configuration options have changed.  Please refer to the
+      manual for a full description of the available options.
+
+      In consequence, you will need to reinstall your "devices" file.
+      "make install" will do this for you.
+
+    * The PostScript driver now obtains font metrics from AFM files,
+      instead of Groff-format metrics files.  It can now embed
+      PostScript fonts in its output.
+
+      In consequence, you will need to install an AFM file for each
+      font used in PostScript output.  "make install" will install AFM
+      files for the standard PostScript files, including the ones that
+      the PostScript driver uses by default.
 
   Newly implemented commands and statistical features:
 
@@ -19,10 +56,10 @@ Changes since 0.4.0:
 
     A new PSPP extension called "scratch files" has been implemented.
     A scratch file, like a system file, consists of a dictionary and
-    any number of cases.  A sufficiently small scratch file is stored
-    in memory; if it grows too large, it is written to disk.  By
-    default, any file handle whose name begins with # is assumed to
-    refer to a scratch file.  
+    any number of cases.  Small scratch files are stored in memory;
+    one that grows too large is written to disk.  By default, any file
+    handle whose name begins with # is assumed to refer to a scratch
+    file.
 
     Scratch files can be used just about anywhere a system or portable
     file can be used.  Also, portable files are now allowed in most