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+# -*- rdoc -*-
+
+= NEWS for Ruby 2.6.0
+
+This document is a list of user visible feature changes made between
+releases except for bug fixes.
+
+Note that each entry is kept so brief that no reason behind or
+reference information is supplied with.  For a full list of changes
+with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file or Redmine
+(e.g. <tt>https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/$FEATURE_OR_BUG_NUMBER</tt>)
+
+== Changes since the 2.5.0 release