Commit 0e6750d1 authored by Rod Vagg's avatar Rod Vagg
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2016-10-18 Node.js v6.9.0 'Boron' (LTS) Release

This release marks the transition of Node.js v6 into Long Term Support
(LTS) with the codename 'Boron'. The v6 release line now moves in to
"Active LTS" and will remain so until April 2018. After that time it
will move in to "Maintenance" until end of life in April 2019.

This is also a security release. All Node.js users should consult the
security release summary at
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/october-2016-security-releases/
for details on patched vulnerabilities.

Notable changes:

* crypto: Don't automatically attempt to load an OpenSSL configuration
  file, from the `OPENSSL_CONF` environment variable or from the
  default location for the current platform. Always triggering a
  configuration file load attempt may allow an attacker to load
  compromised OpenSSL configuration into a Node.js process if they are
  able to place a file in a default location. (Fedor Indutny, Rod Vagg)
* node: Introduce the `process.release.lts` property, set to ...
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