Add project news file, backdate with releases 0.8 to present

Makefile

@@ -81,12 +81,11 @@ COPYING.txt: COPYING.adoc
 CREDITS.txt: CREDITS
 	unix2dos --add-bom --newfile $< $@
 
-DISTDOCS=COPYING.txt CREDITS.txt README.html
+DISTDOCS=COPYING.txt CREDITS.txt NEWS.html README.html
 
 .PHONY: dist
 
-# Due to convoluted reasons, the WADs must directly proceed the game name.
-dist: $(OBJS) COPYING.txt CREDITS.txt README.html
+dist: $(OBJS) $(DISTDOCS)
 	LC_ALL=C VERSION=$(VERSION) scripts/makepkgs freedm $(FREEDM) $(DISTDOCS)
 	LC_ALL=C VERSION=$(VERSION) scripts/makepkgs freedoom $(FREEDOOM1) $(FREEDOOM2) $(DISTDOCS)
 

NEWS.adoc

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+= Freedoom project news
+
+0.11.3 (2017-07-18)::
+  * Builds with DeuTex 5.0 and newer.
+
+0.11.2 (2017-03-15)::
+  * Missing multiplayer starts have been added to several levels.
+  * A few mapping errors were repaired by changing sector heights.
+    Speedrunners can better appreciate smooth flow through the levels.
+  * Easy and normal difficulty levels have been tweaked.
+  * Par times for _Phase 1_ have been added.
+  * Cleaned up the title screen using the _Freedoom_ font for “Phase
+    1” and “Phase 2” on-screen.
+
+0.11.1 (2017-02-22)::
+  * 1% armor bonus picks are recolored from red to green.  They were
+    too easily confused for health pickups.
+  * New _TNT: Evilution_ compatible textures.
+  * New pain bringer and pain lord sprites, replacing old concept
+    art-derived ones.
+  * A few mapping errors are fixed, including misaligned textures,
+    leftover Boom specials, and it should no longer be possible to get
+    stuck between a rock and a tree in _Phase 1_ C1M1.
+  * Brand-new _Phase 1_ C3M1, replacing the old _Doom_-inspired level.
+  * Widescreen statusbar for ZDoom removed.  This created
+    incompatibility with some mods.
+
+0.11 (2017-02-16)::
+  * _Freedoom_ is now a limit-removing game rather than using Boom
+    specials.
+  * Lots of new music.
+  * New levels, including a new C1M1 for _Phase 1_.
+  * Aquatex: over 200 new textures for mappers to use.
+  * New intermission screens.
+  * Some new weapon sprites: new pistol and new pickups.
+  * New medkit and armor pickup sprites.
+  * New project logo
+
+0.10.1 (2015-12-23)::
+  * Repairs an incompatibility in _Phase 1_ C3M7 with Boom 2.02.
+  * Fully-completed sprite set for the flame bringer.
+
+0.10 (2015-12-16)::
+  * Brand new status bar.
+  * New sprites for the serpent and orb monsters.
+  * New HUD graphics for the single- and double-barreled shotguns,
+    missile launcher, and SKAG-1337.
+  * New pain sounds for many monsters and the player.
+  * New maps in _Phase 1_ and _Phase 2_.
+
+0.9 (2014-10-14)::
+  * New file names that no conflict with _Doom_’s
+  ** +freedoom1.wad+ is _Freedoom: Phase 1_ -- compatible with _The
+     Ultimate Doom_.
+  ** +freedoom2.wad+ is _Freedoom: Phase 2_ -- compatible with _Doom
+     II_ and _Final Doom_.
+  * _FreeDM_ and _Phase 1_ have grown out of the shadows of the
+    project and have seen rapid advances, largely led by Xindage, our
+    prominent Brazilian contributor.
+  * New text font from Mechadon to replace the old one in all menus,
+    in-game text, and status-bar HUD.
+  * New zombie, shotgun zombie, and assault tripod sprites by a
+    skilled pixel artist, raymoohawk.
+  * New sounds for the dark soldier by jewellds.
+  * More complete support for _Final Doom_ mods, adding many more
+    textures missing to support mods for both _TNT: Evilution_ and
+    _The Plutonia Experiment_, thanks to fraggle and AXDOOMER.
+
+0.8 (2014-01-01)::
+  * _Ultimate Freedoom_’s episode 4 is now the Cacoward-winning _Double Impact_.
+  * Many maps have been updated
+  * Improved sprites and sounds
+  * _FreeDM_ is now vanilla-compatible and has quite a few new maps.
+  * A BEX file is included in the IWADs, which allows compatible
+    source ports to replace many strings in the game, such as level
+    names, weapon pickups, and intermission text.
+
+// TODO: Older news
+//
+// 0.8 was around the time that summarized lists of changes were
+// started, with very sparse information about older releases.