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MediaWiki 1.4.4 is a bugfix release for the 1.4 stable release series.

Some bugs in the installer/updater and refreshLinks maintenance script were introduced in the last release and have been corrected.

== Changes from 1.4.3 ==

* (bug 725) Let dir="ltr" attribute work again in MonoBook on RTL languages * (bug 2024) Skip JavaScript error for custom skins where .js message not set * (bug 2025) Updated Indonesian localization * (bug 2039) Updated Lithuanian localization * Don't die on PHP <4.3.0 when calling mysql_ping() * Fix refreshLinks cleanup step on MySQL 3.x * Fix breakage on rerunning the site_stats update * Localized namespaces for csb

Release notes: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=325088

Download: http://prdownloads.sf.net/wikipedia/mediawiki-1.4.4.tar.gz?download MD5 checksum: 85553d464041e36b85939810d79f5bf4

Before asking for help, try the FAQ: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_FAQ

Low-traffic release announcements mailing list: http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce

Wiki admin help mailing list: http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

Bug report system: http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/

Play "stump the developers" live on IRC: #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net

- -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)