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Npgsql 2.0.11 released!

As I've said in my last post,  Npgsql 2.0.11 is finally here!

This release fixes the problem with bytea handling with Postgresql 9.0. This patch should have been applied a long time ago. My fault for not being there yet.

Also on this release, Josh Cooley fixed some other bugs related to EF.

Checkout the release notes here for more info and download it from here.
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