From 0bfb18f23b480a8b4357899c50d9353705826a8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Wiecki <thomas.wiecki@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:23:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] DOC: Update release notes for 0.7. Add tutorial link to
 README.

---
 README.md                                     |  2 ++
 .../{zipline-0.6.2.md => zipline-0.7.0.md}    | 29 +++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 rename docs/release-notes/{zipline-0.6.2.md => zipline-0.7.0.md} (77%)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0f47087..6d71e702 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ Dependencies
 Quickstart
 ==========
 
+See our [tutorial](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/quantopian/zipline/blob/master/docs/tutorial.ipynb) to get started.
+
 The following code implements a simple dual moving average algorithm.
 
 ```python
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/zipline-0.6.2.md b/docs/release-notes/zipline-0.7.0.md
similarity index 77%
rename from docs/release-notes/zipline-0.6.2.md
rename to docs/release-notes/zipline-0.7.0.md
index 60da9103..d33ab523 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/zipline-0.6.2.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/zipline-0.7.0.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Zipline 0.6.2 Release Notes
+# Zipline 0.7.0 Release Notes
 
 **Highlights**
 
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 * API methods for building safeguards against runaway ordering and undesired
   short positions.
 
+* New history() function to get a moving DataFrame of past market data
+  (replaces BatchTransform).
+
+* A new [beginner tutorial](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/quantopian/zipline/blob/master/docs/tutorial.ipynb).
+
 
 ## Enhancements (ENH)
 
@@ -95,21 +100,41 @@
                      name = 'Dynamically_Generated_String'
                      record( name, value, ... )
                      record( name, value1, 'name2', value2, name3=value3, name4=value4 )
-                     
+
    > The requirements are simply that the poritional args occur only before the
    > kwargs.
 
+ * history() has been ported from Quantopian to Zipline and provides moving window of market data. [PR345](https://github.com/quantopian/zipline/pull/345) and [PR357](https://github.com/quantopian/zipline/pull/357)
+
+    > history() replaces BatchTransform. It is faster, works for minute level data and has a superior interface.
+    > To use it, call `add_history()` inside of `initialize()` and then receive a pandas `DataFrame` by calling
+    > history() from inside `handle_data()`. Check out the [tutorial](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/quantopian/zipline/blob/master/docs/tutorial.ipynb) and an [example](https://github.com/quantopian/zipline/blob/master/zipline/examples/dual_moving_average.py).
+
 ## Bug Fixes (BUG)
 
 * Fix alignment of trading days and open and closes in trading environment.
   [PR331](https://github.com/quantopian/zipline/pull/331)
 
+* RollingPanel fix when adding/dropping new fields [PR349](https://github.com/quantopian/zipline/pull/349)
+
 ## Performance (PERF)
 
 ## Maintenance and Refactorings (MAINT)
 
 * Removed undocumented and untested HDF5 and CSV data sources. [267](https://github.com/quantopian/zipline/issues/267]
 
+* Refactor sim_params [PR352](https://github.com/quantopian/zipline/pull/352)
+
 ## Build (BLD)
 
 # Contributors
+    38  Scott Sanderson
+    29  Thomas Wiecki
+    26  Eddie Hebert
+     6  Delaney Granizo-Mackenzie
+     3  David Edwards
+     3  Richard Frank
+     2  Jonathan Kamens
+     1  Pankaj Garg
+     1  Tony Lambiris
+     1  fawce