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v0.6.0 beta release of Open PowerShell

With 274 non-merge commits since v0.5.0, here are the major changes:

- Targets .NET Core 1.0 release
- PowerShellGet enabled
- [system.manage<tab>] completion issues fixed
- AssemblyLoadContext intercepts dependencies correctly
- Type catalog issues fixed
- Invoke-Item enabled for Linux and OS X
- Windows ConsoleHost reverted to native interfaces
- Portable ConsoleHost redirection issues fixed
- Bugs with pseudo (and no) TTYs fixed
- Source Depot synced to baseline changeset 717473
- SecureString stub replaced with .NET Core package

v0.5.0 beta release of Open PowerShell

With 256 non-merge commits since v0.4.0, here are the major changes:

- Paths given to cmdlets are now slash-agnostic (both / and \ work as directory separator)
- Lack of cmdlet support for paths with literal \ is a known issue
- .NET Core packages downgraded to build rc2-24027 (Nano's build)
- XDG Base Directory Specification is now respected and used by default
- Linux and OS X profile path is now `~/.config/powershell/profile.ps1`
- Linux and OS X history save path is now `~/.local/share/powershell/PSReadLine/ConsoleHost_history.txt`
- Linux and OS X user module path is now `~/.local/share/powershell/Modules`
- The `~/.powershell` folder is deprecated and should be deleted
- Scripts can be called within PowerShell without the `.ps1` extension
- `Trace-Command` and associated source cmdlets are now available
- `Ctrl-C` now breaks running cmdlets correctly
- Source Depot changesets up to 715912 have been merged
- `Set-PSBreakPoint` debugging works on Linux, but not on Windows
- MSI and APPX packages for Windows are now available
- Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts is available on Windows
- Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive is available on Windows
- Linux xUnit tests are running again
- Many more Pester tests are running

v0.4.0 beta release of Open PowerShell

With 255 non-merge commits since v0.3.0, here are the major changes:

- PSReadLine is ported and included by default
- Original Windows ConsoleHost is ported and replaced CoreConsoleHost
- .NET Core packages set to the RC2 release at build 24103
- OS X 10.11 added to Continuous Integration matrix
- Third-party C# cmdlets can be built with .NET CLI
- Improved symlink support on Linux
- Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native replaced with package
- Many more Pester tests

v0.3.0 alpha release of Open PowerShell

Supports Windows, Nano, OS X, Ubuntu 14.04, and CentOS 7.1.

With 304 non-merge, non-imported commits since v0.2.0, here are the
major changes:

- .NET Core packages are build rc3-24011
- Native Linux commands are not shadowed by aliases
- `Get-Help -Online` works
- `more` function respects the Linux `$PAGER`; defaults to `less`
- `IsWindows`, `IsLinux`, `IsOSX`, `IsCore` built-in PowerShell variables added
- `Microsoft.PowerShell.Platform` removed for the above
- Cross-platform core host is now `CoreConsoleHost`
- Host now catches exceptions in `--command` scripts
- Host's shell ID changed to `Microsoft.PowerShellCore`
- Modules that use C# assemblies can be loaded
- `New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink` supports arbitrary targets
- Readline implementation supports multi-line input
- `Ctrl-R` provides incremental reverse history search
- `$Host.UI.RawUI` now supported
- `Ctrl-K` and `Ctrl-Y` for kill and yank implemented
- `Ctrl-L` to clear screen now works
- Documentation was completely overhauled
- Many more Pester and xUnit tests added

v0.2.0 alpha release of Open PowerShell

Supports Windows, OS X, Ubuntu 14.04, and CentOS 7.1.

Major changes since v0.1.0:

- .NET Core packages are build 23907
- `System.Console` readline is fully functional
- Tests pass on OS X
- `Microsoft.PowerShell.Platform` module is available
- `New-Item` supports symbolic and hard links
- `Add-Type` now works
- PowerShell code merged with upstream `rs1_srv_ps`

Initial alpha release of Open PowerShell

Supports Windows, OS X, and Ubuntu 14.04. The Linux package includes a patched
copy of CoreCLR to address a bug that's not quite made it to NuGet packages.

On OS X, install by double-clicking the `.pkg` file and following the prompts.

On Ubuntu, install the dependencies with `sudo apt-get install libunwind8
libicu52`, then install the `.deb` file with `sudo dpkg -i`.

A symlink to the `powershell` executable will be placed in `/usr/local/bin`, while PowerShell and its runtime will be placed in `/usr/local/share/powershell`.

PowerShell will load modules in `/usr/local/share/powershell/Modules`, and will
source `/usr/local/share/powershell/PSL_profile.ps1`. A user profile placed at
`~/.powershell/profile.ps1` will also be sourced.

Windows packages are not yet supported.