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+matrix-synapse-py3 (0.34.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  matrix-synapse-py3 is intended as a drop-in replacement for the existing
+  matrix-synapse package. When the package is installed, matrix-synapse will be
+  automatically uninstalled. The replacement should be relatively seamless,
+  however, please note the following important differences to matrix-synapse:
+
+  * Most importantly, the matrix-synapse service now runs under Python 3 rather
+    than Python 2.7.
+
+  * Synapse is installed into its own virtualenv (in /opt/venvs/matrix-synapse)
+    instead of using the system python libraries. (This may mean that you can
+    remove a number of old dependencies with `apt autoremove`).
+
+  * If you have previously manually installed any custom python extensions
+    (such as matrix-synapse-rest-auth) into the system python directories, you
+    will need to reinstall them in the new virtualenv. Please consult the
+    documentation of the relevant extensions for further details.
+
+  matrix-synapse-py3 will take over responsibility for the existing
+  configuration files, including the matrix-synapse systemd service.
+
+  Beware, however, that `apt purge matrix-synapse` will *disable* the
+  matrix-synapse service (so that it will not be started on reboot), even
+  though that service is no longer being provided by the matrix-synapse
+  package. It can be re-enabled with `systemctl enable matrix-synapse`.
+
+  The matrix.org team will continue to provide Python 2 `matrix-synapse`
+  packages for the next couple of releases, to allow time for system
+  administrators to test the new packages.
+
+ -- Richard van der Hoff <richard@matrix.org>  Wed, 19 Dec 2018 14:00:00 +0000