Announce 1.4

Francis Galiegue (17):
      Announce 1.3
      README.markdown: mention using gradle as a build tool
      Update to msg-simple 0.9, update code accordingly
      Move javadoc around so gradle can find and build it properly
      build.gradle: include eclipse plugin
      Remove ServiceLoader support and related tasks
      Update BUILD.md
      Mention the existence of JsonNode's .getNodeType() in Jackson 2.2.x
      IDEA inspection run
      project.gradle: comment about lack of "provided" in gradle; upgrade TestNG dependency
      Add a release notes file
      Add contributors file
      Fix a mispell in contributors file :/
      Update README
      TreePointer: add a comment on a possible "could do better"
      TreePointer: move a static method down
      1.4