Version and licenses for 2.0.0-beta1 release
Expose native protocol server status in nodetool info

patch by mkmainali; reviewed by slebresne for CASSANDRA-5735
Merge branch 'cassandra-1.2' into trunk
2.0 targets 1.7 (see b3101a17); binary artifacts build w/ 1.7
update news
Save EC2Snitch topology information in system table - take 2
patch by Vijay; reviewed by Jason Brown for CASSANDRA-5171
Allow nodetool issued w/o commands or with help to run even if no server is active
patch by mmainali reviewed by dbrosius for cassandra 5734
Expire entries out of ThriftSessionManager (round two, for THsHaDisruptorServer on trunk)
patch by jasobrown; reviewed by jbellis for CASSANDRA-5719