pep8
Fix compilation crash on windows.
Add missing import.
Fix typo, clarification from David WF.
Update contributor name and remove duplicate news.
Use python 2.6 in travis-ci as python 2.5 don't work anymore.
Merge pull request #1613 from nouiz/crash_fixes

Crash fixes
fix indexing issues
fix using disconnected as mem buffer
fix bug
so name fn appears
new test