Issue #145: strip debug symbols
beta bump
Issue #144: build process clean --- no Makefile
Issue #144: building update
Merge pull request #146 from kpdyer/dev

Build process improvements
travis configuration
add travis status in README
travis configuration simplification
update to travis config
README update
update travis config
Issue #147: Python 2.6 compatibility
Issue #148: add .travis.yml file
Issue #148: revert change to master
Close #151: exception when calling "fte.warn" causes close() to not be called
Issue #148: point README to dev for now
Close #149: no need for self._workers, merely a growing list
Close #152: update requirements
Issue #144: Update build/install notes
Issue #144: update requires