== 1.0.0 released on Oct. ??th 2009

  * bin/plow and bin/plow1.9
    * Two ruby 1.9.1 compatible command-line executables.
    * Combined with Plow::Application, the entire application logic is decoupled from the plow generator library.
  * lib/plow.rb
    * Handles load-time errors gracefully for the user
    * Specifies library-wide load order
    * Maintains the library version in memory
  * lib/plow/application.rb
    * decoupled argument parsing from the generator
    * displays usage for the command-line executables
    * handles run-time errors gracefully for the user
    * starts the generator
    * Combined with the executables, the entire application logic is decoupled from the plow generator library.
  * lib/plow/generator.rb
    * main controller
    * maintains the shared state data including a strategy object
    * passes execution to the strategy object
    * provides shared logic for outputting messages to the user
    * provides shared logic for executing shell commands
    * provides shared logic for evaluating ERB template files
  * lib/plow/binding_struct.rb
    * helper object that converts a Hash object into instances variables, which then is used as the binding object for ERB
  * lib/plow/core_ext/object.rb
    * dynamically adds a #blank? method to all objects (copied directly from the active_support library)
  * lib/plow/errors.rb
    * defines a handful of run-time error classes
  * lib/plow/strategy/ubuntu_hardy/user_home_web_app.rb
    * userhome-based strategy for generating a system-wide web-site structure for the Linux Ubuntu Hardy 8.04.3 LTS operating system
      * understanding and managing the security implications of web server of virtual hosts
  * lib/plow/strategy/ubuntu_hardy/templates/apache2-vhost.conf
    * a simple apache2 virtual host ERB template file for the Linux Ubuntu Hardy 8.04.3 LTS operating system
  * lib/plow/strategy/ubuntu_hardy/templates/README.txt
    * a README file that explains the generated web-site directory structure and files
  * Rakefile
    * incorporating deployments with jeweler and gemcutter.  the combination is extremely powerful and seems alot more practical than maintaining my own rubygem server.  
    
  * inviting others to review my code and submitting patches!  long live the open-source community!