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SSIMMS / PDF-API2-XS-1.002 / Changes 
1.002     2020-11-24

    - Switched the license to be the same terms as Perl 5.


1.001     2020-08-31

    - Removed -Ofast optimization due to compatibility issues.


1.000     2020-08-20

    - Offload expensive PNG processing from PDF::API2 to an optional XS module
      (written by Rob Scovell, sponsored by prayerletters.com).