Merge from ruby_1_8.

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/branches/ruby_1_8_7@16600 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e

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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a59febc3ef..2f371027c3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -369,6 +369,15 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file.
   The old behavior was inconsistent with Ruby syntax and considered as
   a bug.
 
+* date
+
+  * Date.parse
+
+    '##.##.##' (where each '#' is a digit) is now taken as 'YY.MM.DD'
+    instead of 'MM.DD.YY'.  While the change may confuse you, you can
+    always use Date.strptime() when you know what you are dealing
+    with.
+
 * tempfile
 
   * The file name format has changed.  No dots are included by default