merging OBJS314 back to trunk (fixes #314)
re #317: creating branch OBJS317
re #314: fixed
re #314: creating branch OBJS314
re #196: creating branch OBJS196
re #177: deleting branch
re #177: creating branch OBJS177
merging OBJS301 back to trunk (fixes #301)
re #301: update ''release-notes.html''
re #301: tweak to increase the sleep time of pkg worker