update release notes and AUTHORS

Change-Id: I0ec89d1d98bb97b92af206a5c838fe14479fd4f8

AUTHORS

@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ Active developers:
 
 Past contributors:
     Jon Wright <wright@esrf.fr>
-    Dave Lovely <davelovely@gmail.com>
+    Dave Lovely
+    Tom Gurney
+    Jeff Stein
+    Tim Verbelen
     (anyone else you see in the sourceforge or github history)

release_notes/2.4-notes.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ Jep 2.4 Release Notes
 Packed Python strings
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Jep now has methods for transforming a packed Python string to a Java float[]
-or byte[].
+or byte[].  *Contributed by Jon Wright.*
 
-https://docs.python.org/2/library/struct.html
+https://docs.python.org/2/library/struct.html

release_notes/3.3-notes.rst

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Jep 3.3 Release Notes
 *********************
 This release emphasized numpy support and better exception handling.  It is
-compatible with Python 2.6 and 2.7.
+compatible with Python 2.6 and 2.7.  *Nathan Jensen became the new project
+lead.*
 
 
 Numpy support
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ Improved distutils build
 * The distutils build (setup.py) now supports building with the Oracle JDK
   on Mac OS X.
 * The distutils build (setup.py) now supports building on Windows.
+  *Contributed by Dave Lovely.*
 
 
 Improved exception handling

release_notes/3.5-notes.rst

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Jep 3.5 Release Notes
 *********************
 This release emphasized improved performance and code cleanup.  It is
-compatible with Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5.
+compatible with Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5.  *Ben Steffensmeier
+joined the project as a key contributor.*
 
 
 Improved performance

release_notes/3.6-notes.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+Jep 3.6 Release Notes
+*********************
+This release emphasized consistency and new features.  It is compatible
+with Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5.
+
+
+FreeBSD support
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Jep can now be built on FreeBSD.
+
+
+Improved method choosing
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Jep now has improved method choosing when Python tries to call a Java
+method that is overloaded.  Methods will be chosen based off of how closely
+the Python inputs match the Java argument types.
+
+
+Python initialization variables
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Jep now supports configuring global Python interpreter variables before
+the Python interpreter has been initialized.  These global variables
+correspond roughly to the Python command line arguments such as
+python -B or python -E.  For more information, see the javadoc on PyConfig
+and/or run python --help from a command line.  *Contributed by Jeff Stein.*
+
+
+Improved Java memory efficiency
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Jep now manages local references more efficiently, freeing up Java heap
+memory earlier for long running Python code.
+
+
+Unsigned NDArray support
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Jep now supports unsigned Python ndarrays transforming to/from unsigned
+Java NDarrays.  *Contributed by Tim Verbelen.*
+
+
+Other changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Jep is more efficient when transforming Python ndarrays to/from Java
+NDArrays.