Add ftdi_usb_open_bus_port to changelog, update AUTHORS

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-libftdi - A library (using libusb) to talk to FTDI's FT2232C,
-FT232BM and FT245BM type chips including the popular bitbang mode.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------
+libftdi version 1.4rcX
+--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-See the Changelog for news
+libftdi - A library (using libusb) to talk to FTDI's UART/FIFO chips
+including the popular bitbang mode.
+
+The following chips are supported:
+* FT230X
+- FT4232H / FT2232H
+- FT232R  / FT245R
+- FT2232L / FT2232D / FT2232C
+- FT232BM / FT245BM (and the BL/BQ variants)
+- FT8U232AM / FT8U245AM
+
+libftdi requires libusb 1.x.
+
+The AUTHORS file contains a list of all the people
+that made libftdi possible what it is today.
+
+Changes
+-------
+* New ftdi_usb_open_bus_port() open function
+* Use BM/R series baud rate computation for FT230X
+* ftdi_get_error_string() now returns const char*
+* small build fixes and improvements in the python examples
+* ftdi_eeprom / eeprom handling:
+  * New API function: ftdi_eeprom_get_strings()
+  * Fix USE_SERIAL handling for 230X type chips
+  * Make ftdi_read_eeprom_location() endianness independent
+  * Fix flashing of FT245R
+
+You'll find the newest version of libftdi at:
+https://www.intra2net.com/en/developer/libftdi
+
+
+Quick start
+-----------
+mkdir build
+cd build
+
+cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" ../
+make
+make install
+
+More verbose build instructions are in "README.build"
+
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