rm now rejects attempts to remove /, ./, and ../.

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@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
 * Major changes in release 6.2-cvs (2006-??-??) [unstable]
 
+** Changes in behavior
+
+  rm now rejects attempts to remove the root directory, e.g., `rm -fr /'
+  now fails without removing anything.  Likewise for file names ending
+  in `./' and `../'.
+
 ** Infrastructure changes
 
   Coreutils now uses gnulib via the gnulib-tool script.