Subj : binkd 1.0.4 vs 1.1a
To   : Oli
From : Carlos Navarro
Date : Sat May 22 2021 11:09 am

22 May 2021 08:12, you wrote to me:

 CN>> I am using BinkD 1.0.4 because AFAIK it is the latest stable
 CN>> version. However, most nodes I connect to are using 1.1a-112.

 CN>> Isn't that an alpha version? Is it recommended to use that one
 CN>> instead of stable?

 Ol> Is it? I really don't know.

That's what the FidoNews' software listing says. :-)

 Ol> There was a time were versions like 2.3g
 Ol> were not uncommon. I guess 1.1a-x was meant as a snapshot from the
 Ol> current branch and the official release would become 1.1.0.

 Ol> There is not much developing going on. It's mostly a bug fix or other
 Ol> minor changes every couple of month. In that sense it's pretty stable.
 Ol> I think you also could call it a rolling release.

Ok.

 CN>> What's new in 1.1a since 1.0?

 Ol> No need to wait for a "stable" 1.1 release, it's stable enough. Just
 Ol> make sure you get at least 1.1a-101, 1.1a-99 and below had some nasty
 Ol> bugs.

Thanks. I would upgrade to the one I see others are using (1.1a-111 or 1.1a-112)

Carlos

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