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)
