On 05.08.13,09:35, Carsten Mattner wrote: > On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 10:44 PM, Jostein Berntsen <jber...@broadpark.no> > wrote: > > On 31.07.12,16:56, Carsten Mattner wrote: > >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Brian Kroth <bpkr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Carsten Mattner <carstenmatt...@gmail.com> 2012-07-21 14:52: > >> > > >> >> I've been using screen for many years and it has been almost > >> >> 4 years since the last official release. > >> >> > >> >> Are there any plans for a new release? > >> >> Or should I just use screen from the master branch to get > >> >> a recent version? > >> > > >> > > >> > I completely agree with the sentiment. I think it's (perhaps > >> > artificially) > >> > holding up inclusion in the major linux distros of a modern screen, which > >> > really has some nice new features to offer. > >> > >> This sounds kind of similar to users preferring zsh over bash just > >> because Apple bundles an ancient (differently licensed?) bash with OSX. > >> > >> I did try tmux but it just doesn't work as well as screen for me. It > >> seems slower when listing many many lines of text and I also miss the > >> key chaining behavior of screen. The difference in key chaining is a > >> design choice as far as I was told and you have to redefine all the > >> quick key chains you use explicitly. > >> > >> > Debian's experimental branch at least has a git based package now, > >> > adapted > >> > from a recent fedora package, which, from a quick glance, is the only > >> > major > >> > distro out there to have one. > >> > >> Seen that, but don't use Debian. What's holding up a release? > >> > >> FWIW I haven't reported this to Fedora's bug tracker but their copy of > >> screen has a bug somewhere which segfaults if you have "maxwin 9" or > >> "maxwin 4" in .screenrc. That doesn't happen on any other distro. > >> > >> What can we do to get a stable release out there? > >> > > > > Any news on this one? :) > > The current git master is solid enough for a new release and it > sure will be better than no release in so many years. As I said > screen is still way better suited for many users including me and > tmux is not a suitable replacement. Distros using random git master > revisions should be reason enough to make a new release. > > Is there nobody who can cut a release and should we appoint someone > to handle releases? >
Sadrul: Last year you mentioned on the screen-devel list (which might be the place to discuss and decide on a new release), that you could release a beta version. Would it be the right time to do it now? Jostein _______________________________________________ screen-users mailing list screen-users@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/screen-users
