Re: New release

[Jostein Berntsen]

On 05.08.13,09:35, Carsten Mattner wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 10:44 PM, Jostein Berntsen <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On 31.07.12,16:56, Carsten Mattner wrote:
> >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Brian Kroth <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> > Carsten Mattner <address@hidden> 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