Re: New release

[Jostein Berntsen]

On 04.08.13,22:44, Jostein Berntsen 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?
> > 

The Debian 4.1 packages which are included in the stable, testing and unstable
versions:

http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/screen
http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=screen


Jostein