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author John Bailey <rekkanoryo@rekkanoryo.org>
date Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:39:43 +0000
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1 Pidgin and Finch: The Pimpin' Penguin IM Clients That're Good for the Soul 1 Pidgin and Finch: The Pimpin' Penguin IM Clients That're Good for the Soul
2 2
3 Our development blog is available at: http://planet.pidgin.im 3 Our development blog is available at: http://planet.pidgin.im
4 4
5 2.6.0 (08/??/2009): 5 2.6.0 (08/18/2009):
6 Marcus: This is my first news! It's been quite a few microreleases this 6 John: Wow, four straight releases that I'm the first to NEWS on. This
7 time, but now we're finally at 2.6.0. I suppose the most anticipated 7 is getting kinda scary! I'm beginning to wonder who else actually does
8 anything around here! (Just kidding, of course.) LOTS of new features
9 and a crapton of bugfixes this release. There should pretty much be
10 something for everybody. A great example of this is the ton of Yahoo
11 changes that have happened thanks to our SoC student from 2008, Sulabh
12 Mahajan. Among his massive improvements are the ability to add MSN
13 buddies by adding them as "msn/user@domain.tld" and peer-to-peer file
14 transfers. Of course, history shows we can't please everyine, so I'm
15 sure I'll see a complaint or five thousand in trac. Enjoy, though!
16
17 Marcus: This is my first news! It's been quite a few microreleases this
18 time, but now we're finally at 2.6.0. I suppose the most anticipated
8 new feature in this release is the voice and video support, thanks to 19 new feature in this release is the voice and video support, thanks to
9 Mike's heroic work. I've managed to slip in a few features too, like 20 Mike's heroic work. I've managed to slip in a few features too, like
10 in-band bytestream file transfers as a fallback on XMPP and idle time 21 in-band bytestream file transfers as a fallback on XMPP and idle time
11 reporting on XMPP. Enjoy! 22 reporting on XMPP. Enjoy!
12 23
13 Paul: This is my first news, too! This release has definitely been a 24 Paul: This is my first news, too! This release has definitely been a
14 long time coming; hopefully it won't disappoint since we've closed over 25 long time coming; hopefully it won't disappoint since we've closed over
15 200 tickets. Among other things, Tobias Markmann's GSoC project from 26 200 tickets. Among other things, Tobias Markmann's GSoC project from
16 last year was merged, which means we now support BOSH (XMPP connections 27 last year was merged, which means we now support BOSH (XMPP connections
17 over HTTP), and Andrei Mozzhuhin contributed an XMPP Service Discovery 28 over HTTP), and Andrei Mozzhuhin contributed an XMPP Service Discovery
18 Browser. Also, thanks to Bernmeister for poking (at least) several 29 Browser. Also, thanks to Bernmeister for poking (at least) several
19 hundred old tickets! 30 hundred old tickets!
20 31
21 Mike: Ditto. This is my first news as well. I have a feeling this is 32 Mike: Ditto. This is my first news as well. I have a feeling this is
22 getting repetitive at this point, but voice and video support is 33 getting repetitive at this point, but voice and video support is
23 finally here! Thanks to the rest of the Pidgin team, Farsight 2, and 34 finally here! Thanks to the rest of the Pidgin team, Farsight 2, and
24 GStreamer developers for making this possible! (I finally finished my 35 GStreamer developers for making this possible! (I finally finished my
25 Summer of Code project :D) 36 Summer of Code project :D)
26 37
27 Elliott: Hey, this is my firs... Wait, no it isn't. Now I feel left 38 Elliott: Hey, this is my firs... Wait, no it isn't. Now I feel left
28 out. So have you heard about this voice and video thing? 39 out. So have you heard about this voice and video thing?
30 there. MSN gained support for receiving voice clips at least, and 41 there. MSN gained support for receiving voice clips at least, and
31 finally we have Ink receiving capabilities too. Thanks to the guys 42 finally we have Ink receiving capabilities too. Thanks to the guys
32 who wrote the original patch. And finally, MSN no longer has over a 43 who wrote the original patch. And finally, MSN no longer has over a
33 100 tickets open! 44 100 tickets open!
34 45
46 2.5.9 (08/18/2009):
47 John: This release is just a crash fix release to address a security
48 issue reported to us by CORE and a couple crashes Elliott found.
49
35 2.5.8 (06/27/2009): 50 2.5.8 (06/27/2009):
36 John: This release is another somewhat rushed bugfix release to fix 51 John: This release is another somewhat rushed bugfix release to fix
37 a number of bugs that have come up since we released Pidgin 2.5.7. 52 a number of bugs that have come up since we released Pidgin 2.5.7.
38 Hopefully anything I broke there is fixed now, or at least made to be 53 Hopefully anything I broke there is fixed now, or at least made to be
39 less broken. Enjoy! 54 less broken. Enjoy!
43 protocol plugin. I spent way more time on this release than I care 58 protocol plugin. I spent way more time on this release than I care
44 to admit, so I hope that time is well spent and this fixes the issues 59 to admit, so I hope that time is well spent and this fixes the issues
45 people have been having. 60 people have been having.
46 61
47 2.5.6 (05/19/2009): 62 2.5.6 (05/19/2009):
48 Ka-Hing: Many much bugfixes. Hooray. (Paul told me to say that) 63 Ka-Hing: Many much bugfixes. Hooray. (Paul told me to say that)
49 Oh, no one has met Paul yet? He's awesome, he backported my fixes 64 Oh, no one has met Paul yet? He's awesome, he backported my fixes
50 to the release branch so I didn't have to checkout a 65 to the release branch so I didn't have to checkout a
51 workspace... except I just did to NEWS to tell you all about 66 workspace... except I just did to NEWS to tell you all about
52 that. Oh and I actually did do something for this release, none of 67 that. Oh and I actually did do something for this release, none of
53 which is user visible though. This basically applies to the rest 68 which is user visible though. This basically applies to the rest
54 of the release as well, nothing exciting, but you definitely want 69 of the release as well, nothing exciting, but you definitely want
55 it. 70 it.
56 71
57 Daniel: This should fix a number of annoying issues that some users 72 Daniel: This should fix a number of annoying issues that some users
58 have encountered. We also would like to thank Veracode 73 have encountered. We also would like to thank Veracode