Dear all,
The upcoming version 1.6.0 is getting close. All issues, planned for
this
milestone, have been closed, only a few RPs are pending [1]. One last
feature is in the works: support for gocryptfs as a replacement for
EncFS.
What changed since latest stable release 1.5.5?
The major highlight of 1.6.0 will be gocryptfs support, replacing EncFS,
which is known to have security flaws [2].
Other major changes:
- The command-line interface has been completely reworked.
Most commands and switches are now deprecated and replaced.
- Terminology changed: what used to be called a "snapshot" is now a
"backup".
- Minimum required Python version increased to 3.11.
- Many other features and fixes are listed in the CHANGELOG [3].
Under the hood
A lot of code was refactored and cleaned up. Extensive testing is
necessary
and required before release. I encourage you to test the latest dev
branch
and would highly appreciate any feedback or bug reports.
Some git metrics, comparing latest "dev" with latest release "v1.5.5":
- 106 commits
- 175 files changed
- 55.086 insertions, 45.169 deletions
Thank you to all persons contributing feedback, ideas, bug reports and
solutions.
Best regards,
Christian Buhtz
[1] -- <https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/milestone/34>
[2] -- <https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/1734>
[3] -- <https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/blob/dev/CHANGES>
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