That's brilliant. Thanks Dan and HNY Tony G7TXU On Sun, 1 Jan 2023 at 01:49, bob burks <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you for all the hard work you and other guys having the programming > intellect. Of which I have none. Taking two test during computer school > back in the 70's. Failed to grasp the computer programming skills. However > I was to be more technically incline to fix or repair any and all computer > systems. > Keep up the great work. > Bob KC4LB... > > > On Sat, Dec 31, 2022, 8:31 PM Dan Smith via chirp_users < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'd like to announce the availability of what I'm calling the >> "CHIRP-next" build for the new year. If you're not aware, some of the >> libraries that CHIRP depends on have been orphaned such that CHIRP was a >> bit stuck in time for many years. Overcoming this obstacle required a lot >> of changes to CHIRP's core, drivers, and the GUI has had to be completely >> rewritten as a result. This has been a ton of work, and we still have a lot >> left to do. >> >> However, it's time to rope you, the users and power users, into the >> effort. Several of us have tested hundreds of radios over the last few >> months getting ready for this, but we need your help to flesh things out. >> Over 90% of the radios that get used most often with CHIRP have been >> tested, but there are still plenty left that need to be confirmed (or >> fixed). Similarly, the GUI has been tested fairly well amongst the >> developers at this point, but there are surely still plenty of bugs to find >> and fix. >> >> Ultimately, this new build will become what is today the "daily" builds, >> and the current version of chirp will be renamed "legacy". As of now, all >> new development is being done on the "next" builds and only critical bug >> fixes will be considered for legacy. If CHIRP-next works for you and your >> radios, we want you running it as soon as possible. >> >> I've put together a page that describes in more detail why we're having >> to do this, how you can help, and what to look for and report: >> >> https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/ChirpNextBuild >> >> Also, here's a page that describes some of the changes you can expect in >> the new version: >> >> https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/ChirpNextBuildChanges >> >> While we're not doing this specifically to add features, the >> "opportunity" to redesign some things has allowed us to add some >> improvements. Further, being on newer dependent libraries has allowed us to >> add some features we never had before. >> >> If you're on MacOS or Linux, you will almost certainly want to be running >> the new build immediately. It uses modern dependencies and also behaves >> much more like a native application on all platforms. >> >> We really need your help testing and vetting this new version, so if you >> feel comfortable, please consider giving it a try and letting us know what >> you run into. I'm getting the word out here to the users groups a little >> early, before we start offering it on the download page specifically. Feel >> free to forward this to your own groups, facebook pages, etc to get more >> visibility than just the users here. >> >> You can find the CHIRP-next builds here: >> >> https://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/download?stream=next >> >> As always, you'll want to stay up-to-date with these, as things have been >> moving fast! >> >> --Dan >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> This message was sent to Bob at [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send an email to >> [email protected] >> To report this email as off-topic, please email >> [email protected] >> Searchable archive: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Tony Ling at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] > To report this email as off-topic, please email > [email protected] > Searchable archive: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
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