OK thanks that is clear. Is there a reason Unstable has not updated for a considerable time? Is this the effect of the etch freeze or just that Thomas has been busy elsewhere?
Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 07:22:53PM +0100, Oliver König wrote: >> hi chris, >> Debian will update to the latest GnuCash when the next stable version after >> Etch is released. The release cycle from Woody to Sarge was 33 months and >> the >> release cycle from Sarge to Etch is not yet over but Etch will be released, >> I >> would guess, in april, that would be 23 months. so I would assume that you >> need to wait about 2 years if you want to install a Debian package. > > Well, that's not true and rather disingenuous. The OP asked about > testing not stable. > > OP, testing/etch is in freeze right now. If you follow etch into > stable, then you will probably not see an upgrade to anything higher > than 2.02 until the next stable release comes out. If you stay in > testing, instead of following etch, then you will see a new version > probably sometime in april or may when etch moves stable and testing > un-freezes. If you move up to sid/unstable then you could see a new > version sooner than that, depending on when the maintainer uploads a > new version. You'd have to ask Thomas Bushnell, the debian maintainer > of gnucash, for more specific details. > >> course, you can always install the latest GnuCash from source or Tarball ;-) >> > > this is, of course, very true (as if there are levels of truth...). > > A > >> Regards, >> Oliver >> >> On Monday 19 February 2007 18:48:15 Richard Kleeman wrote: >>> Anyone know when the Debian testing will update from 2.0.2?? >>> >>> Chris Lyttle wrote: >>>> GnuCash 2.0.5 released >>>> >>>> Personal and small business accounting in GNU/Linux will be easier and >>>> better after today's release of GnuCash 2.0.5. >>>> >>>> This release of the free, open source accounting program improves on the >>>> generational advances in the last version. GnuCash 2.0 is based on >>>> state-of-the-art gtk2 GUI technology. Developers worked hard to >>>> integrate the Gnome Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) for a consistent >>>> behaviour and look-and-feel for the whole Desktop. >>>> >>>> Major changes in this release include; >>>> o Fix some strings not being translated. >>>> o Use guiles native sort and record. >>>> o Adjust how payment dialog resizes. >>>> o Don't abort when F::Q fails to return a quote. >>>> o Change Russian Ruble from RUR to RUB. >>>> o Fix security problem with tmp filesystem and symlink attack. >>>> o Add French and Canadian French translation updates. >>>> o Do not crash on delete_event in new user dialog. >>>> o Add sanity checks when accessing GncPluginPage. >>>> o Make new windows the same size as the active one. >>>> o The New Turkish Lira changed from TRL to TRY in 2005. >>>> >>>> The GnuCash development team said these new features and changes will >>>> make GnuCash easier than ever for newcomers. >>>> >>>> GnuCash is the leading free, open source accounting program and the leap >>>> to gtk2 will enable users to be able to enjoy cutting edge functionality >>>> with the freedom of not being locked into proprietory file formats. >>>> >>>> *Playing With Others* >>>> >>>> As with other leading GNU/Linux software that is designed to replace >>>> proprietory programs, GnuCash is a functional replacement for expensive >>>> accounting programs. Like OpenOffice.org and The Gimp, GnuCash is also >>>> programmed to communicate and interact with as many existing programs, >>>> institutions and people as possible. >>>> >>>> The GnuCash development team has continued to improve file import >>>> filters, which allow users to import work from old programs like >>>> Microsoft Money and Quicken. GnuCash can load QIF and QFX files, which >>>> are used by both of those programs. >>>> >>>> Developers have also continued to incorporate support for online banking >>>> into the program. GnuCash 2.0 supports OFX DirectConnect which can >>>> directly retrieve and import account statements over the Internet. >>>> >>>> Ths release is available in 29 languages, including English, French, >>>> German, Spanish, Norwegian, so people from around the world will have no >>>> difficulty operating the program >>>> >>>> *Off on the Right Foot* >>>> >>>> Users of GnuCash 2.0 will notice a few changes when they start the >>>> program. Improvements have been made on startup speed, scheduled >>>> transactions, currency support and currency quote retrievals. >>>> >>>> After they enter the program, users will find a double-ledger account >>>> system, exhaustive report options and account hierarchy tools. Also at >>>> their disposal is a full system of tutorials and documentation. >>>> >>>> *Getting GnuCash* >>>> >>>> GnuCash 2.0 can be downloaded from sourceforge.net. It is available as >>>> source code. >>>> >>>> To install GnuCash, users will need Gnome 2, guile, slib and g-wrap. >>>> >>>> *http://download.sourceforge.net/gnucash >>>> <http://download.sourceforge.net/gnucash/>* >>>> >>>> *http://www.gnucash.org <http://www.gnucash.org/pub/gnucash/>* >>>> >>>> *About the Program* >>>> >>>> GnuCash is a free, open source accounting program released under the GNU >>>> General Public License (GPL) and available for GNU/Linux, *BSD, Solaris >>>> and Mac OSX. 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