There is no such thing as a "1.7.x server backend". We expect generally users to upgrade the clients within a few months after the release. This is usually not a problem due to the auto-updater.
We will block old clients version in the forthcoming server releases if we see it becomes necessary. > Is it possible to rely on 1.7.x server backend, without touching it, for 5 years, and safely update clients? Certainly not. What is your use case. Daniel On 03.09.2015 13:36, Janis Viklis | Failiem.lv wrote: > Hi. > Congratulations with a new version. > Can you describe, what is the "compatibility roadmap" for the server > side - the 2.X clients will work with 1.7.x server backends? > > Is it possible to rely on 1.7.x server backend, without touching it, > for 5 years, and safely update clients? > > Janis Viklis > > > On 25.08.2015. 16:16, Klaas Freitag wrote: >> Hi, >> >> We are proud to announce the release of ownCloud Client 2.0.0 today. >> >> This is a big release with exciting features. First, with version 2.0.0 >> it is possible to have multiple ownCloud servers to be synced with one >> client. Additionally, with 2.0.0 the client now is sensitive to the >> amount of data that will be synced: If a new directory is big, the >> client does not sync it automatically but asks the user to confirm that >> before. All that needed a redesign of the interface of the client. In >> addition to that, there are a lot of other improvements. >> >> The complete changelog is https://owncloud.org/changelog/desktop/ >> >> Download of the new version is available via >> https://owncloud.org/install/#install-clients >> >> We are very happy with this release release and hope that you like it. A >> big thank you goes to everybody who contributed code, testing, >> translations, warm words, whatever. Without your help we would not be >> able to provide this software. >> >> regards, >> >> Klaas >> >> for the ownCloud Desktop Team. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> User mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/user >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > User mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/user -- www.owncloud.com - Your Data, Your Cloud, Your Way! ownCloud GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, Holger Dyroff Schloßäckerstrasse 26a, 90443 Nürnberg, HRB 28050 (AG Nürnberg)
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