Thanks for that info, Ben. I do like to test out the latest and most up-to-date versions of things when I can, so I'll check those files and see how it goes.
On 2020-05-11 17:20, Ben Ford <bf...@digium.com> put forth the proposition: > Hey Dave, > > In the case of 13 and 16, these are LTS versions which means that they get > long term service. 17 is a standard release. The benefit of an LTS is that > you can expect it to get bug fixes and improvements for an extended period > of time without anything major being changed. If you find an LTS version > that has everything you need, it's probably the safest version to choose. > Any noteworthy changes between releases in a version (16.8 to 16.9, for > example) will be documented in the CHANGES and UPGRADE.txt files. If you're > worried about configuration changes or syntax, this is the place to look. > > Of course, as a developer I love to see people on the most up to date > version, but it's all user preference :) > > I would recommend checking out the wiki for more details on the version you > are looking at. > > On Mon, May 11, 2020, 5:04 PM Dave Woodfall <d...@tty1.uk> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm a fairly long time user of Asterisk, but I'm new to this list. I > > used to use the old forums some few years ago. > > > > I wanted to ask why there are different Asterisk versions, as shown > > by the announcements in the past week or 2: > > > > Asterisk 13.33.0 > > Asterisk 16.10.0 > > Asterisk 17.4.0 > > > > I'm currently using 16.8.0 and wondering if I should upgrade to > > 16.10.0, or perhaps give 17.4.0 a try. > > > > Are there any differences I should be aware of, like config file > > syntax or similar things? > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > Dave > > > > -- > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > > > Check out the new Asterisk community forum at: > > https://community.asterisk.org/ > > > > New to Asterisk? Start here: > > https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Getting+Started > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Dave -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- Check out the new Asterisk community forum at: https://community.asterisk.org/ New to Asterisk? Start here: https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Getting+Started asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users