There's no box to put in username and password for RepeaterBook and that server doesn't even come up. I think I read here that they were "down".
Congrats, Dan, nice clean lines on the new CHIRP. 73 DR N1EA On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 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 D.J.J. Ring, Jr. 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 [email protected] 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]
