[chirp_users] What's next for CHIRP

[Chuck Hast]

Dan and the Chirp code gang, a big hand and thank you for the work you guys
have done.
I recall my first encounter with Chirp and the IC-92AD, it worked well and
I was able to program
my radio in Linux rather than windows.

Now to those who complained and made remarks about Chirp being behind, I
hope you realize
that they have been working on it all along and the needed changes were NOT
trivial, also remember
these folks have lives and families that need tending to, it got done, a
LOT of hard work. I am not
a coder but used to test code that coders did on the hardware it was
written for. I learned that getting
it just right takes a LOT of time and patience.

Thanks Dan group.

And a very Happy New Year.

On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 9:44 PM D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:

> 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
> <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com> 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
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Chuck -- KP4DJT
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