This message was posted on Usenet, NOT JLAforums, & on Fri, 30 Jun 2006
08:17:28 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Brad Sims ] on Friday 30 June 2006 06:07 \__
>
>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:19:52 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>> Isn't Pan kind of slow in terms of development these days? I asked in
>>> the newsreaders newsgroup before and the impression I got is that I
>>> should have no reason to switch. Pan looks sexy though, feature-wise.
>>
>> Not anymore how does a new beta version every week strike you?
>
> I believe it all began when someone posted about the dormant state of
> development last year (whether true or not). It was then that this
> (mis)conception was intercepted. I would still like to try Pan one day.
> KNode is fine, but I just want to see what /else/ is out there.
The reason why Pan seemed to have come to a stop with 0.14.92, is because
after that release, Charles Kerr completely rewrote Pan in C++. ATM it's
at beta stage, & the last weekend's release is 0.101. It's faster than
than the 0.14.x series, & uses much less memory. :-)
If you want more info, you could subscribe to
gmane.comp.gnome.apps.pan.user
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