Discuss: phpBB 3.0.5 released

[3Di]

Great job as usual, thank you.

BTW, you missed to notice you added an index.html file there into the store folder

let's dance then with this new masterpiece, thx again.

[RoxRio]

My dear friend EXreaction,

You are provided with the software free of charge under the GPL license. Under such license there is NO warranty nor any guaranteed support.

Hum, when you do something you want to the best, don't care if is free or not.

If YOU modify things it is YOUR responsibility to keep it updated. If you want to use an update method that isn't provided by the phpbb.com team YOU have the freedom to make it.

Yes, I completely agree with you, and I always modify things and I always keep it updated. Now, I'm trying to understand the patch codes, it's confuse but I'm trying. So, as you can see, I just want something better, and I want to help the phpBB team with feedbacks about what I think of the "decision" do not include the full code changes.

phpBB is not making the life of anyone hard. If you can not handle keeping your board up to date because you installed modifications you should not be installing modifications or just keep using outdated software and live with any issues that come up because of it.

In your opinion I must use a simple board. Look: the mods are officially released by phpBB team, so they could think in this case, when they don't release the full code changes for the people like me who use mods.

For years I use the phpBB board and I really love it. But now I think something is not good and I want to help. I don't want to start a "war", please.

[narqelion]

So, as you can see, I just want something better, and I want to help the phpBB team with feedbacks about what I think of the "decision" do not include the full code changes.

What is it that you want when you say full code changes...

[Artack]

RoxRio
+1
let's wait Marshalrusty, may be he can help us with full code changes

[Kellanved]

Let's note that the automatic updater works for 99.999% of all boards better than manual changes ever did. Especially with MODs, it is vastly better than the manual update.

[Phil]

Look: the mods are officially released by phpBB team, so they could think in this case, when they don't release the full code changes for the people like me who use mods.

MODs are not officially released by the phpBB teams. They are merely validated, which guarantees some level of security and stability provided by them.

RoxRio
+1
let's wait Marshalrusty, may be he can help us with full code changes

There have not been any discussions within the Support Team as of yet with regards to code changes being provided unofficially by us. Any user who would like to make them available is free to do so.

[zourbuth]

Great Job

[kmklr72]

Thanks phpBB devs. I've been looking forward to the fixes in this release for my board. Hopefully my update works without a problem .

[3Di]

Great job as usual, thank you.

BTW, you missed to notice you added an index.html file there into the store folder

let's dance then with this new masterpiece, thx again.

It was a security report I filled there.
And yes, it seems you forgot to include it into the packages but the main one.

[RoxRio]

Kellanved

Let's note that the automatic updater works for 99.999% of all boards better than manual changes ever did. Especially with MODs, it is vastly better than the manual update.

Hum, I don't know, I feel more "save" when I update manually. Of course I use the automatic updates (it's a excellent idea), but frequently I need to do many changes by myself because the mods I have installed in my board. Then the code changes are very important to me. And the patch files are confuse and I'm afraid to make some mistake use them and "bye bye" my board.

iWisdom

MODs are not officially released by the phpBB teams. They are merely validated, which guarantees some level of security and stability provided by them.

Oh, sorry my mistake, I think I didn't use the best words. Anyway you understood me. But look: if the phpBB team validate the mods it's important provide a way to help the boards that have lots of mods. And the code changes it's a good example.

P.S.: sorry my English, it's not good.

[Trittersz]

Wow, well that's it for me. The complexity of updating mods and new installs are far beyond what any end user of an application should expect. Whether it free or not. Simplicity is no where to be found here, whether it be upgrading the forum itself, or installing a mod.

You can see my post about the mods in your feedback post. It's incredible how many mods that are approved are still in development stages.

Now this upgrade is what just threw me over the edge. Make it simple! Download a package, upload a package, press install, boom done! I'm so angry at myself for spending the hours I did with mods and this application only to go in search somewhere else, probably back to smf.

[ToonArmy]

Now this upgrade is what just threw me over the edge. Make it simple! Download a package, upload a package, press install, boom done! I'm so angry at myself for spending the hours I did with mods and this application only to go in search somewhere else, probably back to smf.

That is what the auto updater does.

If you use the patch file its a simple case of executing a single line from a terminal and uploading the patched files.

[Phil]

Make it simple! Download a package, upload a package, press install, boom done!

My update resembled the following:

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roswell@buzzard ~/www/epi.p3net.net/htdocs/bbs $ patch -p1 -i changes.patch 
roswell@buzzard ~/www/epi.p3net.net/htdocs/bbs $

And the automatic updater is essentially a web-based version of the same process. It's only complicated if you make it so

[IronDogg]

I updated 2 of my three boards with no problems, but the third board is giving me a little flack back...
It will update the database no problem but when it starts to check files, it goes into an infinite loop and just continues to check files never getting past 25 of 139...

Collecting file differences

Currently differences of 25 of 139 files have been checked.
Please wait until all files are checked.

Could this be a permissions thing on a folder someplace or something? I wonder if it is trying to get in a folder but cant?

Btw, thanks for the nice update; I was especially appreciative of the captha upgrade and as well the little fix for niels birthday mod from the old days... that little touch goes a long way on one of my boards...

[ToonArmy]

Support should be sought in the support forum.