Are there any plans to release Core 0.10.4?

[darkfur93]

As of the 16th there is only the test build on bitcoin.org https://bitcoin.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.10.4/
There is probably a few dozen people who like the 0.10 version over 0.11.

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[OmegaStarScream]

Probably not ? It wouldn't make a lot of sense to go back instead of going forward , would it ?

[Meuh6879]

There is probably a few dozen people who like the 0.10 version over 0.11.

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[unamis76]

Why? If a system runs 0.10, it can also run 0.11. I didn't even understand why was 0.10.3 released when we had 0.11 since July. Devs need to focus on updating the most recent version...

[neurotypical]

Why? If a system runs 0.10, it can also run 0.11. I didn't even understand why was 0.10.3 released when we had 0.11 since July. Devs need to focus on updating the most recent version...

I also don't understand yet why this is the case, it's like they are developing 0.10 and 0.11 on the side. Why would you update something that is old? there must be a reasonable explanation because it feels pretty stupid to do so, and there shouldn't be any backwards compatibility thing.

[Digit-0]

Why? If a system runs 0.10, it can also run 0.11. I didn't even understand why was 0.10.3 released when we had 0.11 since July. Devs need to focus on updating the most recent version...

Agree, there is a logic reason about new release version, people should focused to upgrade their version as soon as possible, dunno why people dont do it, well, i can accept it when old system are used and cant run latest version, but im not sure that this is the case with bitcoin core.

Btw if they have a test version on his web, probably they will release it soon.

[saturn643]

Why? If a system runs 0.10, it can also run 0.11. I didn't even understand why was 0.10.3 released when we had 0.11 since July. Devs need to focus on updating the most recent version...

I also don't understand yet why this is the case, it's like they are developing 0.10 and 0.11 on the side. Why would you update something that is old? there must be a reasonable explanation because it feels pretty stupid to do so, and there shouldn't be any backwards compatibility thing.

I don't think there are any major compatibility breaking changes from 0.10 to 0.11. However, they still released 0.10.4 to backport the OP_CLTV code to 0.10 in case there is some difference between 0.10 and 0.11 which breaks some systems. They aren't actually updating 0.10 and writing more code for it on the side. They are updating the master branch and then backporting any significant code changes that should be released soon like the OP_CLTV soft fork stuff, stuff for fixing the upnp bug and enforcing LowS signatures.

The release has been tagged in the bitcoin repository and the release notes are available on the repository at https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/0.10/doc/release-notes.md. I think the problem is that not enough people have done the gitian builds (they require 3 or more people to continue with a release) so it cannot yet be released.

[gmaxwell]

0.10.4 binaries were just waiting on more confirming builds, the software is done and released.

As to why it exists;  we don't believe that you should be forced to take the latest/greatest software just to keep up with rule changes on the network or critical security fixes. You may have customization that require forward porting; or you may have a high effort verification process before accepting a major release.  You may choose to only accept new versions after carefully reviewing them.  We do not wish to discourage people from reviewing carefully..

So for critical bug-fixes fixes and new network behavior we make an effort to support older versions. We don't generally promote them, however-- if you need them, you'll know it.