Typo. People do that alot.

Once we are at it, are there any plans for a new release? It's been 2 and 1/2 years now since the last release.

Don't you know the standard answer to that question and that developers hate that question?

Yes, I know, I've read it in some older posts. Something like "for every question there will be an additional delay. One more question, and there will be no dessert for all". Reminds me to my kindergarden days. Man, I really disapprove that pedagogical approach. I'm not asking for a specific release date, just something like "next spring".

If I'd like to be childish, I'd post something like:
When will be the next release?
When will be the next release?
When will be the next release?
... (let's say a thousand times)

This would hurt me more then you 😉 Yes, really.

if you know the answer why play the child and ask anyway? The reason developers hate this answer, especially in open source, is that they can't tell and giving even a "next spring" puts up pressure that is not welcomed. Because once spring is over the questions "Spring is over, where is the version blabla?" will pile up. The best you can hope for is "Spring or after spring" which can be anytime in the following years, or even tomorrow.
So you write you are over your kindergarden days, don't ask.
Or be clever and use the SVN.

While I agree but now Amstrad mode and PS1 audio are now supported, why not release a new dosbox who supports them?

I got confuse with those SVNs. Which SVN is the last version?

There is only one SVN but a couple of builts of the SVN. Go by the date, probably the emucr, especially since it is a straight compile of the svn. Yhkwong adds a couple of things.
If you are in OSX take my built. Afaik, no one else offers them for OSX...

How about another approach: What are the features that the developers envisage for DOSBox 0.75 and how far along to completion do you estimate those features are?

I am not interested in when it will be released. As the saying goes; the first 90% of the work takes the first 90% of the time, and the last 10% of the work takes the other 90% of the time. However, I am curious to know how far coders feel they have come.

Also, I recall reading long ago that the 1.0 release would need better documentation, not necessarily more code. Is that (still) true?

ovvldc wrote:

Also, I recall reading long ago that the 1.0 release would need better documentation, not necessarily more code. Is that (still) true?

No.

And for which features and in which state they are.
That is not something I'd like to be revealed due to various reasons.

nikiniki wrote:

I got confuse with those SVNs. Which SVN is the last version?

Mine. But only if you're in ubuntu. It's the launchpad one.

ovvldc wrote:

Also, I recall reading long ago that the 1.0 release would need better documentation, not necessarily more code. Is that (still) true?

Before 1.0, expect 0.100 first. 😉

That's something which confuses me about version numbers. Wouldn't 0.1 be below 0.7?

its the usual version 0.100 vs version 0.1 confusion
but if you append another '.0' ... 0.1.0 vs 0.100.0

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Seriously, they won't release a new version just to add one or two new features. They will release when they feel it's the right time to release a new version.

Come on guys. No need to further extend this topic.

DOSBox 0.75 will come out WHEN IT IS READY.

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