Pidgin 2.3.0

Hi all,
I've installed pidgin 2.3.0 and it seems that this release is a really buggy one with some nasty bugs. I've already sent a warning for out of date package on the arch's package page but this version bump shouldn't happen unless there's some patch being made previous by arch dev so at least the "random nick" bug isn't launched as stable.
I was to put this warning on a bug, but as this isn't still a testing version I've decided to send it to the forums in hope the dev will have some sort of ahead notice.
Cheers
EDIT: This bug is fixed in 2.3.1 (still in development) please refer to http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4062
Last edited by gothicknight (2007-11-27 17:56:31)

trac is for bug/feature tracking and they have monotone for revision control.
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/UsingPidginMonotone
http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/
Last edited by wonder (2007-11-27 23:11:47)

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