On September 3, 2022 at 11:28:03 AM UTC-6, Nasti Chestikov wrote:
The only available version of XG I can find is 2.10 howIt was announced in some forums over 7 years ago.
do you guys manage to run with a version of 2.19 beta?
http://www.bgonline.org/forums/webbbs_config.pl?read=174103
It provided a direct link to download 2.19.208 beta.
Has anyone any idea about why and how there are so
many unannounced, undocumented releases?
On 4/09/2022 9:29 am, MK wrote:
Has anyone any idea about why and how there are soPre-release versions are usually supplied to trusted testers and contributors. Some of these inevitably find their way into the
many unannounced, undocumented releases?
public domain before being rolled into the new/current official
release. Normal practise.
I guess I was one of those lucky "XG's trusted testers and
contributors" who received special updates... :)
On 4/09/2022 9:29 am, MK wrote:
Has anyone any idea about why and how there are
so many unannounced, undocumented releases?
Pre-release versions are usually supplied to trusted
testers and contributors. Some of these inevitably
find their way into the public domain before being
rolled into the new/current official release. Normal
practise.
On 5/09/2022 8:28 pm, MK wrote:
I guess I was one of those lucky "XG's trusted testers
and contributors" who received special updates... :)
Or maybe you found one of those escaped releases.
I've seen screenshots of V3.X Beta.
Doesn't mean anything.
Xavier goes at whatever pace suits him.
But I understand that conspiracy theorists see a
conspiracy behind every tree.
On 5/09/2022 8:28 pm, MK wrote:
I guess I was one of those lucky "XG's trusted testers and
contributors" who received special updates... :)
Or maybe you found one of those escaped releases.
I've seen screenshots of V3.X Beta. Doesn't mean anything.
Xavier goes at whatever pace suits him. But I understand that
conspiracy theorists see a conspiracy behind every tree.
What I still don't understand and you all still skirt is this:
did Chow reverted to 2.19.207.pre-release after he had
commented on his experiences with the 2.19.208 beta?
And how come nobody here seems to be using 2.19.208
beta, let alone the 2.19.207.pre-release that I have or even
possibly a later version than that?
As Tim says "Sixes don't grow on trees."
But conspiracy theories do. And there are
plenty of them that are ripe for the picking.
On 9/5/2022 6:28 AM, MK wrote:
What I still don't understand and you all still skirt is this:
did Chow reverted to 2.19.207.pre-release after he had
commented on his experiences with the 2.19.208 beta?
I've never reverted to a previous version. I'm aware there's
a slightly more recent version but I haven't bothered to
upgrade because I'm satisfied with the current version,
http://www.bgonline.org/forums/webbbs_config.pl?read=174187
was a thread to announce XG's "XG 2.19.208 beta" (which was
the thread's title) and the questions and comments (including
yours) were about that.
For example, when some Ray Kershaw asked: "I have installed
2.19.208. How do I see the "added statistics on rollout"?, you
responded: "First perform a rollout. Select a move or moves, and
then right-click on it to get a menu. Select "Display Rollout Stats."
If you had never installed XG 2.19.208, how did you know to tell
him that?
Then when Jason Lee asked: "Is this the feature that Timothy
Chow has had on his wish list?", you excitedly responded: (by
even changing the thread title to "Yes!!"), "It is precisely what I
wanted! There is much rejoicing in my corner of the world."
And now you are saying that you never "bothered to install XG
2.19.208"...? Come on, make an effort to be credible.
On 9/5/2022 6:34 AM, Simon Woodhead wrote:
On 5/09/2022 8:28 pm, MK wrote:
I guess I was one of those lucky "XG's trusted testers and
contributors" who received special updates... :)
Or maybe you found one of those escaped releases.
I've seen screenshots of V3.X Beta. Doesn't mean anything.
Xavier goes at whatever pace suits him. But I understand that
conspiracy theorists see a conspiracy behind every tree.
As Tim says "Sixes don't grow on trees."
On 9/5/2022 6:28 AM, MK wrote:
did Chow reverted to 2.19.207.pre-release after he had
commented on his experiences with the 2.19.208 beta?
I've never reverted to a previous version. .....
On 9/5/2022 10:50 PM, MK wrote:
For example, when some Ray Kershaw asked: "I have .....
If you had never installed XG 2.19.208, how did you know
to tell him that?
Then when Jason Lee asked: "Is this the feature that
Timothy Chow has had on his wish list?", you excitedly
responded: (by even changing the thread title to "Yes!!"),
"It is precisely what I wanted! There is much rejoicing in
my corner of the world."
And now you are saying that you never "bothered to install
XG 2.19.208"...? Come on, make an effort to be credible.
The feature you're talking about is already in 2.19.207.pre-release.
Before 2.19.208 was announced on February 13, 2015 (see link
in previous post), you were already using it by January 30, 2015
http://www.bgonline.org/forums/webbbs_config.pl?read=173034
That's interesting. I know I've never reverted, but here's a possible explanation. I had specifically requested the feature in question from Xavier, so for a brief period of time, I was getting versions directly
from Xavier rather than downloading them from the website. From my perspective, I was just getting newer and newer versions, but I never bothered checking the version numbers, so it's possible that at some
point he sent me something that had a lower version number than what
he had previously sent me.
Another possibility, though less likely, is that it was around that time
that my old laptop was dying and I bought a new laptop. For a short
time I had two computers that both had XG on them. I threw the old
computer away so I can't check, but maybe what I did was that I
transferred my purchased license to my new computer, but I still wanted
to use XG on my old computer for a little while before it died
completely, so I put a trial version on the old computer. So the old
computer may have had a slightly newer version on it. I don't have any recollection of doing this, though.
---
Tim Chow
Please try harder. A little less time with the flashy cars on YouTube and a bit more time improving your backgammon game.
On 9/6/2022 8:17 PM, MK wrote:
Before 2.19.208 was announced on February 13, 2015
..... you were already using it by January 30, 2015
That's interesting. I know I've never reverted, but here's a
possible explanation. ..... I was getting versions directly
from Xavier ..... it's possible that at some point he sent
me something that had a lower version number .....
Another possibility, though less likely, is that it was .....
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