[Privoxy-devel] Release date for Privoxy 4.2.0 stable

[Fabian Keil]

Fabian Keil via Privoxy-devel <privoxy-devel at lists.privoxy.org> wrote on 2026-05-31 at 21:32:19:

> Fabian Keil via Privoxy-devel <privoxy-devel at lists.privoxy.org> wrote on 2026-05-31 at 12:50:49:
> 
> > Fabian Keil via Privoxy-devel <privoxy-devel at lists.privoxy.org> wrote on 2026-05-16 at 07:28:59:
> > 
> > > Fabian Keil via Privoxy-devel <privoxy-devel at lists.privoxy.org> wrote on 2026-05-02 at 15:20:01:
> > > 
> > > > Fabian Keil via Privoxy-devel <privoxy-devel at lists.privoxy.org> wrote on 2026-04-11 at 09:46:09:
> >  
> > > > I also would like the yet-to-be-drafted 4.2.0 announcement
> > > > to mention the financial problems the project is having and
> > > > announce additional donation options (as proposed on the
> > > > team-internal list). This will take a bit more time.
> > > > 
> > > > Delaying the release a couple of weeks should also
> > > > allow me to push MbedTLS 4.0 support.
> > > 
> > > That didn't happen (yet), but I received a report of two
> > > potential security issues and am currently testing patches.
> > > 
> > > Therefore I propose that we do the release on the weekend
> > > starting on 2026-05-30.
> > 
> > I've pushed the patches to git ([0],[1]).
> > 
> > A preliminary announcement is available at [2]. It contains a
> > paragraph about the lack of funding but maybe it should also
> > mention the fact that there will not be Windows packages at
> > the time of the release.
> >
> > If there are no objections, I'd like to create the tag
> > for Privoxy 4.2.0 later today or early tomorrow.
> 
> I've received a response from the reporter so I'll have to
> modify the preliminary announcement before sending it out.
> 
> I will therefore not create the v_4_2_0 tag today.
> 
> It could still happen tomorrow, but it probably won't be early ...

I've updated the announcement and intend to create the v_4_2_0 tag later today.

Fabian
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