Re: Linphone 6.2.0 does not import anything, not even the account
"J.H." <[email protected]> Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:47:01 +0000
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--===============8538124458023795058== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=----08N8CJNTA8PWCST9TUN3R1ZM2ZMY76 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ------08N8CJNTA8PWCST9TUN3R1ZM2ZMY76 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable are you aware what 'alpha' is standing for in software version naming? alpha, beta, release are typically the stages a new version of a piece of = software is going through, alpha is an early testing stage, typically most = people running it at all, will be the developers, or people closely in touc= h with the ongoing development process: features may still move in and out,= things that worked one day, may break another one: hence, I guess, the lon= g version name (=2E=2Ealpha-6-g876fdbe61=2E=2E): there may be one alpha aft= er another in quick succession=2E (although I'm not familiar with belledonn= e's specific process: I'm inferring from general knowledge) I guess there's a bit of an ambiguity with the term 'expected' in this con= text: yes, in a technical sense, it can be helpful to structure an issue re= port into 'what I did', 'expected behaviour', 'found behaviour' etc=2E; no,= in a psychological sense, alpha software is expected to contain major bugs= like this one=2E I wouldn't think that alpha versions are what you get whe= n you download straight with the Download button on the page (if so, that w= ould be really a problem), there are probably intermediate clicks like 'see= all versions', or you went to the github/gitlab project pages and found th= e appimages as build artifacts? On January 21, 2026 11:07:52 PM GMT+00:00, David Pirotte via Linphone-user= s <linphone-users@nongnu=2Eorg> wrote: >Hello, > >I just downloaded this image: > > Linphone6-6=2E2=2E0-alpha-6-g876fdbe61-x86_64=2EAppImage" > >Then closed my 5=2E2=2Ex session and started the 6=2E2=2E0 alpha version= =2E >To my 'great surprise', it did not import anything, not even the >account: > > I was expecting it to import everything, absolutely everything > from the earlier version, the account, contacts, and history, > especially chat history, I mostly use linphone to exchange text > msgs =2E=2E=2E though I also sends audio, annexes, and place calls > ofc =2E=2E=2E > >Thanks, >David ------08N8CJNTA8PWCST9TUN3R1ZM2ZMY76 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body>are you aware what 'alpha' is standing for in soft= ware version naming?<br><br>alpha, beta, release are typically the stages a= new version of a piece of software is going through, alpha is an early tes= ting stage, typically most people running it at all, will be the developers= , or people closely in touch with the ongoing development process: features= may still move in and out, things that worked one day, may break another o= ne: hence, I guess, the long version name (=2E=2Ealpha-6-g876fdbe61=2E=2E):= there may be one alpha after another in quick succession=2E (although I'm = not familiar with belledonne's specific process: I'm inferring from general= knowledge)<br><br>I guess there's a bit of an ambiguity with the term 'exp= ected' in this context: yes, in a technical sense, it can be helpful to str= ucture an issue report into 'what I did', 'expected behaviour', 'found beha= viour' etc=2E; no, in a psychological sense, alpha software is expected to = contain major bugs like this one=2E I wouldn't think that alpha versions ar= e what you get when you download straight with the Download button on the p= age (if so, that would be really a problem), there are probably intermediat= e clicks like 'see all versions', or you went to the github/gitlab project = pages and found the appimages as build artifacts?<br><br><br><div class=3D"= gmail_quote">On January 21, 2026 11:07:52 PM GMT+00:00, David Pirotte via L= inphone-users <linphone-users@nongnu=2Eorg> wrote:<blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px sol= id rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <pre dir=3D"auto" class=3D"k9mail">Hello,<br><br>I just downloaded this im= age:<br><br> Linphone6-6=2E2=2E0-alpha-6-g876fdbe61-x86_64=2EAppImage"<br><= br>Then closed my 5=2E2=2Ex session and started the 6=2E2=2E0 alpha version= =2E<br>To my 'great surprise', it did not import anything, not even the<br>= account:<br><br> I was expecting it to import everything, absolutely everyt= hing<br> from the earlier version, the account, contacts, and history,<br> = especially chat history, I mostly use linphone to exchange text<br> msgs = =2E=2E=2E though I also sends audio, annexes, and place calls<br> ofc =2E= =2E=2E<br><br>Thanks,<br>David<br></pre></blockquote></div></body></html> ------08N8CJNTA8PWCST9TUN3R1ZM2ZMY76-- --===============8538124458023795058== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX18KTGlucGhvbmUt dXNlcnMgbWFpbGluZyBsaXN0CkxpbnBob25lLXVzZXJzQG5vbmdudS5vcmcKaHR0cHM6Ly9saXN0 cy5ub25nbnUub3JnL21haWxtYW4vbGlzdGluZm8vbGlucGhvbmUtdXNlcnMK --===============8538124458023795058==--