2.0 beta 2

[danieldg]

Enough has been done on 2.0 that it's probably a good idea to release another beta. There is now an unofficial feature freeze on 2.0, and hopefully the protocol won't need any further tweaks. Linking with 1.2.x servers is still supported as it has been throughout the entire 2.0 line.

We need people to test 2.0, especially in a live environment. Since it can link to 1.2 servers, it's possible to link a test server to an existing network and get real network traffic, while (hopefully) restricting any stability issues from the new code to the test server. Alternatively, contact us on IRC if you would like information on linking to the inspircd dev/QA testnet.

The download link (using wget? quote it) is:
http://www.inspircd.org/?p=download&version=2.0.0b2

Major changes since 2.0 beta 1:

• The <connect> blocks are a lot more flexible at matching, allowing distinct classes for SSL or authenticated (by SASL) users. More server settings such as the MOTD can now be overridden in the connect block.
• Modes all have long-form names, and this can be manipluated using m_namedmodes. It doesn't make all that much difference right now, but in 2.1 this will let you change the letters of modes and let us go above 52 channel modes (we're at 48 now).
• A few new modules, including half-voice and autoop
• Lots of minor fixups, see the detailed changelog