BIRD 3.1.1 and 3.0.3 released

[Jana Babovakova]

Dear Douglas.

Let's check the BIRD 2 documentation, also on our new website: 
https://bird.nic.cz/doc/bird-2.17.1.html#remote-control

Let me know, if you need anything more.

Happy routing!
Jana

Jana Babovakova (she/her) | BIRD Tech Support | CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.

On 16. 05. 25 17:58, Douglas Fischer wrote:
> Thank you, Maria and Jana!
>
> Where do I find more information about "CLI v2"?
>
> Em sex., 16 de mai. de 2025 às 10:36, Jana Babovakova via Bird-users <
> bird-users at network.cz> escreveu:
>
>> Dear Douglas,
>>
>> that's a great idea! Thank you for the suggestion. We will consider
>> promoting it in a more accessible way.
>>
>> In the meantime, you will find some relevant information in our repository.
>>
>> Differences between v2 and v3:
>>
>> https://gitlab.nic.cz/labs/bird/-/blob/thread-next/doc/migration-bird3.md?ref_type=heads
>>
>> Changes for each v3 release list (including v3.1 also):
>> https://gitlab.nic.cz/labs/bird/-/blob/thread-next/NEWS?ref_type=heads
>>
>> These news items are also newly available on our new website:
>> https://bird.nic.cz/news/
>>
>> In general, all the v2 functionality should be included in v3, as we
>> continue to merge v2 changes and fixes into v3. If you notice otherwise,
>> please let us know, as it may be a bug.
>>
>> The difference between versions 3.0 and 3.1 is as follows: Bird 3.0 is the
>> first official release of BIRD 3 and will include long-term fixes, so
>> updates will be released for v3.0.x. Versions 3.1 and any future 3.x
>> versions will include new features and functionality.
>>
>> I hope this helps. We will consider improving the presentation of this
>> information, so thank you for your input.
>>
>> P.S. Maria has just responded to this. I hope my information is useful as
>> well!
>>
>> Happy routing!
>> Jana
>>
>> Jana Babovakova (she/her) | BIRD Tech Support | CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 16. 05. 25 14:04, Douglas Fischer wrote:
>>
>> This is great news!
>> Thanks to everyone involved.
>>
>> I'm still waiting for the funny stories about this refactoring from v2 to
>> v3...
>>
>> And I have a suggestion!
>>
>> A sort of comparison table of functionalities and features between the
>> versions.
>>
>> I believe that I and perhaps some of the other colleagues here on the list,
>> who even though they are not directly involved in the project, have an idea
>> of what the differences are between v2 and v3. But there is still a lot we
>> don't know.
>> Something more on the side of "project promotion" than technical thing.
>> - Does it change syntax? Where? How much?
>> - SMP, of course.
>> - What else?
>> - Who should be using it?
>>
>> Another question I have and may be shared by other colleagues:
>> What is the difference between v3.0 and v3.1? What are the plans for this
>> type of release?
>>
>> Em sex., 16 de mai. de 2025 às 08:30, Maria Matejka via Bird-users<bird-users at network.cz> escreveu:
>>
>>
>> Dear BIRD users,
>>
>> we are releasing BIRD versions 3.1.1 and 3.0.3.
>>
>> We have fixed BGP route refresh in both versions, and also several build
>> issues on FreeBSD, NetBSD, and CentOS 7. We added several table export
>> fixes to 3.1.1 which were already included in 3.0.2. We fixed several other
>> minor bugs and rare crashes as well.
>>
>> Release tarballs are available on our websitehttps://bird.nic.cz/get-bird.
>> Debian and Ubuntu packages are available in our repository athttps://pkg.labs.nic.cz/doc?project=bird.
>>
>> You may have noticed that the person tagging the version and sending this
>> e-mail has changed. There is also a change in the website URL. I’ll send a
>> full e-mail summarizing the organizational changes during the next week.
>>
>> Happy routing! Maria, with Ondrej’s approval
>>
>> –
>> Maria Matejka (she/her) | BIRD Team Leader | CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.
>>
>>
>>
>>

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