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It appears there was a bit of conflict between '''Downloads''' page and '''Software''' page. The main page previously said "We've added download links for Cumulus V1 and Cumulus MX in the new Software/Downloads page " because of this. Since then the [[Main Page]] has been updated, the legacy Cumulus and Cumulus MX links are now in separate columns of the table, and the introductory text has been revised. | |||
In October 2018, Ken True ("saratogaWX") offered to host the Wiki on his site. The Cumulus 1 software files were downloaded from the links mentioned | #When Steve Loft was about to retire from involvement with Cumulus, he wanted to close his web server. | ||
#*His server (sandaysoft.com) had hosted the wiki, the support forum, and some of the downloads were at http://sandaysoft.com/downloads. | |||
The next month (November 2018), Steve Loft sought a new host for the support forum, as next part of closing his web server. | #*The other downloads (used mostly for beta and special releases) were at http://www.nybbles.co.uk/downloads which was also closed. | ||
#*In October 2018, Ken True ("saratogaWX") offered to host the Wiki on his site. | |||
#*The Cumulus 1 software files were downloaded from the links just mentioned, and then added to this "Downloads" page by Ken as part of the migration of the Wiki. | |||
* | #*Ken True added links to the help file download and the Cumulus 1 special downloads for Instromet. | ||
*Mark | #On 31 October 2018, Ken True, downloaded the final Cumulus MX release made by Steve Loft (from his Support Forum post) and created a [[Software|new Page called Software]] for this. | ||
* | #*Subsequently he added the source zip that Steve Loft made available (the source included some changes not in that Steve Loft | ||
#The next month (November 2018), Steve Loft sought a new host for the support forum, as next part of closing his web server. | |||
#*When Niall Hosiene ("Freddie") took over hosting of the forum, Ken True updated the relevant Wiki pages here. | |||
#On 7 December 2018, Mark Crossley decided to take on further development of Cumulus MX | |||
#*Mark added copies of Steve Loft's MX-beta release, and the released MX source to Marks' Github repository he created for Cumulus MX. | |||
#*As Mark has developed MX further, he has added to this Github repository, the release complied code, the supporting files, and therefore the source files | |||
#*Mark maintains the links to the Github repository for the latest release on the Software page of this Wiki. | |||
#*The early releases by Mark continued to be labelled "beta release", but soon Mark brought MX out of beta, so links were described as "current release" | |||
*Subsequently, Niall Hosiene edited the new Software page to make it one destination for both MX and Cumulus 1 software, in deleting the original "Downloads" page, he overlooked that other pages in this Wiki were still linking to the original Downloads page. | *Subsequently, Niall Hosiene edited the new Software page to make it one destination for both MX and Cumulus 1 software, in deleting the original "Downloads" page, he overlooked that other pages in this Wiki were still linking to the original Downloads page. | ||
** He was so keen to promote MX, his edit downgraded Cumulus 1 to legacy, and the links to the various Cumulus 1 downloads were consequently made harder to spot. | ** He was so keen to promote MX, his edit downgraded Cumulus 1 to legacy, and the links to the various Cumulus 1 downloads were consequently made harder to spot. | ||
In April 2020: | |||
#this wiki page has | #this wiki page was resurrected so the links to it from elsewhere in this Wiki worked again | ||
#*this resurrection has given the chance to make this page devoted to Cumulus 1, and so much simpler and more detailed again | |||
#the Software page has been improved by Ken True | #the Software page has been improved by Ken True | ||
#*the Software page legacy section is only a prećis of the detail available on this page, but it does have links to Cumulus 1 and the patch. | #*the Software page legacy section is only a prećis of the detail available on this page, but it does have links to Cumulus 1 and the patch. | ||