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{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
{% block body_content %}
{% set newver = '0.21.0' %}
{% set oldver = '0.20.0' %}
<main id="maincontent">
  <h1>GNUnet {{newver}} released</h1>
<p>
  We are pleased to announce the release of GNUnet {{newver}}.
  <br/>
  GNUnet is an alternative network stack for building secure, decentralized and
  privacy-preserving distributed applications.
  Our goal is to replace the old insecure Internet protocol stack.
  Starting from an application for secure publication of files, it has grown to
  include all kinds of basic protocol components and applications towards the
  creation of a GNU internet.
</p>
<p>
  This release marks a noteworthy milestone in that it includes a completely
  new <a href="https://docs.gnunet.org/v0.21.0/users/subsystems.html#transport-ng-next-generation-transport-management">transport layer</a>.
  It lays the groundwork for fixing some major design issues and may also
  already alleviate a variety of issues seen in previous releases related to
  connectivity.
  This change also deprecates our testbed and ATS subsystem.
</p>
<p>
  This is a new major release.
  It breaks protocol compatibility with the 0.20.x versions.
  Please be aware that Git master is thus henceforth (and has been for a
  while) <b>INCOMPATIBLE</b> with
  the 0.20.x GNUnet network, and interactions between old and new peers
  will result in issues.
  In terms of usability, users should be aware that there are still
  <b>a number of known open issues</b> in particular with respect to ease
  of use, but also some critical privacy issues especially for mobile users.
  Also, the nascent network is tiny and thus unlikely to
  provide good anonymity or extensive amounts of interesting information.
  As a result, the {{newver}} release is still <b>only suitable for early adopters
  with some reasonable pain tolerance</b>.
</p>
<h4>Download links</h4>
<ul>
  <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-{{newver}}.tar.gz">gnunet-{{newver}}.tar.gz</a> (<a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-{{newver}}.tar.gz.sig">signature</a>)</li>
  <li><a href="https://buildbot.gnunet.org/releases/gnunet-{{newver}}-meson.tar.gz">gnunet-{{newver}}-meson.tar.gz</a> (<a href="https://buildbot.gnunet.org/releases/gnunet-{{newver}}-meson.tar.gz.sig">signature</a>) <i>NEW: Test tarball made using the meson build system.</i></li>
  <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-gtk-{{newver}}.tar.gz">gnunet-gtk-{{newver}}.tar.gz</a> (<a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-gtk-{{newver}}.tar.gz.sig">signature</a>)</li>
  <li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-fuse-{{newver}}.tar.gz">gnunet-fuse-{{newver}}.tar.gz</a> (<a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-fuse-{{newver}}.tar.gz.sig">signature</a>)</li>
</ul>
<p>
  The GPG key used to sign is: <a href="https://www.gnunet.org/~schanzen/3D11063C10F98D14BD24D1470B0998EF86F59B6A">3D11063C10F98D14BD24D1470B0998EF86F59B6A</a>
</p>
<p>
  Note that due to mirror synchronization, not all links might be functional
  early after the release. For direct access try
  <a href="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnunet/">http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnunet/</a>
</p>
<h4>Changes</h4>
<p>
A detailed list of changes can be found in the <a href="https://git.gnunet.org/gnunet.git/log/?h=v{{newver}}">git log</a>, the <a href="https://git.gnunet.org/gnunet.git/tree/NEWS?h=v{{newver}}">NEWS</a> and
the <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/changelog_page.php?version_id=417">bug tracker</a>.
</p>
<h4>Known Issues</h4>
<ul>
  <li>There are known major design issues in the CORE subsystems which will need to be addressed in the future to achieve acceptable usability, performance and security.</li>
  <li>There are known moderate implementation limitations in CADET that negatively impact performance.</li>
  <li>There are known moderate design issues in FS that also impact usability and performance.</li>
  <li>There are minor implementation limitations in SET that create unnecessary attack surface for availability.</li>
  <li>The RPS subsystem remains experimental.</li>
</ul>
<p>
In addition to this list, you may also want to consult our bug tracker at <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/">bugs.gnunet.org</a> which lists about 190 more specific issues.
</p>

<h4>Thanks</h4>
<p>
This release was the work of many people. The following people contributed code and were thus easily identified:
Christian Grothoff, t3sserakt, TheJackiMonster, Pedram Fardzadeh, dvn, Sebastian Nadler and Martin Schanzenbach.
</p>
{% endblock body_content %}