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| ===== Project Start ((March 2000)) ===== | ===== Project Start ((March 2000)) ===== | ||
| - | I started the first work on the project in about March 2000, while I was working in the IT department of [[https://www.vse.cz/|University of Economics in Prague]]. The temporary name "WinSCP" (Windows Secure CoPy) was chosen until a nicer name was | + | I started the first work on the project in about March 2000, while I was working in the IT department of [[https://www.vse.cz/english/|University of Economics in Prague]]. The temporary name "WinSCP" (Windows Secure CoPy) was chosen until a nicer name was |
| thought of (which never actually happened). | thought of (which never actually happened). | ||
| WinSCP was probably the first GUI file transfer client for SSH ever (at least on Microsoft Windows platform). | WinSCP was probably the first GUI file transfer client for SSH ever (at least on Microsoft Windows platform). | ||
| - | Original idea came from Jan Havlicek. In fact he wanted the tool a great deal. And he bothered me for weeks until I finally decided to implement it for him, without actually needing it myself beforehand. He was also the first one who spread the word about WinSCP on the Internet, before the project pages were set up. | + | Original idea came from [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-havlicek-42a7725/|Jan Havlicek]]. In fact he wanted the tool a great deal. And he bothered me for weeks until I finally decided to implement it for him, without actually needing it myself beforehand. He was also the first one who spread the word about WinSCP on the Internet, before the project pages were set up. |
| ===== First Release ((Late 2000)) ===== | ===== First Release ((Late 2000)) ===== | ||
| - | During late 2000 distribution of the first releases of WinSCP 1.0 was started. The first WinSCP site was set up in October 2000. It was designed by [[https://cz.linkedin.com/in/katysramkova|Kateřina Šrámková]]. | + | During late 2000 distribution of the first releases of WinSCP 1.0 was started. The first WinSCP site was set up in October 2000. It was designed by [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/katysramkova/|Kateřina Šrámková]]. |
| Version 1.0 supported the SCP protocol over SSH-1 only. There were several publicly available builds of the 1.0 release. Beside this there was never another release of the 1.x series. | Version 1.0 supported the SCP protocol over SSH-1 only. There were several publicly available builds of the 1.0 release. Beside this there was never another release of the 1.x series. | ||
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| In addition to the English version, there was also a Czech one. It made 1.0 the only localized version for years. | In addition to the English version, there was also a Czech one. It made 1.0 the only localized version for years. | ||
| - | See [[project_history_screenshots#1.0|screenshots]] and original [[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cz.comp.linux/UoJxBZmcrQA/D6NXWktR71AJ|release announcement]] on cz.comp.linux (in Czech). | + | See [[project_history_screenshots#1.0|screenshots]] and original [[https://groups.google.com/g/cz.comp.linux/c/UoJxBZmcrQA/m/D6NXWktR71AJ|release announcement]] on cz.comp.linux (in Czech). |
| ===== 2.x Series ((October 2001)) ===== | ===== 2.x Series ((October 2001)) ===== | ||
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| It took me more than one year before I felt 2.x series mature enough to release the first non-beta version, 2.2, in January 2003. | It took me more than one year before I felt 2.x series mature enough to release the first non-beta version, 2.2, in January 2003. | ||
| - | See original [[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cz.comp.linux/HyY-Fnni630/MTmtZm_E1CIJ|release announcement]] on cz.comp.linux (in Czech). | + | See original [[https://groups.google.com/g/cz.comp.linux/c/HyY-Fnni630/m/MTmtZm_E1CIJ|release announcement]] on cz.comp.linux (in Czech). |
| ===== SFTP ((June 2003)) ===== | ===== SFTP ((June 2003)) ===== | ||
| In June 2003 version 3.0 was released, introducing support for the alternative to SCP, the SFTP protocol. Over time it evolved from the alternative to the primary protocol. Despite this, the well-established name "WinSCP" was preserved. | In June 2003 version 3.0 was released, introducing support for the alternative to SCP, the SFTP protocol. Over time it evolved from the alternative to the primary protocol. Despite this, the well-established name "WinSCP" was preserved. | ||
| - | ===== SourceForge ((July 2003)) ===== | + | ===== [[sourceforge]] SourceForge ((July 2003)) ===== |
| After leaving the University, I have decided to move WinSCP project from the University server to [[https://sourceforge.net/|SourceForge]]. | After leaving the University, I have decided to move WinSCP project from the University server to [[https://sourceforge.net/|SourceForge]]. | ||
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| ===== New Site Design ((December 2004)) ===== | ===== New Site Design ((December 2004)) ===== | ||
| - | Thanks to [[https://www.blackgate.net/|Brandon Blackmoor]] WinSCP site got new design in December 2004. | + | Thanks to [[https://www.blackgate.net/|Brandon Blackmoor]] WinSCP site got new design in December 2004. It was in use for 13 years, until January 2018. |
| ===== TeamForge ((March 2005)) ===== | ===== TeamForge ((March 2005)) ===== | ||
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| ===== Amazon S3 ((December 2017)) ===== | ===== Amazon S3 ((December 2017)) ===== | ||
| The latest addition to collection of supported protocols, [[S3]], was introduced in version 5.12. | The latest addition to collection of supported protocols, [[S3]], was introduced in version 5.12. | ||
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| + | ===== New Site Design ((January 2018)) ===== | ||
| + | WinSCP site got new responsive design. | ||
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| + | ===== File Manager ((February 2023)) ===== | ||
| + | Since 6.0, WinSCP can serve as [[task_file_management|two-panel local file manager]], in addition to still being able to manage remote files. | ||
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| + | In this version, WinSCP also got new graphics. | ||
| ~~NOTOC~~ | ~~NOTOC~~ | ||