I’m from a Healthcare organization and we have installed latest available Webmin version v2.202 and integrated into our application.
Since we are working on upgrading the SOUP components and Webmin is being one among them, we would like to know what is the next release version of Webmin (after version 2.202) and when probably it may be available? We would like to know any approximate date if anything is planned.
I have been a user of Webmin / Virtualmin for many years and know that the developers release Webmin versions as soon as they are ready. So the answer to any question about “when” is “when it is ready”.
Webmin and Virtualmin receive regular updates. You should keep an eye on this:
BTW, what are SOUP components in healthcare? You say you are upgrading the SOUP components at the healthcare where you work but if you are using the latest version of Webmin then what is the need for an upgrade? If you provide more information about SOUP components, maybe the community could offer suggestions about a way forward.
@calport Thank you for the response. Sure, will keep a tab on that News channel.
When I say SOUP, it’s nothing but Software Of Unknown (or uncertain) Pedigree (or provenance). Or, it’s like Software Bill of Material (SBOM).
A software application is developed with different other (3rd party) components, say for e.g., Java JDK, Perl, or some drivers etc., So, these each component what we refer as “SOUP” or “SBOM”. Hence, Webmin is such one component among them.
Why we want to upgrade Webmin is, if there are any latest issues / hot fixes getting included in next version (post v2.202), we wanted to include it.
Ah, so Webmin is classified by your healthcare as a software of uncertain provenance. Hmm.
Ah, so if there are hot fixes getting included in the next Version of Webmin, you want to include it. And therefore you wish to know exactly when the next version of Webmin is going to be released. Got it.
@pshitnalli if you would care to share the name of the healthcare for which you work, I would take to the social nets this discussion to show the world how sound the classification system of your employer is and how aware and enthusiastic its personnel are about its policies.
It is not a policy to predict, or “guestimate” release cycles. Keep an eye on the “News” section for releases, and/or run “apt”, “yum” or “dnf” (package managers) on your system. When a release is out, you’ll have the opportunity to down and install.
This is why I like road maps. I appreciate developers work in different ways, but I do like a countdown.
@tpnsolutions Ok sure. I’ll be checking whenever it’s available. Thanks.
@calport That’s not required 
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In fact, we are not supposed to do that.
Trying to guestimate or predict release dates leads to disappointment when the date is not kept due to unforeseen delays.
This is why Virtualmin doesn’t do countdowns. The software is worked on as often as improvements, bug fixes and security issues are needed or suggested.
There are a lot of moving parts, and Virtualmin as a whole gets a lot of extra time put in to ensure it’s as stable and bug free with each release.
I understand exactly how the Virtualmin team work 
have you seen how busy I have been in GitHub.
This still does not change how the rest of the world works and usually these road maps don’t usually have a defined date on them. I am never disappointed when 100% is reached and there is no release, but I know it wont be too long. If it reaches 100% and then goes back down to say 90% at least I know.
I know the team work hard and maybe showing the rest of the world how hard they work would be a selling point, but I suppose it is another thing to look after.
Lastly roadmaps can help focus on particular features.
That’s fine if you have a dozen full time developers. Virtualmin/webmin staff are not full time and have other jobs.
The same answer it always is: Probably sometime soon (where “soon” is defined as “anything between a day and two or three months”). Since it’s been a while since the last release, I would wager on “very soon” (days, maybe a week or two).
But, it depends on Jamie and Ilia having free time and motivation to work on it and a feeling that something needs fixing in the near future, and me having time to test it (for Virtualmin repo release), etc. Security issues lead to much more rapid release, as we’ll tend to drop everything else if there’s a serious security issue.