Draft 2.6.0 blog post

i2p2www/blog/2024/07/19/2.6.0-Release.draft.rst

+============================================
+{% trans -%}I2P 2.6.0 Release{%- endtrans %}
+============================================
+
+.. meta::
+    :author: idk
+    :date: 2024-07-19
+    :category: release
+    :excerpt: {% trans %}I2P 2.6.0 Release{% endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+This release, I2P 2.6.0, continues our work by fixing bugs, adding features, and improving the network's reliability.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+Newer routers will be favored when selecting floodfill routers.
+I2PSnark received features which improve the performance of PeX(Peer Exchange), in addition to bug fixes.
+Legacy transport protocols are being removed, simplifying the code in the UDP transports.
+Locally-hosted destination will be reachable by local clients without requesting their LeaseSet, improving performance and testability.
+Additional tweaks were made to peer selection strategies.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+I2P no longer allows I2P-over-Tor, connections from Tor exit IP addresses are now blocked.
+We discourage this because it degrades the performance of I2P and uses up the resources of Tor exits for no benefit.
+If you are a helpful person running both a Tor Exit and I2P we encourage you to continue to do so, using different IP addresses for each.
+Non-exit relays and Tor clients are unaffected by this and do not need to change anything.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+As usual, we recommend that you update to this release.
+The best way to maintain security and help the network is to run the latest release.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans %}RELEASE DETAILS{% endtrans %}**
+
+**{% trans %}Changes{% endtrans %}**
+
+- {% trans %}Router: Increase minimum version for floodfill routers{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Router: Disable I2P over Tor{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Address Book: Cache locally hosted destinations{% endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans %}Bug Fixes{% endtrans %}**
+
+- {% trans %}I2PSnark: Peer Exchange Tweaks{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}I2PSnark: Bugfixes{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Router: Peer Selection Tweaks{% endtrans %}
+
+**{% trans %}Other{% endtrans %}**
+
+- {% trans %}Translation updates{% endtrans %}
+
+
+`{% trans %}Full list of fixed bugs{% endtrans %}`__
+
+__ http://{{ i2pconv('git.idk.i2p') }}/i2p-hackers/i2p.i2p/-/issues?scope=all&state=closed&milestone_title=2.6.0
+
+**{% trans %}SHA256 Checksums:{% endtrans %}**
+
+::
+      
+     sum    file