Rumor? IDE 1.6.0 library improvements by Intel not merged into IDE as of 1.6.3?

Folks,

See this question I asked in this forum: Edison on Arduino Carrier, no Static IP Address after using WiFi.config() - Networking, Protocols, and Devices - Arduino Forum
And this discussion in Intel's forums: https://communities.intel.com/thread/67179

One respondent in the Intel thread said that Intel created a version of the IDE's bundled libraries that contains substantial differences from the libraries bundled in the 1.6.3 Arduino IDE.

Is that true?

If it is, I'm left feeling a bit adrift.

  1. The WiFi library code seems to be broken (see my questions above).
  2. Solutions that might exist might not be getting rolled into the latest releases of the libraries.
  3. Each time I attempt to use my Edison Arduinos for something new, I might have to spend a ton of time tying to guess at a combination of back-level libraries, etc. that will behave more or less correctly.

Am I missing something? Is there some crucial set of documentation somewhere that I can use to navigate this while good people are working behind the scenes to merge various improvements into a future release of the Arduino and Edison code?

I 100% realize saying that managing situations like this is tough, is an understatement; but if the published documentation isn't accurate, I might have to throw the Edison Arduino into the trash along with the WiFi cards that use the TI CC3000 chips. I don't want to do that.

Please excuse the grumpy tone, but if what was written in the Intel thread is accurate, and if the WiFi library web pages make false claims, I guess I should be a little grumpy....

GBlake