2008/6/17 Claus Tirel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > To ignore user's bug reports because of the mentioned version number is, in > my view, a mistake as long as the reported bugs still exist.
Please don't say our interest in bug reports is limited. Is *your* interest in having a bug-free program limited? Let me clarify what Mats said earlier: the only reason why some bug reports are not properly addressed is our lack of resources. We don't have enough people nor enough time to keep maintaining old versions of LilyPond correctly. Therefore, our policy is to provide our users with up-to-date versions that include new features and as many bugfixes as we can. We use to maintain a "stable branch" as long as we can, but when the next stable version is about to be released (which is the case here), then ensuring *its* stability and fixing *its* becomes our priority. The "mentioned" version number is not just a mention: it tells us whether you've tried the latest version or not. The version you mentioned in the first place is more than two years old, the other version you mentioned is more than one year old. A huge amount of work has been put in the program since then; I strongly invite you to give our latest development version a try, and help us making it better before the next stable release. Cheers, Valentin _______________________________________________ bug-lilypond mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond
