Andrew John Hughes writes: > > Well, my suggestion would be that the branches are more for the benefit > of users rather than developers. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the > japitools comparisons suggest that 1.1 is just about supported. This > would seem to be a solid base to give to those who want something to > work with, at least for the time being, as a Java replacement without > having to wonder about holes. As far as developers go, I would expect > focus to mainly stay on 1.4 as it is now, with appropriate patches that > also cover 1.1 being added there. However, if you think that would be > too much effort, then I can see your point to an extent. I do think > there is something to be said for giving users something more stable > though, rather than the kind of random implementation guarantees we give > now.
Sure, but the problem is that branches, unless tended carefully, will wither. If people wish assiduously to maintain a separate 1.1 branch, that will be fine. But that should be an addition to current development, not an alternative. Andrew. _______________________________________________ Classpath mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/classpath
