> matthiasm wrote: > > On 11.02.2009, at 18:07, Fabio Bracci wrote: > > > >> another thought: it seems to me nobody wants to fix anything in > >> 1.1.9, why is that? > > > > Yes, we do fix 1.1.9 as we go along with 1.3. However we limit fixes > > to desasterous bugs, and bug that are fixed in 1.3 and use the same > > fix in 1.1.9. Anything else is simply too much work for our little team. > > I think the main issue in the 1.1.x series is we've been limited > to what features we can add in order to keep binary compatibility > with the other 1.1.x releases. > > When we bumped to 1.3.x, we no longer needed binary compatibility, > so we could finally apply all those features we've been needing > to add for a long time. (UTF8, API enhancements, etc) > > So 1.3.x is the new maintenance stream; the 1.1.x series had a looong > run of binary compatibility.. time to move forward.
Well, then it's clear: to one side design limitations of 1.1.9, to the other side binary compatibility, on top of it too little manpower ... I'll get along with the bugfixes which will make it. I'm tempted to say I'd like to help, but I feel too novice to be helpful, nor have I too much (spare) time ... I'll think about it. Thanx anyway. Best, /F _______________________________________________ fltk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.easysw.com/mailman/listinfo/fltk
