+1 

On Aug 23, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Marcus Denker wrote:

> 
> On Aug 23, 2011, at 9:54 AM, Alexandre Bergel wrote:
> 
>> These issues are for 1.2.2. Who is maintaining it by the way?
> 
> We maintain the current released image. But when people provide easy to 
> integrate, clear and useful
> bug fixes for older versions, we integrate them.
> 
> (this was done for 1.1.2, it has all fixes that where added for 1.2.2)
> 
> Of course it would be possible (and I would prefer it), if a group of 1.2 
> users could take that
> over (e.g. commercial users that are actually using 1.2)
> 
> The idea would not to actively develope it, but just make sure that all the 
> fixes are added that
> make sense (bug fixes, mostly). *And* make that driven and coordingated by 
> actual users of
> that version. This way we make sure that a release gets important fixes as 
> long as it is used.
> 
> We could have such a group for just every version released: It gets "handed 
> off" to the people
> using the release. This group than of course, with time, gets smaller, and in 
> the end fades
> away. 
> 
> The most important effect of this would be to not burn people maintaining old 
> versions they
> don't use themselves...
> 
>       Marcus
> 
> 
> --
> Marcus Denker -- http://marcusdenker.de
> 
> 


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