On Sep 18, 2013, at 07:03 01, Rob Landry wrote:

> Will there ever come a time when Qt3 is no longer compatible with the latest 
> Linux kernels or some other component of the OS?

If it does, then it's the downstream maintainer for that particular platform's 
job to fix it.  We already do this for BroadcastAppliance with several package 
dependencies for CentOS (CDParanoia comes to mind).  Should the day come when 
the Upstream Provider ceases to distribute Qt3, then we would just add that 
package to the list of dependencies that we maintain ourselves.  A minor 
irritant, not a major problem.  It's a core part of any downstream maintainer's 
brief.

Cheers!


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