NoOp schrieb:
Phillip Chee pointed out this in:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=531210
<https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=531210#c15>
<quote>
The SeaMonkey 2.0.x branch is in maintenance mode. Only security and
stability fixes are allowed.
</quote>
If this is the case, then shouldn't standard users be notified of this on:
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
particularly since that is the "Official" download site and the supposed
official release of SeaMonkey?
Why? Any stable release series in in maintenance mode, i.e. only gets
stability and security improvements. New features only ever go into
not-yet-stable release series (right now 2.1). That's common policy in
almost all software project and doesn't need special mention.
I'd also appreciate comments as to the direction of SeaMonkey;
- will users go through yet another SM 1.x to 2.0 transition in the near
future?
Why that? They are not using 1.x any more if the ever think of security.
- will provisions be made for importing/exporting lightning calendars?
Ask the calendar project, this is an add-on and completely up to their
developers.
- what can users expect in the 2.0 to 2.1 transition?
That 2.0 profiles will "just work" in 2.1 - downgrading from 2.1 to 2.0
might even work, but might have some flaws which we only intend to fix
if it's easy (e.g. 2.1 bookmarks will never automatically work in 2.0).
As you all know, it was a pretty difficult transition for some users to
go from SM 1.x to 2.0. If 2.0 is now "maintenance only" mode, then I
wonder if it is worth continuing with SeaMonkey further.
Why? I completely don't understand what's wrong with a well-maintained
stable release series. "Maintenance mode" means that we still maintain
it and keep it stable and secure, but just promise to not make any large
changes - those go into the next not-yet-stable release series.
Followup-To set for mozilla.support.seamonkey as this is an user
issue/concern.
Not having read there yet, I ignore any replies that are already there
until I get there in my reading, so I'm sorry if I'm just duplicating
stuff here.
Robert Kaiser
--
Note that any statements of mine - no matter how passionate - are never
meant to be offensive but very often as food for thought or possible
arguments that we as a community needs answers to. And most of the time,
I even appreciate irony and fun! :)
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