Gene,
It looks like everyone understands this perfectly - I don't hear any
other confused voices. Have you considered that maybe it's you who has
the problem, not everyone else.
It's also pretty silly to tell someone not to patronise you, and then
follow it up with "before you were born"....
John
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On 17 Nov 2009, at 14:57, Gene Steinberg wrote:
On Nov 17, 2009, at 7:51 AM, Otto wrote:
Gene,
There's no way to test compatibility automatically. Provably
impossible. All WordPress could possibly test on an automated basis
is
that it loads and doesn't cause a fatal error (WordPress itself does
that on plugin activation).
Real "compatibility" is only determined by usage. Does the plugin do
what it's supposed to? Which features are broken? But this is a
judgment call, not something you can automate.
Compatibility is therefore determined by users testing it. The Extend
pages have that box on there to let people say whether it's
compatible
with new releases. There's no "2.9" listed because WordPress 2.9 does
not exist yet. This is a BETA release. Things are expected to not
work. Having people report plugin compatibility on those pages with
beta releases is unfair to the plugin authors. If you find
incompatibilities in a Beta release, you should be either contacting
the plugin author about it, or finding a new plugin to replace that
one you're using.
Anyway, if you want to test your plugins early, go ahead. If not,
don't. And if you're unhappy with that, then don't upgrade until
other
people test the plugins for you. Or hire somebody. Or just don't
upgrade.
These are your choices.
-Otto
Sent from Memphis, TN, United States
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OK, let's summarize:
1. scribu's statement that "we have an automated tool for that now
on Extend" is wrong based on what everyone else says.
2. Although there was a plugin compatibility page for previous
versions of WordPress while they were under development, there won't
be one for 2.9? Am I taking your statement as accurate here? Why the
change?
3. I understand that in a beta test, you're on your own. Don't
patronize me! I was probably beta testing products before you were
born.
Peace,
Gene
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