On 5/2/08, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Les Mikesell <lesmikesell <at> gmail.com> writes: > > > Can't you just always provide at least 2 versioned libraries? One > > essentially equivalent to the latest released RHEL or Centos version(s) > > and the other whatever flavor is current? And unless apps need > > something new, build them against the stable version. > > > Fedora is about CURRENT technology. They will ALWAYS prefer the CURRENT version > of the libraries if it is at all possible. Why should Fedora build against an > old one? You are using the wrong distribution. There are some libraries that are never worth extinction. Berkeley DB is one of them. It's a data file format and special. I can see how the ancient 1.8.x wouldn't be loved here, but it's still *stupid* dropping it even as an option. *STUPID*. > We can't ship unmaintained old versions forever. No, but dropping stuff before they break or while there are users[1] is Just Plain Stupid. -sb (Yes, I suppose I do have an axe to grind). [1] Especially Enterprise users in the case of RHEL. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
