>>>>> On Wed, 07 May 2008 04:49:39 +0200, Ralf Corsepius <rc040203@xxxxxxxxxx> said: >> And thus, if we want developers to use fedora we should distribute >> multiple versions of the development tools when version updates have >> potentially large ramifications. RC> If you are serious about this, Fedora will have to ship alternatives for RC> all development tools. I think we're at an impasse. RC> The alternative is to push upstreams to "release often, release RC> early" and to keep the pace with tool development. Unless the upstream dies (which is one of the reasons for needing to start a forward port in the first place) or is simply slow (wayyy too common). I think someone else already made the point of all the packages we'd have to remove if we wanted to stick to your policy of removing everything old. There is a line to walk and unfortunately each of those 1000+ packages could probably generate a long-winded discussion like this one has become. -- "In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap, and much more difficult to find." -- Terry Pratchett -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
