Re: [RFC] dropping support for ancient versions of curl

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On 04/05, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> Hi Brandon,
> 
> On Tue, 4 Apr 2017, Brandon Williams wrote:
> 
> > I'm all for seeing a patch like this applied.  I agree that we can't
> > expect the world to be running the most up-to-date version of curl but
> > we should be able to select some "oldest" version we will support which
> > can be bumped up every couple of years.  
> > 
> > I mean, ensuring that you are running with an up-to-date version of curl
> > is really important when it comes to all of the security fixes that have
> > been made in each revision.
> 
> I am not in the business of dictating to others what software they have to
> run. I am in the business of maintaining Git for Windows. And part of that
> job is to drag along code that is maybe not the most elegant, but works.
> 
> The patch in question resolves such a wart. Sure, it would be a cleanup.
> Is it a huge maintenance burden to keep those few #ifdef's, though?
> Absolutely not.

haha, very true.  Of course I'm stating my opinion based on my limited
experience and work environment.

-- 
Brandon Williams



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