Re: Move base directory to different location

On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 7:56 AM Paul Förster <paul(dot)foerster(at)gmail(dot)com>
wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> > On 26. Nov, 2020, at 15:49, David G. Johnston <
> david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> >
> > But the comment was to full upgrade, not just update. The OP didn’t
> state which patch release but is running version 10.
>
> IMHO, the same applies to major versions.
>
> Also, it's IMHO easier to get problems fixed if you use a current version
> because developers don't have to check old code but can work and test with
> a current version. And if you have a real problem, then you most likely
> won't get a backward compatible patch. It will rather be fixed in the next
> release.
>
> As always, after an update/upgrade is before an update/upgrade. :-)
>
>
IMHO, that is all a load of nonsense.

5 years of support is just that, and it is done quite well - the trade-off
of upgrading only in order to make the developer's lives marginally easier
isn't a good one. Plus, they have to check the old code anyway since most
likely such fixes will need to be back-patched.

The few behavior changes that don't get back-patched support not upgrading
to the newest release ASAP, not doing so sooner.

And if a such non-batchpatch-able fix is recently discovered it won't be
available until the next major release anyway, so even those running
cutting-edge wouldn't see a difference compared to running an prior version.

David J.