* Jerry wrote: > On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:29:17 -0500 Nathan Gibbs <nat...@cmpublishers.com> > articulated: > >> A flag day now and then (0.94.x DB issue) is OK, but not as a regularly >> scheduled event. Whats the point of putting the latest Clamav on a system >> when the Dev team is going to break it in a matter of months. > > I am not aware of the team issuing a new major version number that they > then break in a few months with a new major version update. >
0.95.x was the latest version less than a year ago. To me, it seems a little soon to EOL it. >> If I wanted that experience I'd use MS products exclusively. :-) > > Strangely enough, I find using old MS based products far easier than FOSS > in many respects. Even old DOS based programs can be made to run under > Windows (sometimes). However, that has nothing to do with this discussion. > I've seen & done that. :-) >> But as I've said before, the treatment of the user base leaves somewhat >> to be desired. > > At some point the end user has to accept his/her responsibility for keeping > their machines properly updated. I am not talking about every day, but at > least every few months, Agreed. > six at most, That is a good way to do it. That is also your policy/opinion. It may not work for someone else. > a user should inventory their system and take appropriate maintenance. To > expect others to waste valuable time in developing a product and keeping it > fully compatible with older versions is ludicrous. > Agreed. Supporting 0.94.x or earlier now would be a waste of resources. I did feel bad for the 0.94x and 0.93x users who got caught in last years flag day, but it was a flag day what are you gonna do. Those running 0.92x or older, IMNSHO were just plain stupid and got what they deserved. But I do realize that it is just my not so humble opinion, and they just might have had good reasons for running software that old. > “If you blame others for your failures, do you credit them with your > success?” > Thats an unsafe question to answer. No matter how its answered, you shoot yourself in the foot. Its like "Have you quit beating your wife?" Yes - You were beating her. No - You are beating her. The failures are usually all mine. The successes usually involve other people. And attribution is always the right way. Open Source wouldn't work otherwise. :-) -- Sincerely, Nathan Gibbs Systems Administrator Christ Media http://www.cmpublishers.com
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