Nathan Gibbs wrote:
> 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.
> 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.
:-)
Thanks Nathan for articulating what I suspect quite a lot of us think.
I too am grateful to the ClamAV team - but I also sometimes think
their attitude to users "lacks sensitivity" at times.
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