Am 16.06.2011 00:09, schrieb Richard Heck:
I guess it just seems odd to remove such files at a point release.
In the past we removed obsolete files also for bug fix releases, like in the 1.6.x cycle.
I don't want some person who's still using these to lose them because they upgrade within 2.0.x. Are they unusable because they won't compile, or...?
The point is that you CANNOT us the templates because the required LaTeX classes are obsolete and thus even not available at CTAN. Moreover, even if you find them somewhere in the web, what can you do with your file -> nothing! No journal will accept this. Note that template files are thought as starting point for new files. And starting with obsolete classes is senseless.
Keeping them is like providing Punched cards. They will still work but what would you do with them? regards Uwe
