> > > For Sage, this is simply not true for the majority of *users*. The > > vast majority of Sage users could care less that we release new > > versions -- most don't even notice or care. > > I can't judge this. If it's true, fine.
Especially for those running servers. But for most the updates are not as important. > My experience is rather that many people just update (not only) > software in general either because they fear missing something or just > feel they have to have the latest version (they *believe* to be best/ > superior), i.e. rather *not* driven by *functional* demand. > But quite different here - there are no email reminders, no anything. No huge marketing campaigns (at least not for upgrades; hopefully for 5.0 we will make a big push for *new* users). As long as you don't encounter a life-threatening bug, you just keep using it. When you do, you update (or use sagenb.org). I really like this aspect. I think this makes Sage a little different from both productivity software/OSes and more academic/industrial software. - kcrisman -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
