I'll just add, as someone who works on packaging of guile in pkgsrc,
that we have had to have multiple versions for a long time. There is
software useful enough for people to want, with various requirements.
Currently we have
1.8
2.0
2.2
3.0
If there were more concern about compatibility
Attila Lendvai writes:
>> > IOW, if you don't want changes in your dependencies, then just don't
>> update them.
>>
>> This does not work.
>>
>> You often have to update dependencies for security reasons. Got a new
>> gnutls or openssl or openssh with new cyphers you need to have a worki
> > IOW, if you don't want changes in your dependencies, then just don't
> update them.
>
> This does not work.
>
> You often have to update dependencies for security reasons. Got a new
> gnutls or openssl or openssh with new cyphers you need to have a working
> program — will Guile 3 get
