> Don't go too fast to remove existing code because then it will be very > difficult to merge your > changes and those from others including me. Risks are that you either > have to reimplement your > changes in the next version or that you take a one way ticket to your > own version diverging from the official one.
You personally agreed a year ago that the current released version of ICS would be last to continue support for long obsoleted compilers. Despite several requests, you have never given a reason why the few developers that are prepared to contribute free time to enhance your components should be massively handicapped by the necessity to write conditional code that continues to allow Delphi 1 to 3 to be used, while being unable to use any Delphi language features added since Delphi 3. Who are these people that actually need to use new versions of ICS on Delphi 1 to 3? Why can not they stay on old reliable versions? Do they actually want new features? Unless there are positive answers to these questions, or a major consensus from this mailing list that Delphi 1 to 3 support is actually important for ICS, I don't believe anyone should be forced to waste time writing and testing new conditional code. I simply don't have Delphi 1 to 3 installed, so can not test such conditional code. Angus -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
