> On Jan 20, 2017, at 10:43 AM, Eric Covener <cove...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 9:53 AM, William A Rowe Jr <wr...@rowe-clan.net> > wrote: >> Many if not most developers disagree with you, most developers agree that >> adding features and enhancements is disruptive. 2.4.x adds features and >> enhancements to every release, and is therefore not low-risk, and absolutely >> not "as little risk as possible". > > Maybe a [POLL] thread is in order, specifically for the topic of > enhancements/stability in 2.4 and ignoring aspirations about a new > versioning system or 3.0. > > e.g. > > 2.4.x is: > [X] evolving just fine
I'd like to see the new stuff currently "locked away" in trunk get out to our end users. The only expedient way to do so lately has been to backport to 2.4 If we could commit to releasing 2.6 in short order, then there would not need to be the "demand" to backport as much.