On 3/17/06, Paul Benedict <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So is this the end of line for the 1.2 branch? One thing > that I admire the Spring Framework team for is their desire > and willingness to backport *minor* enhancements from the > upcoming 2.0 release into the 1.2 branch. Because I find > their level of support admirable, I wonder how many commiters > here would be committed (no pun intended!) to follow a similar > path by applying minor 1.3 enhancements back into 1.2? Who knows, > maybe we will have a Struts 1.2.12 one day if this is wanted.
The difference is that Spring is commercial open source. Here it needs a volunteer willing to do it and the problem with that if "eat our own dog food" how likely is it there'll be a volunteer wanting to back port? Niall > One thing which I found inspiring in Ted's emails (see the > user list) is the willingness not to evolve without being a revolutionary. > I think 1.3 will be a great product (let's hope it goes GA > soon but only after 1.2.9), and I would like the minor things > to move backwards as well. > > Is anyone else interested in such an idea? > > Paul --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]