>But it isn't just pre1 we are losing backward compatibility with, it is >every single build before 513, many of which did work reasonably well.
>I really want to discourage use of the mandatory upgrade functionality, >it is a nasty thing to do to our users unless we have a tremendously >good reason (such a serious security flaw). >I know a number of extremely worth-while potential users of Freenet who >are still using 0.3 simply because we periodically kill backward >compatibility in 0.4. >If it is important that people upgrade, then by-all-means put a notice >on the website, send an email to the mailing lists etc etc, but we need >to only use the mandatory upgrade functionality in extremely rare >circumstances. >Ian. Since this IS still beta, and having everyone upgrade to 513 would speed up bugfixing/over-all development, why not make build 513 into pre2 or 3. Then announce to everyone on all the lists and the website that 0.5 will NOT be backwards compatible to (0.4 before 513) when it comes out. Be sure to give everyone at least a week to make the move before its mandatory... The key is to tell people AHEAD of time, a thing this project seems to have difficulty with... _______________________________________________ devl mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hawk.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl
