Hi, While people might want to have something like LTS (long term support), you have to remember that MW has a vibrant group of contributors where SMW as it stance right now (counting on the commit history of the last 12 month [1]) only has four people contributing on a more frequent base(at least once a month, without counting translations).
Keeping SMW1.9/MW1.19 as LTS would mean you have to maintain a different code base throughout your development branch which means an increased effort to maintain new developments and "old" developments. I would guess that LTS is something a commercial enterprise is more suited to deliver than asking volunteer developers to keep in mind when they want to shift the border of software functionality. PS: Personally, I had already had my fights in keeping some parts of SMW 1.8 in alignment with MW 1.17. [1] http://www.ohloh.net/p/smw/contributors?query=&sort=commits_12_mo Cheers On 12/4/12, Neill Mitchell <ne...@nlkmitchell.com> wrote: > Mediawiki is now offering long term support for MW 1.19. Will the same > policy be applied same with SMW? > > Best regards > Neill. > On 02/12/12 10:50, Markus Krötzsch wrote: >> +1 for dropping 1.18 in 1.9. >> >> Markus >> >> On 02/12/12 02:43, James HK wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Thanks. You read my mind, I was just about to write a similar email as >>> it happens 1.18 already dropped from the official MW supporting list >>> [1]. >>> >>> [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> On 12/2/12, Jeroen De Dauw <jeroended...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hey, >>>> >>>> Since the 1.8 release got relayed quited a bit (it was originally >>>> scheduled >>>> for September and will be made tomorrow) I suggest we do not just drop >>>> support for MediaWiki 1.17 but for 1.18 as well. Assuming we manage to >>>> stick to the release schedule for 1.9, MediaWiki 1.19 will have been >>>> available for almost a year at the point of release. Any objections? If >>>> not, I'll update the roadmap [0]. >>>> >>>> [0] https://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Roadmap#SMW_1.9 >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jeroen De Dauw >>>> http://www.bn2vs.com >>>> Don't panic. Don't be evil. >>>> -- >>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: >>> DESIGN Expert tips on starting your parallel project right. >>> http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Semediawiki-devel mailing list >>> Semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-devel >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: >> DESIGN Expert tips on starting your parallel project right. >> http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Semediawiki-devel mailing list >> Semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-devel >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > _______________________________________________ > Semediawiki-devel mailing list > Semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Semediawiki-devel mailing list Semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-devel
