>> If Debian doesn't feel they should keep supported versions in their >> repos, maybe they shouldn't distribute MediaWiki. > > That is, seriously, an absurd attitude for a Mediawiki Developer to > have. It reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the meaning of > Debian's "stable version" system. > > Note that Debian stood up to Mozilla corp. when Mozilla attempted to > stop Debian uploading security patches to stable versions [1]. Surely > Mediawiki would have much less persuasive power telling them to stop. > > I'm exiting of this discussion at this point. I've made the point I > wanted to make, compelling or not, and I'm afraid I'm drifting off > topic. >
I'm not saying we should tell them to stop. They can distribute whatever they want. I'm simply saying their "stable" version is likely doing more harm than good, and that just because they can distribute something in their somewhat insane way, doesn't mean they should. Respectfully, Ryan Lane _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
