+-------[ Chris Withers ]---------------------- | Dieter Maurer wrote: | > Chris Withers wrote at 2009-4-2 20:24 +0100: | >> Dieter Maurer wrote: | >>> I am very happy about stable packages because I often extend them. | >>> | >>> For example, I have extended "LocalFS" to allow configuration of | >>> its instances via environment variables. This allows us to synchronize | >>> our ZODBs in the test and development environments with the production | >>> environment (helpful to perform tests and resolve issues) even though | >>> the file system layout is different. | >> Then why not pick it up, release it and support it, since no-one else is | >> doing so? ;-) | > | > I am fine with the current situation (with respect to "LocalFS", | > not with respect to "Zope")... | | Then you're part of the Zope problem ;-) As opposed to random deprecation and removal of interfaces that causes otherwise working code to break ? -- Andrew Milton akm@theinternet.com.au