[Zope-dev] RFC: Proposed backward-compatibility policy

[Jim Fulton]

Andreas Jung wrote:
> 
> 
> --On Mittwoch, 27. Oktober 2004 9:49 Uhr -0400 Jim Fulton <jim at zope.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> 3. It is very important to catch backward compatibility problems
>>     during development of new releases.   In particular, it is
>>     important to test new Zope releases before they are released in
>>     final form.  If a backward-compatibility problem is found before
>>     the final release, it will be considered a bug and will be fixed
>>     (by adding backward compatibility support) if at all possible
>>     before the final release.  After the final release, we may choose
>>     not to bother to fix backward-compatibility problems.  Consumers of
>>     Zope have a right to backward compatibility, but they also have a
>>     responsibility to test Zope against their applications during the
>>     beta release cycle (or sooner) to make sure their applications
>>     work.
> 
> 
> """"Consumers of  Zope have a right to backward compatibility"""
> 
> Consumers of Zope also have the duty to test beta releases! A lot of people
> are waiting the final release before trying it for a variety of reasons. 
> So why
> do be do beta releases? :-)

Exactly.  If people want more frequent releases, which they do, and
they want higher quality, then they need to help by testing.  We need
to make this clear. This is an important way that people can contribute.

Jim

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