[Zope-dev] Re: SVN: Products.ZopeVersionControl/trunk/ Purge old zope2 Interface interfaces for Zope 2.12 compatibility.

[Dieter Maurer]

Wichert Akkerman wrote at 2008-5-22 20:23 +0200:
> ...
>> Code which claims to be "working" with Z2 interfaces is already
>> crippled:  worse, it infects *other* code with that breakage.  Such code
>> *never* worked properly (those interfaces were never supported by the
>> component architecture), and was always a decoy or a booby trap.
>
>Confusing - sure. But working.
>
>> Third party code has to make adjustments sometimes, and three years is
>> long enough.
>
>It would have been fine if there was a visible deprecation. As I said I
>for one was not aware that this was going to happen this fast (or at
>all). I find it hard to believe I am the only one.

You are not the only one. I am another one...

And I can support you: we had the policy that things do not get
rid off the core without a clear deprecation phase of at least 1
(or even 2) release cycles.

I think, Tres, too, agreed to the policy although now, he wants to
violate it....



-- 
Dieter