Thorsten Froehlich wrote:
>>> And promtly distribute binary versions without a timeout in them. No!
>>
>> ??!
> 
> The consequence would be users coming years later and reporting bugs in
> versions they think are current.  This is exactly what happened in the
> days
> when source code was available.  And it was before the WWW was around...
> 
(1) That is why I always get the newest release before reporting a bug. 
(2) Every bug report needs to contain a version number. And if a user 
    reports stoneage bugs, automatic reply would be "update your system"
    There is nothing else one could do against that. I do not see any 
    difference, especially as under the current model, is is not only 
    the version "they think is the current" but it _IS_ the current, 
    or to express is easier: 
(3) So what? The current code is year(s) old -- what makes the difference ;)

Wolfgang

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