So, by saying this, you lend implicit support to the original statement, which I'll quote, for added clarity:
> But they absolutely have forced them in the "drop/deprecate/remove/stop
> releasing security fixes for any other functionality that does not fit
> with the (new) One True UI" sense.
Posted Nov 11, 2011 23:00 UTC (Fri) by ovitters (subscriber, #27950)
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I've asked for clarification, but you are also vague.
We give support for stable version for 2 releases after the first one.
Suggest not to put words in my mouth. Policy for stable releases has been the same for years.
Saying "(new) One True UI sense". Well, nothing changed with the number of stable versions we provide with the release of 3.0.
So, no, I don't support your notion.
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Posted Nov 13, 2011 16:50 UTC (Sun) by deepfire (subscriber, #26138)
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Putting words in your mouth differs from helping you to understand the implications of things you say yourself.
Yes, the Gnome release policy _effectively_ forces its users to move on to newer versions. You simply cannot argue with that. You even just said it again -- "We give support for stable version for 2 releases after the first one."
Before, while the desktop paradigm was remaining familiar, it was not terribly important.
Today, we're left at the doors of a significant change, without any contingency plan (yes, collectively, many of us expected the fallback mode to be such a contingency plan).
It's really simple. Just try to use a little empathy.