[csw-maintainers] gar and php question

[Ben Walton]

Excerpts from Philip Brown's message of Mon Jun 06 13:09:57 -0400 2011:

> > Well, it is useful as php4 is not supported upstream and we have
> > the supported branch (although even our php5 version is
> > unsupported now until I get the update finished).  Removing it
> > from the catalog won't prevent those that want it from getting it,
> > but we should make those people 'work' for it
> 
> why?

Because they can file bugs on it or expect some level of response from
us because it's in the catalog.

> > and not provide some pretense that it's a supported package.
> 
> we have plenty of packages that are no longer "supported" (ie:
> orphaned), but we still keep available.  What specific problem does
> it solve to remove php4 from our catalog?

It's legacy software (as deemed by the upstream).  What benefit is
there in retaining it?

Thanks
-Ben
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Ben Walton
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