Release 6.7.6 / 7.0.6

[Richard Gaskin]

Richmond wrote:

> On 05/07/15 20:10, Richard Gaskin wrote:
>> Mark Wieder wrote:
>>
>>> On 07/04/2015 11:46 AM, Richmond wrote:
>>>> Are there features in the 6.7 series that have not yet been
>>>> incorporated
>>>> into the 7.0 series? (seems unlikely and slightly odd).
>>>
>>> No, quite the opposite. I *am* annoyed that some of the additions I've
>>> contributed to the engine have not made it into the 6.7 branch.
>>
>> Are your pull requests specific to v6.x, or also applicable to v7 as
>> well?
>>
>> Anything specific to v6 is increasingly unlikely to occupy the team's
>> time, since like v5 and v4 etc. we can anticipate it will be EOL'd in
>> the foreseeable future.
>>
>
> If that is so why do new versions of the increasingly redundant 6.7
> series keep appearing?

Because v6.x hasn't been EOL'd yet.  We know it will just as all other 
earlier versions before it have been, and as v7 becomes increasingly 
robust and efficient that day gets ever closer.  But at this time the 
team has not yet announced the EOL date for v6.


> Wouldn't the developers who are working on those be better employed
> ironing out the bugs in the 7.0 series?

Yes, which is why it's useful for all of us to use to v7 if we want to 
take advantage of bug fixes and enhancements going forward.

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