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Posted to dev@subversion.apache.org by Stefan Sperling <st...@elego.de> on 2010/09/29 20:51:43 UTC
Re: svn commit: r1002839 -
/subversion/site/publish/docs/release-notes/index.html
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 08:38:13PM -0000, steveking@apache.org wrote:
> Author: steveking
> Date: Wed Sep 29 20:38:13 2010
> New Revision: 1002839
>
> URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1002839&view=rev
> Log:
> * publish/docs/release-notes/index.html
> (Supported versions): new section
> +<td>1.4.x</td>
> +<td>Sparsely supported</td>
> +<td>only fixes for <b>severe</b> security and data loss issues</td>
> +</tr>
Actually, we didn't even officially fix in 1.4.x the heap overflow bug
which was fixed in 1.6.4 and 1.5.7. I'd consider that a severe issue.
Maybe we should change the wording again to make it match reality?
Index: docs/release-notes/1.6.html
===================================================================
--- docs/release-notes/1.6.html (revision 1002843)
+++ docs/release-notes/1.6.html (working copy)
@@ -935,8 +935,7 @@ for details.</p>
mean that your 1.4 installation is doomed; if it works well and is all
you need, that's fine. "No longer supported" just means we've stopped
accepting bug reports against 1.4.x versions, and will not make any
-more 1.4.x bugfix releases, except perhaps for absolutely critical
-security or data-loss bugs.</p>
+more 1.4.x bugfix releases.</p>
</div> <!-- svn-1.4-deprecation -->
Index: docs/release-notes/index.html
===================================================================
--- docs/release-notes/index.html (revision 1002843)
+++ docs/release-notes/index.html (working copy)
@@ -61,14 +61,10 @@ Subversion releases thus far:</p>
<td>Only fixes for security issues and bugs which could cause data loss</td>
</tr>
<tr>
-<td>1.4.x</td>
-<td>Sparsely supported</td>
-<td>only fixes for <b>severe</b> security and data loss issues</td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td>1.3.x and earlier</td>
+<td>1.4.x and earlier</td>
<td>not supported anymore</td>
<td></td>
+</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Re: svn commit: r1002839 -
/subversion/site/publish/docs/release-notes/index.html
Posted by Daniel Shahaf <d....@daniel.shahaf.name>.
Stefan Sperling wrote on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 22:51:43 +0200:
> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 08:38:13PM -0000, steveking@apache.org wrote:
> > Author: steveking
> > Date: Wed Sep 29 20:38:13 2010
> > New Revision: 1002839
> >
> > URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1002839&view=rev
> > Log:
> > * publish/docs/release-notes/index.html
> > (Supported versions): new section
>
> > +<td>1.4.x</td>
> > +<td>Sparsely supported</td>
> > +<td>only fixes for <b>severe</b> security and data loss issues</td>
> > +</tr>
>
> Actually, we didn't even officially fix in 1.4.x the heap overflow bug
> which was fixed in 1.6.4 and 1.5.7. I'd consider that a severe issue.
> Maybe we should change the wording again to make it match reality?
>
+1 to changing it such that it matches reality.
If this reality happens to be one where 1.4.x doesn't get even security
fixes anymore, then +1 to the specific patch, too. :-)
> Index: docs/release-notes/1.6.html
> ===================================================================
> --- docs/release-notes/1.6.html (revision 1002843)
> +++ docs/release-notes/1.6.html (working copy)
> @@ -935,8 +935,7 @@ for details.</p>
> mean that your 1.4 installation is doomed; if it works well and is all
> you need, that's fine. "No longer supported" just means we've stopped
> accepting bug reports against 1.4.x versions, and will not make any
> -more 1.4.x bugfix releases, except perhaps for absolutely critical
> -security or data-loss bugs.</p>
> +more 1.4.x bugfix releases.</p>
>
> </div> <!-- svn-1.4-deprecation -->
>
> Index: docs/release-notes/index.html
> ===================================================================
> --- docs/release-notes/index.html (revision 1002843)
> +++ docs/release-notes/index.html (working copy)
> @@ -61,14 +61,10 @@ Subversion releases thus far:</p>
> <td>Only fixes for security issues and bugs which could cause data loss</td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> -<td>1.4.x</td>
> -<td>Sparsely supported</td>
> -<td>only fixes for <b>severe</b> security and data loss issues</td>
> -</tr>
> -<tr>
> -<td>1.3.x and earlier</td>
> +<td>1.4.x and earlier</td>
> <td>not supported anymore</td>
> <td></td>
> +</tr>
> </tbody>
> </table>
>