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[CARLOSMERAHORTI at terra.es]

Phil Hannent wrote:
> CARLOSMERAHORTI at terra.es wrote:
>> I do not understand why pidgin core developers are supporting
>> unsupported software, that may even have security related bugs  
>> unfixed,
>> since that goes against users best interests.
>>
>> Users should be always using supported software and pidgin should 
not
>> encourage using unsupported software. Pidgin is just encouraging  
>> laziness
>> letting users still work with that old software.
> I think you missed the fact that users are using old libraries 
because 
> they are not broken and work.  If you have been in computing long 
enough 
> you know that if its not broken do not fix it.
>
> Upgrading any system/software is a gamble and I for one am very 
happy 
> that the Pidgin developers reduce that burden as much a possible.  
From 
> an end user point of view its great, from a support technician point 
of 
> view its great, from a distributor point of view its great, from a 
> developer point of view its a pain in the arse.

I have been long enough to understand that keeping using unsupported 
software
will lead to problems (security ones most importantly) and
incompatibilities with other software.



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