On 04/02/2009 02:11 PM, Robert Scheck wrote:
As written above, it is already more or less a fork, but the guys
don't see
any real need to rename or much interest to maintain API, soname etc. For
them it just works with their own more or less forking-patches currently.
This is great until there is a security issue or a bug fix that doesn't
make into this copy.
The "toss random patches against old versions of libraries and carry
them forever" is a plan for disaster. We shouldn't be encouraging it.
~spot