[mapserver-dev] Downloads for old versions... do we need them?

[Bruno Friedmann]

On jeudi, 25 mars 2021 01.31:40 h CET Lime, Steve D (MNIT) wrote:
> Hi all: Looking at http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/ it seems strange to
> me to offer access old versions of the software for download that we
> wouldn't want anyone using. Many will have security issues or other bugs
> that have been long since resolved. If someone really wants an old release
> it can be obtained from the git repo. What do folks think about only
> offering downloads for the versions that we'd consider under maintenance?
> 
> Personally I consider that 6.4.6 , 7.4.4 and 7.6.2 - and those 3 may be too
> much. Same thing goes for MapCache and TinyOWS.
> 
> --Steve

If implemented, you should also include minus 1 build version.
If for some reason the new version is buggy as hell, people can quickly revert 
to the previous one.

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Bruno Friedmann 
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