[mapserver-users] mapserver´s new versions

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While I'll agree that it is nice to maintain backwards compatibility, I have 
to throw in a vote for not stifling progress for the sake backward 
compatibility.  It is often painful to go through an upgrade where 
everything must be adjusted to the new version, but it’s usually only a 
short-term effort.  On flip-side, applications that hold on to their legacy 
underpinnings will find their ability to adjust or take advantage of 
improved technologies increasing limited over time and functionality will 
suffer greatly in the future…. (Arc/Info is trying desperately to catch up 
to the rest of the world now).

>From: EDUARDO PATTO KANEGAE <EDUARDOPK at vcp.com.br>
>To: MapServer USERS (Correio eletrônico) 
><mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
>Subject: [mapserver-users] mapserver´s new versions
>Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 14:46:30 -0300
>
>is there any kind of plan to change the mapserver´s concepts and practices
>for future versions( 3.7 or 4)?
>
>
>i´m asking this ´cause i´m afraid to loose know-how and current apps made
>with MapServer...
>
>     ´cause i think a good n soft upgrade is a software that can be 
>upgraded
>and u will NOT loose your apps and database.
>
>     here in brazil i´ve seen too many cases like this with some softwares.
>
>that´s it.
>
>;-)
>
>Eduardo Patto Kanegae
>eduardopk at vcp.com.br <mailto:eduardopk at vcp.com.br>
>Time Planejamento - UNIDADE LA - Ramal 9126
>eduardo at scopotecnologia.com.br <mailto:eduardo at scopotecnologia.com.br>
>http://www.scopotecnologia.com.br <http://www.scopotecnologia.com.br/>
>




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