[OpenLayers-Dev] v3 branch on GitHub for deprecation & API changes

[Tom MacWright]

Hi all,

I've been submitting a few patch requests to the GitHub repository for
OpenLayers, and would like to start removing deprecated features and
simplifying some APIs - possibly also rebuilding the build system. However,
the current GitHub master is targeting a 2.12 and thus needs to keep API
stability. I think that we're long overdue for an API-breaking branch so
that legacy code can be removed - stuff like MouseToolbar, which has been
deprecated for four years, and Google Gears, which Google itself
discontinued last year.

This would basically constitute starting a v3 branch and starting to fill a
changelog of things that are removed. Hopefully the ability to have a fresh
start in some areas and a lighter complete library with more focus will
also bring in some new contributor energy.

Tom MacWright
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