[QGIS-Developer] [Qgis-psc] QGIS 2.18 EOL approaching?

[Paolo Cavallini]

Hi all,

On 28/12/18 10:08, Mathieu Pellerin wrote:
> Jumping in the discussion to offer thoughts on the bigger picture here:
> while we have a few dozen regressions filed against 3.4 LTR, it's also
> true that 3.4 LTR has _countless_ fixes and refinements - not referring
> to new features here - when compared to 2.18 which adds a big amount of
> positive in the balance here.
> 
> Big +1 to using the near EOL of 2.X to advocate for some funding to
> address the remaining regressions, and a huge -1 to the idea of
> extending the lifespan of 2.18 LTR.
> 
> Beyond the feasibility issues of a zero regression target, IMHO we would
> simply make ourselves and our users a disservice. Beyond the platform
> improvements of (Qt5, Python3, etc.) and the above-mentioned fixes and
> refinements 3.X, which users can safely embrace as of 3.4.3, the reality
> of the 2.18.X branch is that the code is so divergent from master that
> it's essentially "retired" code. Most of the fixes committed to master /
> 3.4 LTR can't be straightforwardly backported to 2.18.X anymore. EOL for
> 2.18 is simply mirroring a code reality as of the end of 2018.

glad we seem to agree on most of the issues, if not all.
All the best.
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Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu
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