On 08/03/07, robert burrell donkin <robertburrelldonkin@gmail.com> wrote:
> Apache releases are preserved for as long
> as the foundation lives. badly named milestones can't simply be
> deleted.
And that's exactly why Apache Harmony M1 is a bad name. Note also that
Apache Harmony M1 > Apache Harmony 1.0, or Apache Harmony 5.0, or
whatever.
> typically, the problems happen months or years down the line.
> automatic dependency tools or users get confused by the load of 1.x.y
> releases most of which were never intended for long term support. if
> you're lucky, you just get complaints from users. if you're unlucky
> other source projects start depending on releases with subtly
> different and incompatible semantics.
So if you're worried about the 1.0, use 0.9 instead. Works for Fop.
Alex.
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