[Opensim-dev] Mono 4.0 coming changes

[M.E. Verhagen]

I think opensim runs fine on mono, pretty regardless of the version.

The correct question is probably more why would MS deprecate the 4.0 in
favor of 4.5 ?
My best guess is cause 4.0 probably is pretty buggy, it was pre-alfa and
should not have been used anyway by anyone ?

2014-12-30 16:36 GMT+01:00 Frank Nichols <j.frank.nichols at gmail.com>:

> Exactly, Shaun, I agree. The other approach taken to its extreme is to
> stop all development of OS because what we have works for some (most?)
> people and any change brings with it the risk of incompatibility.
>
> This discussion of when and whether to upgrade a project has been hashed
> out since the beginning of time on almost every project. It amazing how the
> same discussion occurs over and over and all the reasons remain the same
> and only the names change.
>
> I guess, it would be impertinent of me to point out that this is an
> "ALPHA" release product and it is being held at ALPHA after so many years
> in development specifically so it can be changed at will, and people have
> been warned not to use it in commercial applications because it is ALPHA.
> But then when an change is suggested people complain because it might bring
> about incompatibilities... Ironic.
>
> As I said, that was probably impertinent of me. Anyway, I guess my
> question is why should the advancement of OS be put on hold until the
> majority of users are using 5, 6 or 7 year old technology? If someone wants
> or needs to run old versions of the code that works for them, how is the
> incorporation and release of modern changes impacting them from continuing
> to do what they are before the release?
>
> Frank
>
> Sent from my iPad Air 2
>
> > On Dec 30, 2014, at 10:12 AM, Shaun T. Erickson <ste at smxy.org> wrote:
> >
> > Agreed. People who want to live on the bleeding edge should be able to
> and, upon reflection, it's not unreasonable to ask that they be the one to
> jump through a hoop or two to do so. When mono 4.x becomes more widely
> distributed, the roles could be reversed, as I mentioned previously.
> >
> > I think the greater concern, for me, would be if support for the older
> Mono versions prevents the OpenSim project from incorporating beneficial
> changes that only the newer Mono versions support. In that case, there's a
> tangible negative effect. I don't know that this is the case presently,
> however.
> >
> > -ste
> >
> >> On 12/30/14 9:57 AM, Dahlia Trimble wrote:
> >> The way I see it is we make it easiest for the majority of users. I
> don't see mono 4.x users being the majority for quite some time yet.
> >
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