Re: Deprecation Handling RFC

Hi Tomas, et al: Thanks for drafting this. Here are a few comments... On Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 02:09:05PM +0200, Tomas V.V.Cox wrote: > - After that, the package won't longer appear at package browser or > search, neither at "pear/" CVS dir. Users will still have these files laying around on their machines. Similarly, people will come across old web pages or talk to people about the package. They should be able to easily learn about that package and of it's deprecated status. Therefore, I think it's important to leave the items in the listings, though have a notice in the listing saying that it is deprecated and which package has taken over. Also, the link from the package info page should have the CVS link include "sa=1" in the query string so the "hidden" files get shown. > The name of a deprecated package could be taken in the future? No. Doing so will cause confusion. Thanks, --Dan -- T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y data intensive web and database programming http://www.AnalysisAndSolutions.com/ 4015 7th Ave #4, Brooklyn NY 11232 v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409