<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Matt Chapman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Matt@ninjitsuweb.com">Matt@ninjitsuweb.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">Fred Jones wrote:<br>
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Why is it the right thing to do? I am not arguing--just asking,<br>
because I really don't know. If a D5 site is running perfectly and has<br>
all the functionality required and it has all security updates, what<br>
is the reason to upgrade it?<br>
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The most important reason is that it *won't* have all security updates. After Drupal 7 is released, the security team will no longer release updates for Drupal 5.<br>
</blockquote><br>That is the single most important reason for updating, in addition to new features (which does not apply if the client/you are happy with what they have).<br><br>I the past there was talk about a bunch of shops/consultants getting together and maintaining older versions (this was in the 4.7 days). It did not happen, but if there is enough interest, then it can happen with coordination with the security team.<br>
<br>Again, this is open source and there is no restriction on what or how you want to use it. You just have to put the effort for it.<br></div>-- <br>Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br>
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