[documentation] new page on backwards compatibility

[Laura Scott]

I wasn't really "inspired," but I was moved by Liza's eloquent post  
on the development list, as well as by upgrade angst expressed in  
various places in the field....

I've had my frustrations in upgrading some sites -- mainly the first  
couple I built (initially in 4.5.0) where I made many mistakes. But  
I've always tried to take it all in the spirit of the Essential Given  
of Drupal: no backwards compatibility. I always covet the new  
features, so I tend not to linger long on previous releases ... but I  
do have clients who are not so up on the Drupal worldview.

So.... I added a page under "Is Drupal right for you?" when I did not  
find something similar. (If I missed something obvious, please let me  
know.)

http://drupal.org/node/65922

Your corrections, improvements, lacerating critiques are invited and  
welcome. I'm just trying to get a start going here on helping new  
folks understand the essential philosophy that enables Drupal to be  
as great as it is.

I'm hoping that this may lead to some "best practices" for easing  
upgrades in the future (such has trying to avoid depending upon cul- 
de-sac modules that lose support, or not hacking core modules for  
short-term convenience).

What do you all think?

Laura


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