Geert Lund - SilverSoft Productions a écrit :
Hey again :-)
Debate? Which debate? It's a requirement,
isn't it?
Well, if we decides that we don't give a damn about older software-versions
then we can do it - so we must start with agreeing that it's a requirement
and not an option... But hopefully we all agree - but I mention it because
we are many people in the development team - and because more and more
people (users) suggest ways of improving the source code - and my point was
that not all bugfixes may just end up implemented in phpMyAdmin without
checking (and maybe even discussing) security and compablity issues...
My greatest fear at the moment is that with all the many code-changes that's
made every day - that we start to compromise with both security and
compability issues - and with this very powerfull database administration
tool - it's IMNSHO very - very very - important to always keep security
issues as a top priority - it's better to leave out a fancy feature to later
implementation - than to just give a damn about the security and hope that
it'll be fixed later...
Geert,
I respect the points you mention, but I would like a clarification on your part.
Are you only "feeling" a fear, or do you have facts to back your point that the
code-changes
are starting to compromise security and compatibility?
The beauty of open-source development is that anyone can see the changes and send
warnings
to a developer or to the list; and I think that all developers here are open
to discuss their changes and improve our collective skills.
Marc