[wp-hackers] Wordpress 1.5 downloads

[Elliotte Harold]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> Considering Robert's downgrade script, previous versions ought to be 
> made quick
> to discover. Having said that, what about exploits in older versions? A 
> "drink
> you own poision" policy? Perhaps the 'risk factor' can be indicated e.g. by
> putting them apart in a subdirectory?

The sensible policy is that one continues to make security and bug fixes 
in the stable branch, even if one does not add new features to that. 
Apache is still supporting 1.3, for instance; and many large sites like 
IBiblio prefer it. If that's not planned for WordPress by the current 
maintainers, then perhaps it might be time for those who, like myself, 
prefer 1.5, to consider a 1.5 fork version.

-- 
Elliotte Rusty Harold  elharo at metalab.unc.edu
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