[wp-hackers] Are depreciated items ever removed from core

[Andrew Nacin]

On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 10:29 PM, CloudPress Hosting <
cloudpresshosting at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just curious if anyone can tell me if deprecated features are ever removed,
> I am looking at utilizing a depreciated feature to avoid hacking core for a
> particularly unique use-case where the replacement feature will not work
> for my needs.


What is the deprecated feature you are using, and why won't the replacement
work?

We don't remove the functions themselves, but we have been known to render
them non-functional to keep up with future changes.