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List:       gnuplot-info-beta
Subject:    Re: New gnuplot commands
From:       Lars Hecking <lhecking () nmrc ! ucc ! ie>
Date:       1999-06-28 10:31:32
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> >  The downside is that every new command makes gnuplot scripts non-backwards
> >  compatible. 
> 
> My opinion is to not let backwards compatibility block further development
> more than necessary. As long as we keep this confined to our 'beta' series
> (i.e.: no integration of these patches in the *3.7.0.1.diff.gz file), and
> only release these mods to the public along with a complete new series of
> binaries, I foresee no major user problem that we couldn't answer with the
> usual 'Please update your gnuplot to version ...' type of answer. 

 Good. My policy for the 3.7.0.1.diff file is: f_i_x_e_s_, and
 fixes only. I haven't even added the configure improvements for readline.

> I.e.: as long as we ensure that every user (including the
> binary-downloaders) can get the new gnuplot in order to run scripts that
> use some new command or feature, there's no real problem in introducing
> new commands. After all, we're not charging 100$ or more for our updates,
> so we should be allowed to force them onto users :-)

 Maybe we should ... could by gnuplot.org and our own gnuplot server then ...


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