esllou - 1:43 am on Apr 28, 2009 (gmt 0)

I understand where you're coming from. I entered the world of drupal just as D5 was released so I then spent a year building a very complex site with it. I'm now faced with potentially losing D5 support in the autumn with the release of D7, although I've also read about them possibly keeping D5 support going for another release cycle.

I remember an enormous thread on d.o in '07 called "the developers must be stopped" and that makes a fascinating read as to the state of mind of the community vs. the dev guys. Here is is, hope it's ok to link it:

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There was a very similar thread last year, although I can't remember the title of it.

What Drupal needs to do is to tackle the underlying issue that creates these threads: that the upgrade process is like pulling ingrown toenails with a red hot set of pliers. If that was facilitated and made less painful, people wouldn't cry so much about having to drop one version and go to another every year or so.