Re: [PATCH 0/2] Restore support for older libcurl and fix some typos

> On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 8:51 PM Alejandro R. Sedeño <asedeno@mit.edu> wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 8:28 PM Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 09:13:44AM -0400, Alejandro R. Sedeño wrote:
> > > > This is presented as an alternative to the patch series from
> > > > brian m. carlson that bumps the minimum version of libcurl
> > > > to 7.61.0 [3].
> > >
> > > This conflicts with brian's series as you mention, so I haven't picked
> > > this one up in 'seen' yet.
> > >
> > > Could you summarize why you think this series is a better approach than
> > > what brian has posted? On its own, I do not understand the motivation.
> >
> > It's a question of preserving compatibility vs ratcheting up minimum
> > requirements. Both have their merits. I sent in this patch set after
> > seeing some mild pushback to brian's series, just to present an
> > alternative. Maintaining compatibility with older versions can be a
> > burden to the project, though I think given this patch series, it's
> > not a very big one. Ratcheting up the minimum requirements can be a
> > burden to users stuck on (or choosing to try and support) older
> > platforms. At some point the burden on the project outweighs the
> > desire to support those older platforms. Where that tipping point is
> > is for the community to decide.
>
> For reference, I'm the one who pushed back on brian's series. The
> "push-back" subthread starts at [1].
>
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20241014132856.3558224-1-asedeno@mit.edu/T/#mc1180f00cf52de4e9bae334c2cd5abd9a160dbbe