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On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 12:40 AM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
>> If anyone knows the history behind the use old libraries, please let
>> us know.
>
> IIRC the rule was to support distros as old as N years old, I think N
> was 2 or 3.  Old distros tend to have old libraries.
>
> A lot of the core developers didn't like having to update their machines :-)

I only update for security patches. A lot of other stuff on my machine
only runs with GTK2. I installed GNOME3 hated it and then went over to
Mate just to avoid burning processor/gpu power on eye candy.

I won't fight anyone who writes GTK3 code. I am just saying there is
some validity to waiting out the mess that is the current environment
around GTK3. GTK4 will be a larger architectural change and I think it
might be sooner rather than later.


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