Posted by J.O. Aho on 03/11/07 12:36

JM wrote:

> I am waiting for scientific linux to come out, which will have PHP5.1.
> Suppose all bugfixes will be backported. And I want to use a feature
> thta requires PHP 5.2. Is that possible or do they only backport
> bugfixes and no added features ?

I can't say what the policy is for Scientific Linux about backporting, but on
most other distros they only backport security patches and not add on new
features to older versions of programs. If you need a new feature, then it's
better to upgrade to the new version.

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//Aho

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