Who favors the current D1 situation?

[Bill Baxter]

Ryan Bloomfield wrote:
> Bill Baxter Wrote:
>> I myself would like to see D1 get all new features that won't break 
>> existing source code.
> 
> I'm a newbie here, so take my opinion with a truckload of salt.  
> 
> Why not make a "backports" version?  
> 
> Make a D1.5 branch that will patch the stable D1 with non-breaking D2 features, which are already pretty stable.  That way the frozen D1 can stay as stable as possible and encourage more serious use, and the D1.5(or whatever) can be used by the more adventurous of us. 
> 
> The only downside I see is keeping it in sync with D1 bug fixes.

That would satisfy me at least, but it almost doubles the number of 
versions of D someone might be using with DMD vs GDC, Phobos vs Tango, 
D1 vs D1.5 vs D2.

I think maintaining a whole separate version likely would be a burden 
for Walter.  There'd need to be another bifurcation of the web pages for 
instance.

--bb