[TYPO3-dev] RFC: Change roadmap for 4.5 and 5.0

[Michael Scharkow]

Elmar Hinz wrote:
> Hello Michael,
> 
> to me the the first proposal and the second one have a little different
> tenor.  I like the second one better. That is starting towards 5.0 in a
> different branch, while the 4.x branch is still supported for a good while.
> 
> There can be a 4.1, 4.2, ... 4.5 ... to give backward compatibility for 2
> or 3 years, mainly in the sense of bugfixing. A good and stable TYPO3 with
> the current features.

Yes, that's exactly what I mean. The point is that I read the current 
roadmap like this: 4.5 is built on 4.0, so we still have all the bloat 
in there and the holy cow, while promising a rebuilt UI, not just some 
cosmetic changes like the new skin. I don't think that's a viable goal.

Cheers,
Michael