[Typo3-shop] New tt_products

[Franz Holzinger]

Looked up from the developer list, Kasper wrote:

> Generally I have absolutely no problem with people who want to work more
> on my old extensions like "tt_products". Personally I know I'm through
> with them and I will not develop them any further really.
> 
> One requirement from me would be that someone would actually clean it
> up, write the manual once and for all at the same time. Otherwise I
> might be less positive. Basically; take over the maintenance of the
> extension.
> 
> 
> I have one big problem though: I need backwards compatibility! To me the
> cost of giving this control away is that some of my own implementations
> break! And I do NOT have time to fix that. In other words I risk that
> such a decision might force me to spend time on bug-fixing very old
> sites I have running and there is nothing I hate more.
> 
> If you can guarantee me a high respect for this and in any case you
> create a compatibility problem that is is only few and well documented
> how to work around it easily, then I'm positive. BUt if you say yes, you
> are obligated to go all the way.
> 
>  - kasper

So the only easy solution is to write a new extension for that. Nobody 
could give a warranty that all older shops will still work.

Mark Lin schrieb:

> Agree to a new extension if we're going to derive the new system from 
> tt_news.  Kasper did mention something 'bout tt_product's backward 
> compatibility, something 'bout not breaking it.  :)  maybe someone with 
> better memory remembers it.
> 
> Mark
>