[TYPO3-ect] Re: Re: Statistics: TYPO3 extensions without a TYPO3 dependency setting (Apr/2013)

[Elmar Hinz]

> Numerous times it happened to people who don't know the inner magic of 
> TYPO3 that they installed an extension and were locked out of the 
> backend because of fatal errors cause by the extension that was just 
> installed. A valid maximum version will prevent this.

It's nice to know, what you wish from Santa Claus. But you forget the exendsions are
developed by humans. 

As the numbers provided by Michael show, it's a minority bothering to set up versions 
at least one time. Expecting them suddenly to update versions multiple times a year?

That is not in touch with reality. Motivation is not given.

It will be a small minority ofextensions, that always have a version maximum,
that is tested for the latest version.

It should be the useres that report, if an extension works for a new version. They have the 
motivation to do so. That feedback would leed more devolpers to update the extension. 

This would requiere to fetch up the feedback exectly at the point, 
where the useres try to install the extension, that is directly in the extension manager.
A feedback button could send feedback if it breaks or works. And give it an alerting 
colour as long as no feedback has been sent for an extension.

That would fullfill your desire without waiting for Santa Claus. 

* You collect the information if it is working for the latest version.
* You motivate the maintainers to fix extensions, that are broken.

Regards

Elmar