So basically it is unused at the moment? Or is there anybody, who puts
such requirements? I mean the information system is pretty ugly already,
so if there's something that could be deleted - may be it should be?
Burke, S (Stephen) wrote:
> LHC Computer Grid - Rollout
>
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ilja Livenson
>>
> said:
>
>> There's one small question that's been bugging me for quite a
>> while: why
>> is it needed to include not only the latest but also all the previous
>> versions in the GlueHostApplicationSoftwareRunTimeEnvironment
>> field? I
>> mean I remember reading somewhere that it is needed for the
>> compatibility - but is it still true? Because the requirement is just
>> ridiculous.
>>
>
> The argument was that people might put a Requirement on a particular
> version in their JDL if they needed new features, so at least for one or
> two versions after that sites should keep publishing it so the JDLs
> don't stop working. However, I don't think there's a good reason to keep
> publishing very old versions, and in fact I doubt the system is useful
> at all any more since we no longer have a concept of an overall glite
> version.
>
> Stephen
>
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