I'm honestly chuckling at the thought of Linus responding to this one in Rasmus' place. If you need the features of an old version, use the old version. Simple

I'm honestly chuckling at the thought of Linus responding to this one in Rasmus' place. If you need the features of an old version, use the old version. Simple as that. Don't expect the rest of the world to be stuck with dealing with backward compatibility just so you aren't inconvenienced. Upgrade, pay for support, move to another platform, or stop complaining.