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> Can I still compile my document from 5 years ago? Well on the About page it does have the FAQ: > Can I use Patoline for a huge, ten years long project that
by tekacs 12y ago
> Can I still compile my document from 5 years ago?
Well on the About page it does have the FAQ:
> Can I use Patoline for a huge, ten years long project that I'm starting now?
> Although one of the authors has written his PhD. thesis (120 pages, in computer science) with it, we don't recommend it now. The reason for this is that small adjustements and bugfixes are being made all the time, and working on such an unstable system can be frustrating. However, for documents that are not meant to last forever in time, we would be happy to help you with it: feel free to contact us for help.
> Stay tuned: we do plan to release a long term supported version of Patoline soon.
- Argorak 12y agoThis was an example question. The problem is wide, that's why I was asking about _forward compatibility_. Even if I have long term support, what happens if that runs out? How does that work in the presence of scripting and extensions? TeX has a whole culture around that - even if there are no long term releases, it is _very stable_. For example, the LPPL even prohibited releasing changed files under the same name for a long time! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX_Project_Public_License https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX_Project_Public_License