[orbit-dev] Once provided, always provided

[David M Williams <david_williams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

By chance, I noticed a version of some
bundles (com.google.gwt.*) were at 2.0.3 in our last
R-build for Helios, but now, in I-build, only the 2.0.4 versions are available.
 

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=320422

Maybe this one time was a fluke, but
it seemed like such a large departure from our practice and policy I felt
I should post this explicit reminder note. 

Once we deliver something ... we always
deliver it. 

We can certainly repair it (qualifier
only change) but not just "drop" a version ... even a service
only change can be very significant for adopters trying to re-build something,
or track down a bug. 

So, I'm sure this particular case will
be easily fixed, discussed, and resolved via bugzilla entry .... but wanted
to post this general reminder of our practice and policy in case that it
is not clear. Does this policy surprise anyone? If so, I guess this needs
to be better documented somewhere? 

If anyone knows of other cases where
versions have gotten "dropped", please let me know. 

Thanks,