On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Joseph Wright <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > At least for the kernel and associated tools, everything is in a version > control system. So it is not really that hard to get hold of a given > version if one needs to. The problem of versions mainly applies to > other packages, and that is very much down to the package authors (as > was discussed at length on c.t.t recently). Indeed. I was thinking of something a little more organised, which would obviously involve CTAN & TeXLive keeping old versions in their repository as well. (Which I think they've discussed in the past.) Erm, so in conclusion: nothing that is going to happen any time soon! W