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Originally Posted by propower
while great in theory to provide bug fixes for all prior versions I don't believe this will ever happen
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No, it will not.
Say you have 12 major versions, each have 6 minor versions, you end up with 72 versions. The way it works is you find that "oh, we have a problem in version 10" and you test which branch of the code it is that needs to be fixed. So you fix that and move on. There is no way Avid could test that same bug against all of those imaginary 72 versions.
We also need to bear in mind that all software ALWAYS interacts with OS so PT version x.y.z might work wonderfully with certain OS but have lots of trouble with another OS. That is why everyone should always be mindful of the Avid Compatibility Chart.
Not to even mention that 3rd party plugins also have a major impact regarding stability. Those are also compiled with certain software/OS combination in mind...