XenForo 1.5 is no longer in active development

Bad decision. Now we're going to have a huge amount of hacked XF forums in 2020 and beyond. Not to mention the extra work this will bring to some of the forums I run which doesnt have that many visitors (yet). Without no real benefit.

Find no thread in on XF forums to complain about this?

 

It might remain secure but I would hope they would still issue patches or the likes if not even after their deadline expires. I suppose this is a common problem for developers though, where to draw the line, especially if you're still developing new products.

 

The days of supporting old software ad-infinitum are quickly disappearing, and rightfully so.

 

For XF 1.x admins, the day of reckoning has arrived...

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-1-5-is-no-longer-supported.165946/

 

I think it is the right decision to do so. Enough time hast past.

 

The XF devs must be so sick of it by now Well, I'm still running 1.5, but I'll probably be upgrading once I have enough time on my hands.

 

This is really a flaw in their business model more than anything else, as people are overly reliant on third party add-ons with XenForo. I've been saying this since it first came out.

It is perfectly normal to drop support for old versions of software after a year or so, two is fairly generous and three is edging in on enterprise territory. The longer you hold onto old versions, the harder it is to move, as you have to drag a lot more baggage with you and this can be a problem in the market.

 

Agreed.