With so much negative feedback about the various changes, my suggestion (and this is my 2nd feedback) is to retire versions 2.6.x and 2.7.x, remove them from downloads, fix any outstanding bugs in 2.5.x, and then just put it into maintenance mode.
The feedback is clear, users wanted/needed the features in 2.5.x, and didn't agree with the philosophy in 2.6.x and 2.7.x.
With so much negative feedback about the various changes, my suggestion (and this is my 2nd feedback) is to retire versions 2.6.x and 2.7.x, remove them from downloads, fix any outstanding bugs in 2.5.x, and then just put it into maintenance mode.
The feedback is clear, users wanted/needed the features in 2.5.x, and didn't agree with the philosophy in 2.6.x and 2.7.x.
End of problem.
Do I hear an "ahmen" from the community?
Cheers, Al