[[!comment format=mdwn username="http://joeyh.name/" ip="209.250.56.54" subject="comment 3" date="2014-10-06T15:59:10Z" content=""" From a code complication POV, it's useful for git-annex to only support one version of repository at a time. As far as backwards compatablity goes, I don't anticipate ever removing the upgrade code from git-annex. It still supports upgrading v0 repos which probably only I ever used! """]]