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I'm happy with the way it works currently. There is already minimal version info - plugin updater won't let you install a plugin with a Calibre version higher than what you are running.
A plugin becoming end of life ("maximal version") is when it becomes deprecated. There will be no more support, no more versions. So a user should not have any options other than to uninstall it which is the case with Plugin Updater now. Users who have stuck to Calibre 0.7.x are still able to run the deprecated plugins, they just can't use plugin updater to install them, they must do it manually.
The point of a plugin reaching end of life and being deprecated is that it is dead as far as the developer is concerned. If it still has some sort of heartbeat/ongoing life, it wouldn't have deprecated status. I have no interest in supporting or fixing my plugins that have been deprecated. If Goodreads change their website again breaking plugins for 0.7 users - well tough luck. Upgrade to Calibre 0.8 and get a higher featured and supported version. Life is too short and I don't get paid a cent so I have no intentions of wasting any time on issues that are easily solved by users upgrading Calibre versions.
It's tough love...
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