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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Where to put post-2.2 development
From:       Neil Stevens <neil () qualityassistant ! com>
Date:       2001-09-20 10:59:38
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On Wednesday September 19, 2001 07:54, David Faure wrote:
> On Mercredi 19 Septembre 2001 16:27, Neil Stevens wrote:
> > I don't think this is a matter of extending KDE 2's lifetime.  KDE 2
> > will live on whether or not this is added.  Even if developers (in and
> > out of cvs) all used HEAD, KDE 2 won't be dead for our users until
> > late February, or whenever KDE 3 will come out.
>
> Right, but it's dead NOW in terms of development. We have to move on.
> There is always a difference between what we work on, and what people
> use (of course!). At the moment, this means, developers work on KDE 3
> and users have KDE 2.2.1. If you needed a feature in KDE 2.2.x so badly
> (for your everyday use), then you would have developed it already
> (before 2.2) ;)

Who'd want to use a piece of software that's dropped as soon as it's 
released?

Seriously.  If this is the view of enough KDE developers, people should 
consider carefully before deploying KDE 2.2.1, as there is no future in it.

-- 
Neil Stevens
neil@qualityassistant.com
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill
him with a terrible resolve." - Yamamoto Isoroku

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