From kde-core-devel  Sun Aug 22 15:41:08 2004
From: Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:41:08 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: www/areas/usability/hig
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On Sunday 22 August 2004 14:40, Aaron Seigo wrote:
>  o reforming the UIG requires buy in from all stakeholders, which you do
> not have with your fork. i do not see how you can claim that your fork is
> "soon to become version 1.0" when you lack this consensus.

I see a need to have buy in for the _contents_ of the UIG, but the format o=
f=20
the thing is really not an issue. So far everyone who has shown some concer=
n=20
about the UIG seems to agree that a docbook version is better managable and=
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maintainable than the current version.

>  o we can't have standards when there are forks. we now have guidelines on
> both developer.kde.org and usability.kde.org and that is not only
> completely against the idea of interface STANDARDS but is beyond
> ridiculous. i look forward to seeing the (justfiable) "KDE is stupid
> because..." flames on the web as a result of this once someone actually
> notices =3D(

I don't think this is intended as a fork, but rather a replacement. If havi=
ng=20
two version for a few days is causing uncontrolled chaos and confusion we=20
better remove the one on developer.kde.org quickly.

> seriously.... stop this. if you don't, i will simply seek other measures =
to
> ensure you do such as restricting your rights to commit to
> www/areas/usability

No comment.

Cheers,
Waldo
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bastian@kde.org  |   KDE Community World Summit 2004  |  bastian@suse.com
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