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Subject: Re: FW: [REMINDER] Upcoming KDE 4.0 Milestones + Nepomuk
From: Sebastian =?iso-8859-1?q?Tr=FCg?= <strueg () mandriva ! com>
Date: 2007-04-11 15:27:18
Message-ID: 200704111727.19070.strueg () mandriva ! com
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On Wednesday 11 April 2007 15:18:44 Dirk Mueller wrote:
> On Tuesday, 10. April 2007, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > > I'll take a look on this in the next two weeks but it would be nice to
> > > make it optional until 4.1.
> >
> > this would realistically mean application integration in 4.2 or later.
>
> No. There can be applications making use of nepomuk by 4.1, and then we can
> include a polished and tested version of it in kdelibs for 4.1.
>
> if we put nepomuik into kdelibs for KDE 4.0, then we have to stay
> compatible with it (also binary compatibility).
that is actually a good point. So far not many people besides me have used the
API for real. That is not the best situation for an API freeze.
> only few applications should be affected by nepomuk - and thats why I think
> it makes sense to slip it for KDE 4.1.
>
> Just because its not in kdelibs doesn't mean applications can't make use of
> it. It just means its not part of 4.0. And thats great. Remember, there is
> life after KDE 4.0 (at least if we ever manage to release 4.0 instead of
> cramming every possible new feature in it (2nd version syndrome).
But where do we put it then so it gets attention? playground surely is a bad
place. Maybe extragear-libs, but extragear is still in KDE3 mode...
Cheers,
Sebastian
PS: Sorry for the late reply, I was on an extended Easter-weekend without any
internet connection (yes, there actually are remote places (in france)
without ;)
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