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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    [Fwd: Decision Making (was Re: PROPOSAL: "Mac" menubar as default)]
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-04-28 10:14:11
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Subject: Decision Making (was Re: PROPOSAL: "Mac" menubar as default)
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 03:18:09 +0200
From: Don Sanders <don@sanders.org>
To: kde-core-devel@kde.org
References: <20000426120836.A12876@fastlane.sprintmail.com>

On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Kurt Granroth wrote:
> We had the capability in KDE 1.x and now in 2.0 to have a MacOS-like
> menubar on the top of the screen.  I propose that we make this the
> *default* menubar state in KDE 2.0.

I do not wish to comment directly on this issue. However I would like to
point
out that I believe a more structured process for deciding on
controversial
issues (such as this one) would be beneficial to KDE.

Often ideas are suggested and if those ideas are supported by a clear
majority
then they can be discussed productively and implemented. But in the case
where
an idea is not supported by a clear majority an often unproductive
dispute
arises which can have detrimental side effects (remember the discussion
about
the leafy background?)

Basically I think controversial issues should be open for discussion for
a
period of time and then decided on by vote.

A simple example of such a system would be
http://jakarta.apache.org/guidelines/decisions.html  

(This system with its single veto vote rule is probably overly
simplistic for
our needs).

I am not suggesting an immediate course of action, I just want to make
sure
that people are aware of their options.

BFN,
Don.

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