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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: [Fwd: Decision Making (was Re: PROPOSAL: "Mac" menubar as default)]
From:       mosfet <mosfet () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2000-04-28 10:25:59
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/me wonders why coolo is forwarding messages to kde-core-devel that were
sent to kde-core-devel ;-)

Stephan Kulow wrote:
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> 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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