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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: KDE_2_0_BRANCH: kdelibs/khtml/rendering
From:       Francois-Xavier Duranceau <duranceau () free ! fr>
Date:       2000-10-21 22:08:02
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Harri Porten wrote:
> 
> Francois-Xavier Duranceau wrote:
> >
> > Harri Porten wrote:
> > >
> > > Exactly ! It would be better to have all parties involved working with
> > > optimal conditions. We had a global synchronization point that made us
> > > wait for each other (the "slowest" one).
> > >
> > I guess you mean the "message freeze". I'm not so sure this was a
> > blocking step. First we did not have such a real freeze before 2.0 as we
> > had for 1.1.x releases IIRC. And it gave time to the developpers for
> > fixing their stuff. So IMO this wasn't a waste of time.
> 
> That's true. The actual time this did "cost" was rather short compared
> to the overall time 2.0 took. But it was a time full of exceptions (i.e.
> broken messages with and without permission) and even fights !
> 
IMO these fights were due to a lack of policy.

> > > To Francois-Xavier: Of course we would have to agree on a new system
> > > *together*. Regarding the i18n related bugs: They cause no problem since
> > > they still can be fixed and be released with the final and full version.
> > >
> > If the developpers agree for maintaining their stuff between the
> > semi-release and the full release it's ok.
> 
> They should as the x.x.1 (or whatever version) should be considered
> their chance to fix the bugs they oversaw before making the "full"
> version a very good one :)
> 
But look at 2.0.1. There's almost no activity in this branch despite all
the opened bug reports.

FX
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