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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: My statement about the latest flamewar ;-)
From:       mosfet <mosfet () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2001-06-19 5:13:57
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The styles I removed are all plugins, and not part of any KDE core
library. It has absolutely no effect on binary compatibility whatsoever.

Navindra Umanee wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Why did you break KDE 2.x backwards compatibility (from a user, and
> possibly, developer perspective) during a freeze?  I thought it was
> agreed that breaking KDE backwards compatibility is something that
> should be left for KDE 3.0?  Maintaining backwards compatibility means
> a stable kdelibs/kdebase, and this doesn't seem to be unreasonable.
> Respecting a freeze and not finicking with kdelibs/kdebase isn't
> something unreasonable either, IMHO.
> 
> Could you please consider postponing your change in policy after the
> KDE 2.2 release?  It will so simplify the situation, and make many
> happier.  I don't see forking and renaming the styles in KDE to be a
> solution, unless I suppose there is a wizard to update configuration
> files and inform the users of this mess.  It's the users that suffer
> either way.
> 
> Removing Pixie is much more understandable on the other hand, it never
> was part of the core desktop.  Anyway, what do I know.
> 
> -N.

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