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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Some thoughts on kdelibs et al.
From:       Michael Brade <Michael.Brade () informatik ! uni-muenchen ! de>
Date:       2001-09-24 21:28:41
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On Monday 24 September 2001 23:05, Guillaume Laurent wrote:
> On Monday 24 September 2001 14:07, Lubos Lunak wrote:
> > > I don't think the KDE developers should gratuitously make all their
> > > methods virtual just for the sake of it. If the need arise, then it's
> > > always time to do so.
> >
> >  Does this mean you know how to change a non-virtual method to virtual or
> > add a new virtual method without breaking binary compatibility ?
>
> s/always/almost always/ if you prefer. Binary compatibility isn't something
> that lasts forever anyway, it's just a matter of a few months.
Hmm, not anymore. With KDE 3 BC may last for a few years, if nothing goes 
wrong ;)

Ciao,
  Michael

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