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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KDE 3.5 Branch Freeze
From:       Allen Winter <winter () kde ! org>
Date:       2007-06-02 19:54:27
Message-ID: 200706021554.28508.winter () kde ! org
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On Saturday 02 June 2007 3:48:25 pm jos poortvliet wrote:
> Op Saturday 02 June 2007, schreef Andreas Pakulat:
> > On 01.06.07 22:20:25, Krzysztof Lichota wrote:
> > > Allen Winter napisał(a):
> > > > Howdy,
> > > >
> > > > The Release Team has decided that it is time to close the books on KDE
> > > > 3.5.
> > > >
> > > > To quote coolo:
> > > > "No more features, no more string changes, no more docu changes....
> > > > Bug fixes are allowed and after some time we'll do another maintenance
> > > > update 3.5.8 - e.g. in september."
> > > >
> > > > So bugfixes only from now on in the 3.5 branch.  If the bugfix requires
> > > > a string change, you will need to coordinate that change with the
> > > > translators.
> > > >
> > > > Onwards to KDE 4.0!
> > >
> > > Great :/ You could have warned at least a week in advance...
> >
> > Huh? KDE 3.5 was frozen a few weeks before the 3.5.7 release and wasn't
> > unfrozen since then. This is just the official statement that a
> > feature-unfreeze will not happen.
> >
> > > Can I commit the "switch application language" feature which has already
> > > been committed, but then reverted due to not being implemented in KDE 4?
> > > AFAIK it has already been ported to 4.0.
> >
> > No, unless its a bugfix.
> >
> > Andreas
> 
> I could understand it if you would stand by your "no", but I think it should 
> at least be considered that he (Krzysztof) has been working hard on this, 
> while assuming it would make it's way into a KDE 3.5.x release... I could see 
> how disappointing it would be if that wouldn't be the case. That's a big 
> reason why ppl work on free software, right? To get things to the users. 
> 
> How bad would it be to make an exception?
> 
I think Krzysztof can commit this feature.
There has been lots of discussion about it on the devel mailing lists for awhile.
Not like it's a surprise.

-Allen
 
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