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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: QT 3.0 and future KDR Road Map
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-05-25 3:55:43
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On Thursday 24 May 2001 19:55, Jeff brubaker wrote:
>   What type of binary compatibility exists right now between kde 1.x and
> kde 2.x? 

None. Applications written for KDE 1.x will not work with libraries of KDE 
2.x.

> Is binary compatibility able to be preserved by having
> compatibility libraries between these versions?

No, that is not feasible.

> In windows binary compatibility has only been broken once. When
> Microsoft moved from Win16 to Win32, and even after there was a
> compatibility layer which still enabled these applications to run.

That's great.

> Is long term binary compatibility not a major goal for kde?

Yes, but unfortunately not possibe at this point in time.

Cheers,
Waldo
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bastian@kde.org | SuSE Labs KDE Developer | bastian@suse.com
 
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