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Subject: Re: make_it_cool branches created
From: Don Sanders <sanders () kde ! org>
Date: 2002-09-10 10:49:50
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On Tuesday 10 September 2002 20:17, Neil Stevens wrote:
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> On Monday September 09, 2002 09:41, Don Sanders wrote:
> > I can't give you complete information as I am currently in
> > commercial sensitive negotiations to buy a domain name and I
> > don't want those negotations compromised.
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> All I care about are the plans for the code in cvs. That has to be
> public, no?
Heh, I just posted my plans.
> > Also hmm, I don't know how to describe this but I'm talking to
> > various people in personal email, we are discussing things but
> > haven't reached conclusions yet, I don't want those discussions
> > to be compromised by subjecting them to the brutal and unfair
> > criticism that is often generated in the response to any new
> > story.
>
> Well, KMail is being criticized all around one way or the other.
Hmm.
> > Hmm, also think of KDE and GNOME both these projects have been
> > subject to the kind of brutal and unfair criticism which takes
> > place on public websites. I don't want the conflict between
> > myself and other parties to be widened by such unnecessary
> > criticism. Do you understand this?
>
> I understand, yes. But KMail is an important app to many people,
> so I'd like to help keep everyone informed about its development.
> A second thread of development is big news.
You are correct.
> > I want to resolve my social conflicts I don't want flaming
> > comments on a website to make that harder.
> >
> > I'm prepared to give you information in exchange for a promise
> > that any story won't be damaging to the reputation of the KMail
> > project and its contributors.
>
> My intent is to simply report the facts: Two sides of developers
> are going forward with development as they see fit. Should you
> release, users will get more choices among KDE mail clients than
> they ever have had. The GNU GPL is locked into KMail's codebase,
> so there will be no real impediments to one side lifting code from
> the other.
Hmm.
> If my bias comes through in the article (and I'll probably let it),
> it will be a positive one. I think two branches of development are
> a good thing for KDE and KMail users. And besides, I've been using
> KMail for years. If I had very much negative to say about it, I'd
> have switched to another client long ago. :-)
I think in this case your view will be proven to be the correct one,
and allowing a branch (or even a fork if that is necessary) is good.
Don.
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