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List:       kde-commits
Subject:    Re: 1.1.2 (was: Re: KDE_1_1_BRANCH: kdeadmin)
From:       Matthias Hoelzer-Kluepfel <mhk () caldera ! de>
Date:       1999-09-08 5:49:29
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On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Kurt Granroth wrote:

> Dirk A. Mueller wrote:
> > Matthias Elter <me@main-echo.net> wrote:
> > > Dirk, how do you suggest democracy should work in a project like KDE?
> > 
> > The way it works everywhere else. Somebody brings up an issue,
> > others are bringing in their opinions about it and then there is a
> > result or a comprimise (an agreement) which is announced and then
> > the "community" is willing to accept this.
> > 
> > That's why we use email and mailinglists. Without communication
> > the thing is just about to fail.
> 
> All of the discussion was a moot point from the beginning.  KDE is
> not, has not ever, nor ever will be a democracy.  One could try to
> sway the opinion of whoever holds power over a particular part... but
> in the end, it's up to that person (or persons) to make the decision.
> 
> In this case, the decision was to be made by Matthias H-K.  He didn't
> agree with the 1.2 arguments.  Case closed.

That is not completely true. I would have agreed to 1.2 if it
would have contained KDevelop (although I had suggested to
make KDE 1.1.2 and KDevelop (or KDK) 1.0 a separate release).
But without KDevelop, there was no more reason for 1.2 by any
argument other than hitting on the gnomes.


Bye,
Matthias.

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