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>From owner-abiword-dev@abisource.com Tue May 8 01:17:39 2001
Paul writes:
> If we know that we're working on a feature which won't Just Work (and
> A. "Ship it" ... Include the feature, even though it only half-works.
I'm not an Abiword developer, so I'm not sure how welcome my comments are
I'm a CIO, so I don't write code anymore and don't have a lot of time for
Option A scares the hell out me, though whether something Just Works or
M Carling
ps: I don't think Tables are worth holding up 1.0. Just one opinion.
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From: M Carling <m@idiom.com>
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Subject: Re: Topic: Just Works and 1.0
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> for every release, there's always at least one of those), which
> situation do you think most users would rather have?
> B. "Next release" ... Leave it out, and release it when it Just Works.
> C. "Stall" ... Hold this release indefinitely, until it Just Works.
here. I've only submitted a few bug reports, so I'll give my two cents.
fiddling with things. I use each x.y.z release of Abiword when the debs
become available and report bugs. My users outside IT can't use Abiword
yet. Too many things don't Just Work.
not is subjective. If the Abiword developer community can't some to a
consensus that a feature Just Works, I'd rather see it disabled for the
release at hand (Option B). Option C may occasionally be justified, but
the losses are cumulative, so are rarely worthwhile. If it takes a few
extra days to fix something, sure. If longer than a week or so, it's
probably better to leave the feature for the next release (unless the
feature Just Worked in a previous release).