From: Andrew Dunbar (hippietrail@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Sep 06 2002 - 23:16:44 EDT
I wonder if sombebody has an up-to-date nightly build
for Windows. I really want to test a new bidi build
and it must be a complete installer version. I can't
get .exe only versions to install on the cybercafe
computers.
Thanks. Andrew Dunbar.
> > On 2002.09.06 13:35 Dom Lachowicz wrote:
> > Please consider this a 1-month "head's up". I'd
> like to get 1.1.0 out
> > the door on Friday October 4, 2002. This will be
> very much a
> > "developer's release." This means that:
> >
> > * It should be considered unstable (for just about
> every conceivable
> > definition of unstable)
> > * Some features may not be fully implemented or
> may be buggy
> > * Some features that will go into 2.0 may not have
> been started yet and
> > will evolve with the 1.1.x series
> > * There will be no string or documentation freeze
> >
> > That said, this release should definitely raise
> some eyebrows in the
> > community. It will have quite a few good new
> features, bug fixes,
> > plugins, and other such updates. It should
> "reasonably work" for most
> > people, given some definition of "reasonably". I'd
> like to set the
> > baseline at "just about all 1.0.x features should
> work in 1.1.0".
> >
> > Users should be encouraged to try this release,
> but we should steer
> > them away from using it in production settings or
> as their primary WP.
> > They do so at their own risk, and doing so (to
> quote EAZen) will
> > "invoke the wrath of Dom" (whatever that
> means...). Until the 1.1.x
> > tree has stabilized substantially, we should
> strongly advocate using
> > the 1.0.x series unless there are some dire
> circumstances forcing a
> > particular user to upgrade.
> >
> > Ideally, this series will generate lots of good
> bug reports, new
> > developer interest, patches, and an increase in
> users, all leading to a
> > rock-solid and well-endowed 2.0 product.
> >
> > The tree will close only for a few hours, if that.
> Tinderbox must be
> > green in order to release. Nothing else will be
> considered
> > show-stopper. Target platforms: QNX, UNIX/GTK+2,
> Win32. There will be
> > no UNIX/GNOME2 port of this release. More news
> will follow as the
> > release date draws nearer.
> >
> > Thanks and keep up the great work,
> > Dom
> >
> >
>
>
> A whole series of random thoughts pop up on this
> one, and probably to early for atleast half of my
> questions, so, I'll itemize.
>
> A) WooHoo! Feel free to let us know what will go in
> when you make the decisions.
> B) I will emphasize the "unstable," "developers
> release, not ready for primetime" and "not to be
> used where you need it."
> C) Uwog said "invoke the wrath of dom." I
> originally said, "*at the risk of invoking the wrath
> of dom," then changed it to my new favourite running
> gag, "*at the risk of invoking 'AbiWord II: The
> Wrath of Dom'."
> D) Will there be a source option with all plugins
> included? That would be "boffo good!"
> E) ACK! GNOME IS DEAD! HE SAID IT AGAIN! (yet, if
> you're using gtk<anything>, you're using glib...)
>
> Look at that, I saved $56 on taxes...so...the
> government owes me...no, I still owe the
> government...WHAT!? $64,000!?
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