Re: Abiword Win32 Unicode Strategy - thoughts and proof of concept

Jordi Mas wrote:
> For me, the options that we have:
>
> 1) Port Abiword completely to Unicode (after 2.6) and drop support for
> Win9x
> platforms (ANSI) after Abiword 2.6 and refer users always of these
> platforms
> to Abiword version 2.6. Keep a stable branch 2.6 that we keep updating for
> important bugs and security updates.
>
> 2) Port Abiword completely to Unicode and keep supporting ANSI and UNICODE
> Builds using the Unicows[2]. In my experience, unicows builds are
> inestable.
>
> 3) Port Abiword completely to Unicode and keep supporting both platforms
> using
> separate builds.

I think that option 1 is the one that make most sense. At that point we
shouldn't trying to waste time maintaining a port of obsolete OS. After
all if they didn't upgrade their OS they don't need to upgrade their
app... The man power on the non Linux version being the most rare
resource it is actually best to concentrate on getting the most out, and
at that point being Unicode is better.

Didn't we drop gtk 1.2 support? Don't we require MacOS X 10.2 which is
from circa 2002?

Hub
Received on Thu Apr 12 16:15:22 2007