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

On 12/04/07, Hubert Figuiere <hfiguiere@teaser.fr> wrote:
>
> 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?

I agree that option 1 makes most sense. Trying to keep both working is
just asking for obscure bugs - I remember my aborted attempt to get
that done and it doesn't seem worth the grief these days.

Daniel
Received on Thu Apr 12 16:28:27 2007