Re: What is the current state of dia?

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> From: Adrien Beau <adrienbeau yahoo com>
> Reply-To: dia-list gnome org
> To: dia-list gnome org
> Subject: What is the current state of dia?
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:48:38 -0700
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I've discovered dia today, have used version 0.88.1 for
> several hours today and am quite impressed. :)
>
> I'm quite surprised by the lack of updates on the web site,
> though. When I first came to it and saw the date of last
> news item, I thought dia was yet another unfinished, dead
> project. I also noticed the past updates had been slow to
> come though, but the project had kept on going, so I gave
> it a try and looked at the mailing list archives, too, and
> discovered it was still alive and kicking!
>
> So, what is the current state of dia? Can anybody answer
> the following:
>
> * Has any significant feature been implemented since
>   version 0.88.1?
>
> * Is the CVS stable, at least as much as 0.88.1?
>
> * Is there something resembling the Mozilla Milestones
>   available? More recent than 0.88.1, but more stable
>   than bloody edge?
>
> * If one of the answers to the questions above is
>   "use CVS", would you be gentle enough to post the
>   commands needed to get a usable tree? I'm sorry, I
>   know I need to learn cvs someday, but I really don't
>   have time right now.
>
> Thank you!
>
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I must agree on all this, e.g. I was also quite impressed :). I can't use 
CVS (also have to learn it some day). I personally think that a lot of 
people come to the dia-website but when they see the "old" news items then I 
think they leave dia for what it is and try to look for another program. Too 
bad, because I really think dia has a bright future.

So if the CVS version would be stable, plz plz plz bring out another 
official release, plz? If possible, a windows port would be great too 
(personally I use linux, but I've convinced some windows-friends of using 
dia too!).
If the CVS version just wouldn't be stalble enough, than maybe you could 
post a message on the dia website that dia is alive and kickin'?


greetz,
cobnet,
hoping to see the dia website change ;-)

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