Re: The storage interface cleanup - incredible

[Dietmar Maurer <dietmar maurer-it com>]

Maciej Stachowiak wrote:

> Michael Meeks <michael helixcode com> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Dietmar Maurer wrote:
> > > Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
> > > > It sounds like Michael and Miguel are going to approve your patch
> > > > either way.
> > >
> > > I think this is totally unrelated to my current patch. The current
> > > patch fixes some serious design problems, which I consider as release
> > > critical.
> >
> >         I agree with Dietmar completely. Splitting the stream interface is
> > an unneccesary complication at this stage, it will impact the
> > PersistStream interface as well causing API and compatibility breakage,
> > not least in Nautilus.
>
> I certainly do not think you should split the Stream interface right
> now. I do think you should split it in the future, post GNOME 1.4. I
> am glad you agree with me on this.
>
> > Maciej, I'm suprised you are trying to encourage us to make curious
> > decisions that impact the Bonobo release schedule and break the
> > freeze.
>
> This is either a deep misunderstanding or a willful misrepresentation
> of what I said.
>
> > Or is it that you are trying to obstruct any change going ahead ?
>
> Look; Dietmar claimed that spllitting the Stream interface could be
> made to have no compatibility impact at the source/binary/IDL level,
> and I pointed out that this was simply false. Or, in brief, it is
> likely that the Stream interface will break for the GNOME 2.0
> platform.

This whole discussion does not make any sense. Instead we should
do something useful.