Re: New suites vs. common release cycle [Was: Productivity suite]

[Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org>]

<quote who="Christian Rose">

> > We're not really going in the opposite direction, because there will
> > still be the beautifully integrated and coherent Desktop "product".
> > However, we'll create more opportunities for projects to identify
> > themselves with GNOME, be *part* of GNOME, and join the GNOME release
> > process without a lot of hassle.
> 
> So we will allow more projects to call themselves "GNOME", without
> actually being GNOME?

Essentially, yes.

> Which brings us to another issue. When and how was it decided that Abiword
> should be included in the productivity suite? It's already listed as
> "included", although I've seen no public discussion (or even consensus)
> about it.

Nor has there been a lot of discussion/consensus about the productivity
suite -> I think Vincent was very keen and just created it straight away. :)

- Jeff

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