On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 12:07 +0100, Vincent Untz wrote: > The reason I'm worried is that I don't know if API will be broken between > 4.0.x and 4.2.x. Oh, I imagine it will; that's the whole point: it's scheduled as an API break. It's been part of the plan since 2006, to allow us to clean up anything that needs cleaning up. We have, after all come a long way, and one is bound to make mistakes along the way. As for _when_ that release will occur, who knows? This year? Next? I'm in no rush. And while it is entirely possible that we won't even need to do so, we put it on the schedule and let everyone know about it so that there would be no surprises when the time comes. Once we do that one, I can't imagine what would possibly ever result in another API break after that. Perhaps something in "GTK 3", but I doubt it given the way that that is leaning. So we'll probably be on 4.2.x for a long long time once we call it. As a technical matter, I should probably note that Java ABI stability is somewhat less technically demanding than C ABI stability, but that's a discussion for another day. Really, though, none of this speculation about the future release numbering is really that relevant. The problem is that the release team is listing the wrong version of the Java bindings for GNOME. That's really not very supportive of you, and doesn't make GNOME look very good. I'd appreciate it if we could get on with this and fix it as Olav already was prepared to execute on. AfC Singapore -- Andrew Frederick Cowie Operational Dynamics is an operations and engineering consultancy focusing on IT strategy, organizational architecture, systems review, and effective procedures for change management. We actively carry out research and development in these areas on behalf of our clients, and enable successful use of open source in their mission critical enterprises, worldwide. http://www.operationaldynamics.com/ Sydney New York Toronto London
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