[Gtk-sharp-list] API Freeze Policy Adjustment

[Miguel de Icaza]

Hey,

> > If the choice is between waiting (at most) 6 months for an API fix (for
> > the next stable release) or waiting a few days to a few weeks for a
> > point-release, I'll take the point release.  I suspect most developers
> > would agree.
> 
> The API rules and the whole release process are not meant to make life
> difficult for you, or to get in your way. But large API changes have no
> place in a stable release. The GNOME developers seem quite united in
> their approval of this policy.

While I was the maintainer of libgnome, my policy was to keep backwards
compatibility, but new APIs could be introduced (since they would not
break old software).

The Gtk+ maintainers have a different position.

But I would not characterize "The GNOME developers" being "quite
united", we disagreed in the past, and we seem to disagree now.


-- 
Miguel de Icaza <miguel@ximian.com>