[Kde-pim] Marketing blocker collection, DEADLINE: 2013-03-10

[Anne Wilson]

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On 03/03/13 15:22, Volker Krause wrote:
> Deleting the Akonadi database is *not* *recommended*, nor has it
> ever been recommended officially.
> 
> It's a wrong conclusion from the statement that Akonadi is a cache
> for data stored in its respective backends. Breaking the cache
> means data in the backends is safe, not that there will be no
> side-effects of an inconsistent local state if you keep going with
> that. Completely removing all local state is also safe (ie.
> including filter and application configurations).
> 
> Yes, I am aware it's suggested regularly "on the internet", just as
> breaking your configuration to "disable Akonadi" (StartServer=false
> does not mean Akonadi is disabled, it means Akonadi tries to
> connect to a remote database server).
> 
> There is one valid way to run into this, when using the (hopefully
> still hidden?) server KCM to change the backend. We probably should
> remove that entirely, changing the backend after you started using
> Akonadi gets you into the same mess.

Can I also ask that when you feel the time ready for this push, you
also publicise your recommendations with regard to those of us that
have tried to use KMail2 in the past and run into problems that made
it unusable?

Considering your last paragraph quoted here, I'm wondering whether
there is some way to safely guarantee that we don't carry forward any
"old" problems, which I suspect has been the root of many of the
unpleasant surprises that are often reported.  I, for instance, have
left then come back and tried again, several times, and I would expect
that many of us who loved KMail in the past have done the same thing.
 I've seen mention of the "cleaner" tool soon to be included - is that
all that will be needed?

I'm working well enough without Kontact, but I have no doubts
whatsoever that if I could get Kontact working properly again I would
return to it.

Anne
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