[Kde-pim] Re: kdepimlibs and kdateedit

[Tom Albers]

----- Original Message -----
> A Dissabte, 27 de novembre de 2010, Kevin Ottens va escriure:
> > On Thursday 4 November 2010 10:08:45 Kevin Ottens wrote:
> > > On Thursday 4 November 2010 09:52:41 John Layt wrote:
> > > > I'd like to see all the date/time widgets in KDE reviewed and
> > > > amalgamated as much as possible in kdelibs, or at least made
> > > > consistent in behaviour and appearance. I just didn't have the
> > > > time
> > > > in 4.6. Unless you really want to move them to kdepimlibs for
> > > > 4.6,
> > > > I'd be happy to make it one of my priority items for 4.7.
> > >
> > > I think I've the most refined copy in zanshin. I was planning to
> > > push it
> > > in kdelibs for 4.6 but couldn't find the time. Actually I was also
> > > waiting for some feedback of the Skrooge guys who have yet another
> > > copy,
> > > but I didn't hear from them... I should poke the relevant person
> > > again I
> > > think. :-)
> >
> > OK, turns out I could sit with Stephane Mankowski today during the
> > KDE
> > Hacking Session in Toulouse and we made KDateEdit ready for
> > inclusion in
> > kdelibs. Timing wise it's rather unfortunate since we're after the
> > freeze.
> > For sure we can land this improved version in kdelibs 4.7, but if
> > the
> > release team agrees to an exception I could take the time to make it
> > into
> > 4.6.
> >
> > @Release team: Go, No-Go?
> 
> That's what Allen told me on a patch i wanted to add
> 
> ****************
> 
> The Hard API Freeze doesn't occur until 20 December.
> So you really don't need an exemption -- all you really need is the
> approval
> of the core devs for this one, which you have it seems.
> 
> However, we are in Soft API Freeze so you should CC the kde-bindings
> folks on
> your commit.
> 
> ****************
> 
> So i guess you need to seek approval of k-c-d and that would be it?

My intention with api freeze was to allow polishing of existing api. New classes in kdelibs are new features imho. I don't see an urgent reason for an exception tbh. Beta1 is already released.

Best,
-- 
Tom Albers
KDE Release Team