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	xfce4-.+: remove the 4? by Mihamina Rakotomandimby-6 :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Hi all, What about removing the 4 in xfce4 plugins and modules name? This '4' is a version number, not really part of the name... I am aware of the amount of work :-), and I'm not even able to give a try. But will it then stay there forever, and will also there be a '5' for next versions? It's ugly... :-) Ideas? -- Architecte Informatique chez Blueline/Gulfsat: Administration Systeme, Recherche & Developpement +261 34 29 155 34 _______________________________________________ Xfce mailing list Xfce@... http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce http://www.xfce.org
	Re: xfce4-.+: remove the 4? by Brian J. Tarricone-3 :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10/13/2009 12:06 AM, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote: > Hi all, > > What about removing the 4 in xfce4 plugins and modules name? > This '4' is a version number, not really part of the name... Why not? The version certainly can be part of the name. > I am aware of the amount of work :-), and I'm not even able > to give a try. Then why are you suggesting useless make-work? > But will it then stay there forever, and will also there be a > '5' for next versions? Possibly. It's a useful aid to let the user know what's compatible (though, to be fair, the '4' in the name doesn't guarantee compatibility either; c.f. panel 4.0 vs 4.4). > It's ugly... :-) ... in your opinion. > Ideas? Don't make useless suggestions that involve wasting people's time that could be better spent on actual improvements? -brian -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkrULKMACgkQ6XyW6VEeAntTdQCdGJjfXl8wVdjyHuZaKhF6CdjJ MzYAniZ4BP70aZj73KyMwVI5Ie2jkhva =LJI0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Xfce mailing list Xfce@... http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce http://www.xfce.org
	Re: xfce4-.+: remove the 4? by Mihamina Rakotomandimby-6 :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message 10/13/2009 10:30 AM, Brian J. Tarricone: > Don't make useless suggestions that involve wasting people's time that > could be better spent on actual improvements? From a non-full-day-developper point of view: How to know if a suggestion could be useless or not? -- Architecte Informatique chez Blueline/Gulfsat: Administration Systeme, Recherche & Developpement +261 34 29 155 34 _______________________________________________ Xfce mailing list Xfce@... http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce http://www.xfce.org
	Re: xfce4-.+: remove the 4? by Jannis Pohlmann-3 :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:06:46 +0300 Rakotomandimby Mihamina <mihamina@...> wrote: > 10/13/2009 10:30 AM, Brian J. Tarricone: > > Don't make useless suggestions that involve wasting people's time > > that could be better spent on actual improvements? > > From a non-full-day-developper point of view: > How to know if a suggestion could be useless or not? I agree, you can't. This has been brought up a couple of times though. The '4' is a bit unusual, but then again, such details in names don't matter too much. If we ever feel like making a big switch, or starting from scratch again, we can of course decide to drop it. But it'll remain at the end of some names until 4.8, 4.10, ..., 4.76 or however far we get with 4.x. - Jannis _______________________________________________ Xfce mailing list Xfce@... http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce http://www.xfce.org signature.asc (205 bytes) Download Attachment
	Re: xfce4-.+: remove the 4? by Brian J. Tarricone-3 :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10/13/2009 02:06 AM, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote: > 10/13/2009 10:30 AM, Brian J. Tarricone: >> Don't make useless suggestions that involve wasting people's time that >> could be better spent on actual improvements? > > From a non-full-day-developper point of view: > How to know if a suggestion could be useless or not? Common sense? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkrUTNsACgkQ6XyW6VEeAnsVkwCfYiqIa8evdHhp5BJHVOT7mxru 2GEAnRZUUuHrTmNWBIcX7naJoKRpW7Xz =tcEc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Xfce mailing list Xfce@... http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce http://www.xfce.org