[Zope] Ruling from the bench regarding 'Hotfixes' :)

marc lindahl marc@bowery.com
Fri, 24 Aug 2001 14:11:23 -0400


> From: "Brian Lloyd" <brian.lloyd@zope.com>
> 
> Shane's Reload product is an example of a product that added
> functionality to existing objects. It happened to take a "monkey
> patch" approach but it is definitely not a "hotfix". The fact
> that such a product will change the behavior of your existing
> objects _is_ important to convey to users, but that should be
> done through documentation, not by calling it a hotfix

I disagree -- there needs to be a clearer distinction between products that
add new functionality and those that change existing behavior.   We need
some clearly defined terms for these areas.  That much is obvious - already
the user (product building) community has interpreted the word 'hotfix'
differently than ZC has intended...

Some pithy names would go a long way towards this goal -- HotPatch - very
evocative!

I for one would like to be able to do Product searches and have a list for
Core Enhancements as separate from Added Functionality...