[Zope3-Users] Re: [Zope3-dev] Freeze approaching quickly

[Jim Fulton]

Julien Anguenot wrote:
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> Stephan Richter wrote:
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>>with October winding down, the freeze on the trunk is coming quickly. So, if 
>>you have any outstanding work, now is the time to get it done. During the 
>>last week I have monitored the proposals and branches a bit and I think most 
>>people are done with their work. 
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>>Did I miss anyone? Now is the time to speak up!
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> yes, I'd like to see the "Better XML support for PT" proposal as well :
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> http://svn.zope.org/Zope3/branches/fdrake-anguenot_better_xml_support_for_pt/
> http://www.zope.org/DevHome/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ComponentArchitecture/BetterXMLSupportForPageTemplates
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> I'll take time to finish the remaining issues around this in the
> following days and we'll be able to discuss it after this.
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> Is it ok for everybody ?

I think this is too risky for this release:

1. This change seems to be pretty controversial.  There is a lot of
    fear that this will cause browser compatability problems.  I think
    this fear can only be addressed by an alpha release and it's too
    late for that for the december Zope releases.

2. I get the impression from talking to Fred that there is still a lot
    of work required to land this and that a significant amount of
    his time would likely be required.   I'm worrid that this could
    be a major source of instability and I think we have enough of
    those already.

I suggest the following:

- You keep working on your branch and get it to the point that it is
   *stable* and ready to merge.

- Soon after the 3.2 release branch is made in early November, you
   merge your stable branch to the trunk and we'll make a 3.3 alpha release
   that people can use to try out this change.  We'll let it be known
   that the change will be included in 3.3 unless people discover serious
   client-compatibility problems created by the change.  You could use this
   release or the trunk for your xmlforms experiments.

Jim


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