[Desktop_architects] Portland: The Linux DesktopIntegrationInterface

[Mike Shaver]

On 5-Dec-05, at 9:24 AM, Brooks, Phil wrote:

> Completely different issue.  Version skew and version dependencies  
> will
> always be around.  That isn't the same as a binary choice that turns
> functionality on or off depending upon decisions that you make when
> installing completely up to date software.  Version skew goes away  
> with
> time and updates and bugfixes.

Version skew and dependencies only go away over time if you have a  
"stable" (in the biological sense) set of capabilities.  I don't  
think we aspire to that.

Mike