NetBeans Weekly News - Issue #91

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Issue #91 - Nov 11, 2002
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*Builds*

Q-build was not promoted. See details at:
<http://qa.netbeans.org/q-builds/Q-build-report-200211060100.html>

*nbannounce*

Netbeans 3.4.1 Release Coordinator Maxym Mykhalchuk announced Netbeans 
3.4.1
plan and the release status. Read more at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=403070&listName=nbannounce>

*nbdev*

Do you want to help the NetBeans community and participate in contributing?
You can fix several bugs mentioned at the thread:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=401916&listName=nbdev>

Peter Zavadsky reopened the interesting discussion about Interfaces vs.
abstract classes. Should be interfaces preferred over abstract classes?
Read the discussion at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=403323&listName=nbdev>

Could the addition of System.gc() at the end of actions that produce a 
lot of
garbage increase user productivity? Read Petr Kuzel's proposal at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=404986&listName=nbdev>

*nbusers*

Tool for NetBeans, that finds unused variables, duplicate imports and other
unused code has been introduced. Read more at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=398484&listName=nbusers>

Read the discussion about bugfix release of NetBeans 3.4.1 and the bugs
that should be fixed at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=401692&listName=nbusers>

*nbui*

As of new projects implementation, root of local file system will be
mounted by default, mounting of file system will not be used for defining
the classpath and jar files would be browse-able without mounting.
How would that affect Filesystem view and File chooser in NetBeans?
Read Jano Rojcek's spec at:
<http://ui.netbeans.org/docs/ui/platform/platform_spec.html>
and the associated discussion at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=402197&listName=nbui>

*projects*

New version of the Projects Infrastructure Specification is being discussed.
Read the specification at:
<http://projects.netbeans.org/uispecs/infrastructure/working/WorkingInfrastructure.html>
and the associated discussion at:
<http://projects.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=397970&listName=dev>

*nbdiscuss*

Collab net have proposed a virus-filtering setup for Sourcecast
mailing lists. Read details at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=403484&listName=nbdiscuss>

NetBeans' web site will be changed. The design process has already started.
For more details read the discussion at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=405277&listName=nbdiscuss>

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