Re: chunked output

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From: "Charlie Poole" <[email protected]>
To: "FIT Developers" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 11:24 PM
Subject: RE: [Fit-dev] chunked output


> John,
>
> > > So is 1.0 supposed to consolidate and codify or add new features or a
> > > little of each?
> > >
> > > Charlie Poole
> >
> > Charlie, you were there, on the opposite side of the circle from me.
> > Basically, yes. We need to come up with a feature set.
>
> I asked because it seems like something to think carefully about. I do
> remember we were saying "1.1" to a number of new things 'round the circle.

You're right. I don't remember which was 1.0 and which was 1.1,
although I think there was only one item marked as 1.1 on the flip
charts. Ward has the charts, though.

> I can see several approaches as doable:
>
> 1. Build up a list of features - including completely new ones - and
> then work toward  a 1.0 release.
>
> 2. Make 1.0 a consolidation/standardization release and get all language
> implementations to that level and plan on new features for 1.1.
>
> 3. Some degree of compromize between the two.
>
> I do think we can only benefit from explicitly considering those kinds
> of alternatives.

Well, yes. We've also got to get the Source Forge project working
and get developers for all of the ports.

Also, could we start out with my 8/15 "Brain Dump" message,
at least so we've got a common set of bullet points?



John Roth
>
> Charlie Poole