I wonder if sombebody has an up-to-date nightly build for Windows. I really want to test a new bidi build and it must be a complete installer version. I can't get .exe only versions to install on the cybercafe computers.
Thanks. Andrew Dunbar. > > On 2002.09.06 13:35 Dom Lachowicz wrote: > > Please consider this a 1-month "head's up". I'd > like to get 1.1.0 out > > the door on Friday October 4, 2002. This will be > very much a > > "developer's release." This means that: > > > > * It should be considered unstable (for just about > every conceivable > > definition of unstable) > > * Some features may not be fully implemented or > may be buggy > > * Some features that will go into 2.0 may not have > been started yet and > > will evolve with the 1.1.x series > > * There will be no string or documentation freeze > > > > That said, this release should definitely raise > some eyebrows in the > > community. It will have quite a few good new > features, bug fixes, > > plugins, and other such updates. It should > "reasonably work" for most > > people, given some definition of "reasonably". I'd > like to set the > > baseline at "just about all 1.0.x features should > work in 1.1.0". > > > > Users should be encouraged to try this release, > but we should steer > > them away from using it in production settings or > as their primary WP. > > They do so at their own risk, and doing so (to > quote EAZen) will > > "invoke the wrath of Dom" (whatever that > means...). Until the 1.1.x > > tree has stabilized substantially, we should > strongly advocate using > > the 1.0.x series unless there are some dire > circumstances forcing a > > particular user to upgrade. > > > > Ideally, this series will generate lots of good > bug reports, new > > developer interest, patches, and an increase in > users, all leading to a > > rock-solid and well-endowed 2.0 product. > > > > The tree will close only for a few hours, if that. > Tinderbox must be > > green in order to release. Nothing else will be > considered > > show-stopper. Target platforms: QNX, UNIX/GTK+2, > Win32. There will be > > no UNIX/GNOME2 port of this release. More news > will follow as the > > release date draws nearer. > > > > Thanks and keep up the great work, > > Dom > > > > > > > A whole series of random thoughts pop up on this > one, and probably to early for atleast half of my > questions, so, I'll itemize. > > A) WooHoo! Feel free to let us know what will go in > when you make the decisions. > B) I will emphasize the "unstable," "developers > release, not ready for primetime" and "not to be > used where you need it." > C) Uwog said "invoke the wrath of dom." I > originally said, "*at the risk of invoking the wrath > of dom," then changed it to my new favourite running > gag, "*at the risk of invoking 'AbiWord II: The > Wrath of Dom'." > D) Will there be a source option with all plugins > included? That would be "boffo good!" > E) ACK! GNOME IS DEAD! HE SAID IT AGAIN! (yet, if > you're using gtk<anything>, you're using glib...) > > Look at that, I saved $56 on taxes...so...the > government owes me...no, I still owe the > government...WHAT!? $64,000!? ===== http://linguaphile.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/translator.pl http://www.abisource.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
