Am 25.07.2012 um 21:59 schrieb Thijs Alkemade: > > On 25 jul. 2012, at 17:41, Thijs Alkemade <thijsalkem...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> <snip> >> As far as I know, the rule has always been supporting the current and >> previous version. Adium 1.5.x has supported 10.6.8 and up, and I propose to >> leave that this way. I think 1.5.x has been a pretty stable release, and >> with (*fingers crossed*) most of the transcript viewer related crashes and >> bugs fixed, I don't think it'll need much extra work.
http://trac.adium.im/wiki/SupportedOSPolicy has been more a rule of thumb than a strict rule. Now that Apple is targeting a yearly update cycle we might want to reconsider it. >> From my recent commit on (http://hg.adium.im/adium/rev/a8fef30df88b), >> default will require 10.7 to build. This gives us two options for 1.6: >> branch from just before this, let it stabilize for a while and then release, >> with only the new preferences as a new major feature. Or make 1.6 require >> 10.7+, add some more new features with the shiny new APIs, and then release. >> >> My preference would be the second. If we update the UI that much, it would >> be a lot nicer if we could use the new localization features of Lion. I also >> don't think it would work very well having to test on 3 different OS >> versions. >> >> But I just know some people are going to disagree with me. :) Our Sparkle >> stats suggest the number of Lion users surpassed our number of SL users only >> a couple of weeks ago while it has been out for more than a year. >> >> So, thoughts? I'm torn. The new localisation features of Lion really are a major plus from what I have been told. What other "shiny new APIs" do you have in mind that Adium can benefit from? On the other hand, the Sparkle statistics also suggest that more than 50% of our current user base is using a version of OS X older than 10.7 (36% on 10.6) which would miss out on 1.6. I guess our decision should be based on the scoping of 1.6. In my mind a release of 1.6 consisting of the new preferences layout and updated graphics for retina display support would make it a good one and it doesn't look to me like it needs a whole lot of more work to get it ready for prime time. What do others think? Regards, Robbie
