I'd like to propose to the tech board to give an update allowance for new versions of KDE Frameworks. I don't expect this to be the quickest of discussions so we may as well get started :)
Currently we have a micro release update exception for KDE SC bugfix releases. KDE Frameworks has no bugfix releases because upstream decided they didn't have the resources to make them. Instead they have new releases every month with both bugfixes and new features. However these are libraries so applications will be using the existing ABI and that ABI (the symbols) is not allowed to change. The functionality of those symbols is also not allowed to change. Any new features are in new symbols and existing applications won't use them. So updates in the archive will be bugfix only for applications in the archive. Allowing a SRU version exception will allow these bugfixes. It will also make it easier for backports of Plasma to use the version of KF5 in the archive. It will also make Kubuntu a nicer platform for people developing with Qt and KF5 because they'll be able to easily get the latest version. KF5 is in Utopic but nothing in the archive uses it so it might be a nice way to start and reassure everyone it'll be a smooth process. I'd like to send this to the tech board, any thoughts? Jonathan
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