> On 22 Mar 2015, at 11:33, Ben Coman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> That is very cool. But I need to ask the tough question - given that the
> feature freeze was three weeks ago, what do we gain by adding this in Pharo
> 4?
>
> * Is it needed for demonstrations that won't be based off latest features in
> Pharo 5 ?
>
> * Are third party libraries expected to be based only off Pharo 4 MetaLink
> features, rather than additional MetaLink features it sounds like Pharo 5
> will get ?
>
> > which means this slice should not impact anything
>
> Because "should" being the operative word... is a slippery slope. If we have
> a philosophy of freezing features before a Release, then we should have the
> discipline to hold to that - at least in last 7 days before Release.
>
Yes, maybe we should postpone it… releasing is boring, I have to admit :-)
Marcus