David Abrahams wrote: > on Wed Oct 10 2007, Noah Kantrowitz <kantrn-AT-rpi.edu> wrote: > > >>> so if you release now, and then do a bugfix release by changing the >>> context like cmlenz suggests, who would care? and then release >>> something further developped with maybe an idea of cboos in it >>> discussed? >>> >> We do not want to declare some of these APIs as available for public >> consumption if they are going to break or be removed very shortly. >> > > Suggestion: so don't declare those APIs available, and keep working on > them until you're ready to release them. If they're in the code, > under the covers, they won't hurt anybody as long as they work as > currently expected. > > The reason this API is so contested is that isn't possible. It is used quite literally everywhere.
--Noah
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