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Subject: Re: [office] Re: Towards a more modular ODF?
On 25 July 2011 11:35, Patrick Durusau <patrick@durusau.net> wrote: > Rob, > > As you know, I have no problems with the general idea of a more modular ODF, > particularly when it comes to following other standards as part of becoming > more modular. > > And I think everyone would like to see the next version of ODF, whether an > ODF 1.3 or ODF-Next, quicker than we reached ODF 1.2. > > But before we debate the merits of being more modular, which would take in > the concerns about dependencies, where to make divisions, how that impacts > the standards process (do we have > committee-specification-draft-ODF-part-20?) and other concerns, shouldn't we > ask if being more or less modular is really the problem? > > That is are we assuming more modular = greater speed and less modular = less > speed? > > I don't see any evidence for either proposition at this point. A potential bigger hurdle is ensuring that module X at rev 1.2+ actually works and is tested with module Y at 1.2 etc. Backwards compatibility could be a real issue and take up more time than modularization gains. regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk
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