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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


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