On 06-Aug-2001 Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote:

> That will continue to happen until we have a format that makes sense.
> (note that for this change it is possible to make 1.2.x read the new
> format with just a couple of small tweeks:
> - ignore the begin_doc_parameters and end_doc_parameters
> - user begin_paragraph just as \layout, ignore end_paragraph
> - ignore begin_par_parameters and end_par_parameters
> but this will happen in a 1.2.x > 0 release.
> )

You surely meant that this will happen for 1.3.0 as I really don't think
that we should change format inside a "fix" release and x > 0 will be a
fix release where ONLY bugfixes should come in!

>| these are minor changes! why can't this be 
>| happend in 1.2.0?
> 
> We have so many compability hacks in the code that this is very
> difficult (and a lot of work.)

We have already too much changes! We have to stop now and to fix ONLY
bugs or we nerver will see 1.2.0 (well not in this millenium ;)

>| it's not important for the user to get 1.2.0
>| as soon as possible!
> 
> Perhaps not, but it is beggining to be important for us (developers)
> to get 1.2.0 out.

IMO it is for both!

          Jürgen

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