gnucash2 C binary, cashutil and scheme

[Derek Atkins]

FYI, I agree 100% with what Chris says here!   Wow, Chris, is that
a first?   ;)

-derek

Chris Shoemaker <c.shoemaker at cox.net> writes:

> Derek's question _could_ be interpreted as discouraging any change to
> Gnucash that's not directly and obviously related to releasing G2.
> Let me offer a slightly different perspective.  I don't actually know
> what changes are in that theoretical set, so here's what I do: When I
> consider making some particular changes, first I ask if the changes
> are technically valuable.  Then I ask if they might _delay_ or
> _interfere_ with any potential Gnucash release plans.  
>
> My experience has been that nobody complains at development that's
> both technically beneficial, non-distracting and non-interfering, even
> if it's not clearly preparing a release.  So, my advice (for any
> gnucash developer) is: don't avoid making changes just because you
> don't think they're release-related.
>
> OTOH, large atomic commits that _almost_ work, followed by requests
> for help in integrating them _are_ a bit distracting, even when
> they're benefical changes, so I think Derek's concern is valid.
>
> -chris

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