[Zope3-dev] Tossing Data.fs considered harmful

[Steve Alexander]

> My claim is that we can't continue assuming that it is OK to make people
> toss content or TTW code;  nobody will actually start using Zope3 "for
> real" until we promise that such events won't keep happening.  Note that
> the final line of Jeremy's note was:
> 
>   We are planning one or two more changes down the line that may also
>   cause format incompatibilities.  Our goal is to get those changes
>   finished as soon as possible.
> 
> I don't want to be in the middle of a sprint and have to scrap work
> because another such change lands;  even more than that, I want to be
> able to work with applications I am building without worrying about this
> any longer.

I agree.

The question is, when to start this policy?

 From the point of view of users and early adopters of Zope 3, as soon 
as possible.

 From the point of view of developers of Zope 3 who have work in 
progress and haven't planned for this with current work, after the next 
official Zope 3 release would be reasonable.

I think Jim wants to cut a new release within the next seven days.
Would you find that an acceptably soon time to start this new policy?

--
Steve Alexander