Re: Is there a way to get a kde3 color scheme into kde4?

[Gerrit <z0idberg@xxxxxx>]

Am Donnerstag, 16. Juli 2009 schrieb James Richard Tyrer:
> Matthew Woehlke wrote:
> 
> > This is no more a "design error" than not being able to get full quality 
> > from resampling a 22kHz sound to 44kHz.
> > 
> I fail to see what re sampling has to do with backward compatibility.
> 
> Failure to consider backward compatibility is, by definition, a design 
> error.
> 

But if you make _everything_ backward compatible, the software just gets bigger and bigger and will have too many bugs. Also, it can severely hinder new design concepts etc.

Imho, a fresh start is sometimes necessary. Backward compatibility is sometimes really a pain in the ass.

Gerrit
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