Re: Is RDi really a "new" product?

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Gibbs wrote:
> Joe Pluta wrote:
>   
> > Sure, I'd like both.  I'd love a 3.3 compatible, platform-independent 
> > RDi.  But my bet is that the majority of people will take a working 
> > Screen Designer over either of those two.  And it's really a matter of 
> > what's best for the community.
> >     
>
> 'course if the Eclipse teams would embrace a bit more of a backwards 
> compatibility perspective (no pun intended), it would be really nice. 
> Then you could (theoretically) install RDi on top of just about any 
> Eclipse install (that meets a certain minimum version requirement).
>
> david
>
>   
There's a lot to be said for that, and that's why so many projects have 
only 3.3-compatible stuff.  That's been the bugaboo of the open source 
community forever: if you don't have the latest of everything, then 
stuff doesn't work.

Joe