[Development] Proposal: Qt 4.9 release

[Thiago Macieira]

On quarta-feira, 15 de agosto de 2012 19.36.16, Konstantin Tokarev wrote:
> I think it's high time for Qt 4.9 to be released.

I have my opinion on the existence of a 4.9, but I'll keep it for the moment.

But I want to make sure we understand this:

*IF* we do a 4.9, it needs to be released *AFTER* 5.0. Reasons:

 - we need to know what the API in 5.0 will be so that any feature backports 
retain full source-compatibility

 - we simply cannot detract from the 5.0 effort right now. All resources need 
to be there, except for 4.8 maintenance.


Despite the last point, I can't tell you what to do or not to do. If you and 
others wish to start doing this, by all means go ahead. Create a branch 
somewhere and start working. It can't be in Gerrit though and it can't portray 
itself as official until the Qt Project makes a decision, if it does.

Also note that it might decide not to make a 4.9 release and your work may 
never see the light of day.

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