[Interest] 5.8 Features?

[Bo Thorsen]

Den 21-06-2016 kl. 22:55 skrev Jason H:
> I feel like the last few releases have been run by the trolls, and not the users of Qt. I was hoping open governance would enable the community to direct Qt development, but I seem to have misinterpreted what it means. I'm looking for what's going into 5.8.. not much listed on the releases page.
>
> I'd like to suggest that mobile get some much needed love.
> - Application state transitions; Foreground, background
> - Background processing API
> - Screen wake lock API
> - In-app Notifications: local, remote
>
> While I have those characterized as "mobile" there are things like notifications occurring on desktop platforms.
>
> Any thoughts?

There's only one reason why you don't see more features for the mobile 
parts: There are not enough developers on it. And that's not because 
QtCompany is doing anything wrong, they just have their priorities 
different from what you have.

Personally I don't care about mobile at all. I haven't had a mobile 
customer since 2011 and I don't see that changing. My focus is almost 
entirely on Linux embedded and Windows desktop. Those are the areas 
where a lot of applications are written.

I'd love to see the mobile platforms thrive. But unless you Qt users 
start becoming Qt developers and contribute to it, I don't see that 
happening.

Bo Thorsen,
Director, Viking Software.

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