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["Ithamar R. Adema" <ithamar@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Helmar,

>Or is it really only a matter of recompiling the app, IOW am
>I overcomplicating the breaking of BC=3F

Yup, it is, and yup you are :) As we're focusing on BC, our API will be 
so close to the current BeOS that no app will see a diference :) Even 
if we dump BC halfway through, we still got a source-base which is even 
closer to source-compatibility then someone who started from scratch :)

To achieve BC all =5Fpublic=5F APIs will have to stay the same, and quite 
some internal =5FAPI=5F as well. The implementation may be completely 
different, as long as behavior and API is the same, both BC and SC will 
work :)

The focus on unit tests with OpenBeOS is a good showcase of how to get 
the =5Fbehavior=5F the same, which is, IMHO, the most difficult things. 
With the application kit, for example, we've already found parts of the 
BeBook lying about what a method actually =5Fdid=5F return :)

Anyway, IMHO, and I only speak for myself here, BC focus will =5Fat 
least=5F get us a higher-grade SC, even if we abondon BC later :)

Regards,

Ithamar.