[Qgis-developer] QGIS 3.0?

[Marco Hugentobler]

Hi Nyall

 >- geometry rework, where an api break would result in a better
 >foundation moving forward

For the geometry rework, it is not a problem to keep compatibility with 
2. It is even an advantage, as there is more time to adapt the numerous 
pieces of code that work with QgsGeometry.

I think it is to early to go for version 3, 2 has been released a bit 
more than a year ago.

Regards,
Marco

On 08.11.2014 07:11, Nyall Dawson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm just wondering - given a few large changes coming up, including:
> - qt5 support, possibly breaking plugins
> - potential composer redesign, breaking api
> - geometry rework, where an api break would result in a better
> foundation moving forward
>
> ... is it worth exploring the idea of making the next release QGIS 3.0
> and breaking API? I know the original plan was for 3.0 to coincide
> with python 3 support, but that doesn't appear to be anywhere on the
> horizon yet.
>
> Nyall
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