LSARC/2008/059 - SQLite

[Glynn Foster]

James Carlson wrote:
> Waving the "Volatile" flag at everything makes a mockery of the
> intended process, every bit as much as External once did.

I agree to an extent that an automatic classification of 'Volatile' on things
isn't the right approach. However, that said, given the strong likelihood of
wanting to continue to include software that our customers need, we do need to
start somewhere - the first rung of the ladder, so to speak.

When we first ARC'd GNOME, the team was very, very conservative in their
classification. Purposely so, given the experience level of the technology
during those early days. While you *could* argue that integration of software
should *only* happen given a full knowledge of it, that argument doesn't
accurately reflect the reality of the market and our customers needs. If they're
not going to get it from us, they'll sure as hell get it themselves. Let's make
it as easy as possible for them, otherwise we'll lose them.


Glynn