Adding new API/ABI features to TDE

In the Commit Patches web page is the following patch: [tdelibs] Add initial tdehardwaredevices skeleton to tdecore Do not use the added classes yet, as the API and ABI are still under heavy construction! The work on tdehardwaredevices is important to remove the dependency on HAL. Yet skeleton or not, could we please NOT push any API/ABI changes until after R14? Pushing eventual API/ABI changes will create hardships, especially something as monumental as removing HAL dependencies. As important as that might seem, the bug tracker receives very little attention. Are we developing a reputation of ignoring bug reports? David and I seem to be the only ones actively trying to squash build issues. Obvious from the messages we post is there are many build related issues that need attention. David and I post a lot of build related questions to this list and frequently nobody answers. Many build related bug reports have been filed and remain untouched. Not to mention a few hundred unanswered bug reports regarding usability. According to a previous discussion, the math indicates that we won't resolve many bugs before R14 is released. That implies we are going to push R14 on schedule --- buggy. Now that we have news about a significant customer using Trinity (LiMux project in Munich), should we be making every effort to quash a significant portion of the bugs and release an R14 that all users relish and even want to join us to help develop further? We sure could use that kind of extra help and publicity. Darrell