[Design] [cosmo] [decision] Detail View

[Priscilla Chung]

After a short and spirited discussion on the design list, we have  
looked at the risks at various angles.

We've discussed about risks from a strategic perspective. We looked  
at the impact on development and QA. In addition, we have shared  
various opinions on the design.

What are the risk factors which favor one design over the other?

*Schedule risk in development (Getting preview out the door)*
Matthew estimates there is no additional time required to develop one  
approach over the other.

*Schedule risk in QA (Getting preview out the door)*
Mikeal and Adam believe the new design will not take any more time to  
test.

*Serious objections from any member of the team, this includes anyone  
at OSAF*
No one claims they have any serious objections to trying out an  
alternative design. No design is truly risk free. The proposals  
represent slightly different compromises and emphasis. Ted cautioned  
us this is not the last time we'll iterate on the design.

It seems like the question at hand is whether to do this for preview  
or post preview?

The server team favors trying out the new proposal for preview. With  
that in mind, we are going to move forward with the new proposal for  
the detail view, aware of the risks raised in this discussion.

 From this point on, we've settled on a direction for preview. There  
were healthy questions raised in the discussion today and we will  
revisit them throughly post preview.

I feel this is a calculated risk. I look forward to testing preview  
and informing future design with the results.
-Priscilla
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