Comment 15 for bug 1239682

I don't understand how open and new could operate on the same file; actually I don't understand how new could operate on a file at all.

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Anyway, to me this sound as a technicality that won't comfort so much the user staring at his corrupted file.

Again: I think that avoiding breaking existing files should be a +inf priority.
Any argument against this rule is going to sound so feeble to me.
I think that every possible effort to avoid existing documents' corruption is simply a duty, no matter how hard it's going to be. Letting out a version that fails on this would be a really huge mistake.

Or am I wrong because versions >0.91 are intended for new users only? Should every old user keep two inkscape versions installed?
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