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On 05:04 Thu 29 Nov , Duncan wrote: |
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> Leave it to ciarnm to be so direct, amusing tho it is, but that pretty |
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> much nails it. I've seen it said by some that Gentoo's no longer "fun". |
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> I disagree but honestly, ask yourself if there's a better way to ruin the |
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> fun remaining than by instituting policies so nebulous they simply /beg/ |
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> for argument over their application. The idea sounds so nice, something |
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> everybody should be able to agree to in principle, but that's precisely |
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> the problem, there's no specifics, so no practical way to tell where or |
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> how it applies, or what changes (if any) it would bring. Pardon my |
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> saying so but at least in the US, it's the season of politics, and we're |
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> seeing a lot of this vague "big stroke" pie in the sky painting right |
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> now. Unlike most of those, there's a chance with this one to get it |
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> nailed down to the point it's actually practical. |
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In fact, I believe exactly the opposite. What we want to create are |
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basic philosophies to guide us. Nailing down a million tiny details is |
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what makes things not fun, and what makes them impossible to learn. |
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We're not trying to write a specification here, we're trying to come up |
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with a set of guidelines that people could actually learn and remember. |
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Thanks, |
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Donnie |
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