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On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 16:24, Mike Lundy wrote: |
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> Now that I've successfully managed to come off as elitist, let me |
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> attempt to defend myself :) Use flags seem to me a most obvious thing. |
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> USE="X" means use X. If a package with optional X support does not use |
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> X when I've told it to via the X use flag, I'd consider that a bug. |
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> There's no reason to add additional use flags for something that seems |
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> to stem from a misunderstanding of the distro one is using. You can |
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> only hold someone's hand for so long - it's better to educate the |
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> misguided user than make the use flag system inconsistent. |
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I agree. As I keep telling our sales staff, just because there is a |
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technical solution, doesn't mean it is the only, or even the best, |
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solution. |
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Education should ALWAYS be chosen over a technical modification / |
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solution |
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Celestial Wizard |
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President SEBLUG - South East Brisbane Linux Users Group |
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