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Michael Orlitzky posted on Sat, 16 May 2015 20:45:08 -0400 as excerpted: |
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> On 05/16/2015 06:00 PM, Michał Górny wrote: |
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>>> Do we need a news item for this at all? Everything is backward |
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>>> compatible and most people don't need to do anything at all in |
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>>> response to the news. |
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>> No, we don't. But news items are good way to tell people that something |
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>> is happening. Look at Funtoo. Their users are happy because developers |
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>> announce stuff rather than expecting them to watch for random things |
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>> happening. |
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> Ok, just keep in mind that you force thousands of people to type |
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> `eselect news read new` on all of their machines when you post a feature |
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> announcement. |
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That's a good point, and a rather persuasive argument to include the "the |
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benefits/down-sides are" sections already suggested elsewhere. =:^) |
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IOW, without a benefits/negatives section, you are absolutely correct, |
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there's no obvious reason to post this as a news item as it simply forces |
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a bunch of people to read news and wonder why they should care. |
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But with that benefits/negatives section added, it should become a useful |
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news item, that even people who don't choose to switch to squashdelta |
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should appreciate, as it keeps them informed of changes and allows them |
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to make informed decisions based on them. =:^) |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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