[gentoo-dev] Re: new herd: theology

[Duncan]

Jeroen Roovers <jer@g.o> posted
20070427072418.6ae6bd78@××××××××××××××××.net, excerpted below, on  Fri, 27
Apr 2007 07:24:18 +0200:

> On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:11:26 -0400
> Josh Sled <jsled@××××××××××××.org> wrote:
>
>> If that's the case, might not "humanities" be a better name?
>>
>> E.g., I don't know what genealogy has to do with theology, but I do see
>> that both relate to the human condition.
>
> It's a very good question, it was posed at the time, it was never
> answered and at last we can now say it was almost completely ignored.

I (and I expect others who know) didn't answer this before, as it would 
have been too easy to start an OT subthread I didn't want to start, but I 
trust everyone minding the CoC will prevent that from occurring now.

Briefly (and intended to be neutrally), the Latter Day Saints, commonly 
known as the Mormons (maybe other groups as well??), have a religious 
interest in genealogy, so having it in the religion/theology herd would 
make sense to them.  That should answer the question, and give a place to 
start for those interested in looking it up.

However, I agree the sciences or a general humanities herd will make more 
sense to most folks.  I don't feel strongly enough about it to be worth 
arguing a maintainer's choice of herd for their packages, however.  After 
all, they're the ones taking responsibility for it in the tree, 
regardless of the herd it's in, and if it's more convenient for them in a 
theology herd, why should it be a problem for those not interested in the 
package?  It might raise a few eyebrows here or there, but if it's being 
well maintained, there are more critical things to argue about.

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