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On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 14:28:52 +0000 |
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Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@×××××××.org> wrote: |
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> On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:20:17 -0500 Doug Goldstein <cardoe@g.o> |
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> wrote: |
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> | Do *YOU* have anything useful to contribute to the discussion |
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> because | all I've seen is your useless FUD which countless times |
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> people have | said is not true. |
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> If you bothered to pay attention, you'll note that Roy *didn't* |
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> guarantee compatibility until late on in the discussion, and that he |
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> only started providing that guarantee because of what you're calling |
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> "useless FUD". |
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> What remains is the larger issue of whether "I want to scratch an |
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> itch" is sufficient justification for doing whatever one wants. To |
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> quote ferdy: |
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> "mmm since these kde ebuilds are itching me a lot... am I free to cvs |
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> remove them to scratch it?" |
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While we're at it, I've got an itch to remove gnome from the |
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tree. Can I do it? Please? Pretty please? Seriously everyone, take |
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a step back and forget the fact that you are talking to Ciaran, and |
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consider only the point he is trying to make. Is "scratching an itch" |
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justification to make radical changes that will affect *all* users of |
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Gentoo? I don't think it is unreasonable to demand a well-thought out |
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explanation that describes precisely the problems that are solved, the |
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the problems that are created, and the implications. I'm sorry, but "I |
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want to scratch an itch" isn't a reasonable explanation. It's a |
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cop-out. |
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-Steve |
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P.S. Before anyone decides to make a counter-point with paludis |
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again, nobody is forcing anyone to use that. If baselayout is changed, |
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everyone is *forced* to use it. |
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