Re: [gentoo-dev] Should "server" be a global use flag?

[Dale]

Jeroen Roovers wrote:
> On Mon, 23 May 2011 11:27:18 -0500
> Dale<rdalek1967@×××××.com>  wrote:
>
>
>> Jeroen Roovers wrote:
>>
>>> (I find myself wondering why so much information is being jammed
>>> into USE flag descriptions that /should/ be available in HOWTOs from
>>> upstream, or else should be written down in HOWTOs we maintain
>>> ourselves - we (Gentoo) used to be good at providing HOWTOs as
>>> needed and it's a good tradition to keep up. It helps the entire
>>> open source community and not just our users, too.)
>>>
>>> Anyway, count the YESs above. Maybe some people want to
>>> comment/explain/defend how they wrote their descriptions, so don't
>>> touch them just yet. :)
>>>
>
>> The reason the info is there is so that users, like me, know what the
>> USE flag is for.  Me personally, I still think some of them don't
>> help much and need more info but it is better than it used to be.
>> So, if you can make them shorter and users still able to figure out
>> what they do, great.  If not, then the info needs to stay.   Us users
>> need it.
>>
> What the hell are you talking about? *I* am a user... Please make a
> direct point in reply to my superficial criticism on each USE=server
> flag or reply to what you quoted above. I don't see anything
> constructive or relevant in your reply. You seem to argue that I can
> somehow technically or magically derive a USE flag's meaning whereas
> you cannot. If you want to defend that, then start a new thread.
>
>
>       jer
>
>

I was talking about what you wrote and I quoted above in my reply.  
Since you want to have the attitude you have, please disregard my reply 
and I guess another reply to mine which agreed with me and even 
elaborated on the point I made.  I guess the two if us misread what you 
wrote.

Sorry to have wrinkled your feathers.

Dale

:-)  :-)