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On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:18:36 +0100 Jakub Moc <jakub@g.o> wrote: |
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| Pardon my ignorance, but how's a GLEP amending a GLEP (amending a |
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| GLEP ...) less confusing than just changing the text of the original |
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| GLEP... Huh, goes beyond me... |
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History. Look at RFCs for a good example. There's nothing wrong with |
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extending or replacing parts of existing standards, especially if the |
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existing standards are clearly marked as "extended by $blah" or |
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"replaced by $blah". On the other hand, changing accepted GLEPs leads to |
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confusion -- when someone says "GLEP 1", do they mean "GLEP 1 as it was |
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when it was approved" or "GLEP 1 plus the modifications made three |
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weeks ago" or "GLEP 1 plus the modifications made three weeks ago plus |
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the modifications made last Tuesday"? |
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Plus, of course, it helps to have a record of *why* changes were |
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made... |
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-- |
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Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Developer (I can kill you with my brain) |
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Mail : ciaranm at gentoo.org |
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Web : http://dev.gentoo.org/~ciaranm |
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