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On 18/12/2016 18:47, lee wrote: |
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> Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> writes: |
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>> The universe of Linux systems that are running Firefox but not |
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>> Pulseaudio is fairly small at this point. |
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> Pulseaudio eats away about 10% CPU without any benefit whatsoever, not |
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> to mention that it makes things more complex and less reliable. Why |
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> would anyone use it? |
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> Developers might try to make their lifes easier by developing software |
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> to the point where nobody wants to use it, except for the few developers |
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> perhaps. With firefox, a policy like that contradicts their claims. |
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> This is another issue which comes up quite often with FOSS. Developers |
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> claim to be doing something in the interest of their users and are |
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> asking for support. When you take a closer look, you find that they |
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> don't, and when you offer support, they do not want it. |
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> Why can't they just say that they are making software for themselves the |
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> way they want it and don't care about what anyone else says or wants? |
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> It only gives reason to distrust someone when you find that they do not |
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> do what they claim to be doing. |
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I think you are over-simplifying the situation here. Step back and look |
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at the problem from the angle of "it's a bunch of people doing stuff" |
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and not from a tech-centric angle. It's a people problem. |
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You could make a valid case that the Mozilla devs are outright lying - |
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they said they want xvy, and your offer to help provide xyz was |
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rejected. But is it really that simple? I think it's more a case of the |
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devs would like contributions for xyz and they don't mention the |
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"everyone knows" "hidden assumption" of environment abc and general |
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method def. Ahhhh, that's the usual tripping point. |
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I don't know the specifics of your particular case, but my first |
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approximation guess is that there's an abc and def in there which the |
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devs didn't think to mention. Happens all the time, usually with |
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stunningly obvious stuff that "everyone" thought "everyone else" knew |
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about. Things like future roadmaps, planned features, and the individual |
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personal preferences of each dev. |
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I guess I'll saying don't be too quick to shoot from the hip - more |
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looking less assuming is often the better path. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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