If you don't want mlab then fine. I am _not_ going to change for you, just as you are _not_ going to change for me.
--- Mark Wedel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mitch Obrian wrote: > > For all other maps sans mlab I follow the map > guide. > > However mlab was started way before these, thus it > > uses the flatdirectory structure so it stays > working. > > I've seen maps break many times before, including > my > > tavern when it was uploaded to cvs originally. > > The issue is that there seems to be no work on > your part to move it into the > proper directory layout. > > If there was some progess being made in going to a > non flat structure, > wouldn't be a big deal. > > > > > Why must there be contoversy just over a file > system? > > Ask yourself the same question - why can't you fix > them so they aren't in a > flat directory. > > > > > If I can't upload my maps to CVS where do I back > them > > up to? Are they that worthless? I do a fair amount > of > > CF work in arches and non-mlab maps, could I have > > alittle slack? Why is there opposistion just > because I > > put the maps in their own flatlevel dir? > > Sourceforge and the crossfire distribution in > particular is not meant to > provide a backup service for people. > > There are standard practices for a reason. The > second exceptions start > getting made for one person, the next person shows > up and says 'well, you did it > for him, why not for me'. And figuring out what > rules to break for who then > leads to a mess of problems. > > > > > The reasoning that mlab doesn't even deserve to be > in > > CVS is very alienating, I've worked years on > theses > > maps. I work nearly constantly on maps for CF. > > I don't think I said it doesn't deserve to be in > CVS. I've just said that if > it is in CVS, it should follow proper standards. > > > > > Mlab could be intergrated into CF-proper right now > if > > I was just given the OK. If an exception to the > dir > > rule was made. > > > > I though after being involved in CF this long the > > controversy was over and I could develop as a > regular > > without asking about every change. I uploaded mlab > so > > it would be with CF, so if my computers go down my > > years of work are not lost. Sure one can say "go > find > > some other place to back up to" but... that's > > basically telling the person to screw off; their > work > > is of little value. > > Simple solution is that if you make the directory > structure follow the proper > naming, it could be an official part of the map > distribution. > > The only issue is that your completely unwilling > to do that. Some people have > even started the work to integrate your maps with > proper naming structure, but > you continue to keep going with yours (so that even > those get updated). > > Sure, we could make an exception. Or you could > just follow the rules. The > fact that your not willing to make any effort to do > so doesn't give me any > reason whatever on why I should bend the rules for > you. > > > _______________________________________________ > crossfire mailing list > crossfire@metalforge.org > http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire > ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ _______________________________________________ crossfire mailing list crossfire@metalforge.org http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire
