>> On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 20:21:14 +0100, >> Matt Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>> Secondly, this isnot a witch hunt. What is being done is that a >> policy violation in older practice is being pointed >> out. Alternatives are being discussed; a witch hunt would have >> involved mass RC bug filings. > The TEX discussion is definitely in witchunt territory. Maintainers Really? We are discussion a policy violation that causes loss of user changes, and you think this is a witch hunt? And You happen to be a developer. Seems like a flaw in the NM process > (on the whole) try to make the best job they can of the packaging > of their programs. Anyone can make mistakes. > What is not helpful is when a developer gets a bad case of NOMUS > (Not On My UNIX System) and goes off on one about how perfectly the > world would be if everyone agreed with their narrow definition of > the 'correct' way to do things. The recent /run debate was another > example of this virulent disease taking hold amongst the vocal > developer cabal. Really a flaw in the NM process. Don't we require peopel to acknowledge the importance of policy nowadays? > Diversity is what keeps the human race going... Right. The hell with policy, since following policy is mind less conformance. Jesus. manoj -- There appears to be irrefutable evidence that the mere fact of overcrowding induces violence. Harvey Wheeler Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C