One more - probably a bad idea, but we could disrespect the original image 
aspect ratio and do an aspect fit scale. Nothing would be cropped, but things 
could stretch/squish. 


> On Dec 19, 2014, at 3:27 PM, Andy Mabbett <a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
> 
>> On 19 December 2014 at 21:58, Dan Garry <dga...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm sorry that you feel our efforts are not good enough.
> 
> I didn't express a view on our efforts (I've no doubt they're
> commendable); it's the results which are causing me concern.
> 
>> That said, for the reasons I mentioned, we've made a decision, both within
>> the team and at the highest level of the Wikimedia Foundation, to not let
>> perfect be the enemy of the good. Both with this feature, and in general.
> 
> Great. Perfect should never be the enemy of the good.
> 
> The problem is, the proposed change is not good; it's the opposite.
> 
>> We can't make software that has zero edge-cases. If we tried to do that, we'd
>> never release anything.
> 
> Indeed not. Perhaps you could explain the basis for implying that the
> instances I found (perhaps I was unlucky) are "edge cases". Maybe
> there's some research on that you could share?
> 
>> Especially with only two engineers.
> 
> Yes; you mentioned that before. I suspect, therefore, that there's
> some underlying yet serious issue about resourcing for your team. I'd
> be happy to support you if you make a call for extra resources to
> solve this and other issues, and to enable more or faster improvements
> in the future. But I don't see it as justification for proceeding with
> what appears to be a significant bug still in place, and one for which
> no solution appears to be in sight.
> 
> -- 
> Andy Mabbett
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> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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