On 20 Apr 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Well, to take a different tack, what is the point of a policy
> document at all when anyone can say "well, my package is an
> exception and need not comply to policy."? If one may take that
> stance, I see no point in having a policy document in the first
> place.
To take the same tack, what is the point of a policy document that is so
rigid that noone can say "My package needs an exception to this policy."?
If one may take this stance, I see no point in trying to build a
distribution in the first place.
>
> manoj
> Why have the rules in the first place? (As usual, my random sig
> generator has come up with something apropos; though I disagree with
> it)
> --
> Sometime, you've gotta break the rules.
This is the clearest statement defining our differences on this issue. I,
of course, agree with the above statement ;-)
Luck,
Dwarf
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