On Mon, Feb 14, 2005 at 06:15:34PM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote: > Quoting Chris Waters ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > I could say I want guidance from policy on what color of shirt I wear > > to my next LUG meeting. That doesn't mean it's a matter for policy. > Well, I'm not sure that irony is the best way to handle something that > could be considered from different points of view...Anyway...:) Hmm, fair criticism. It was mostly just that I found the dpkg maintainer's quote to be very odd, and was trying to show by example just how odd I thought it was. > My own opinion about this is that enforcing this in the policy would > probably open the door for far too much such changes. Yup, I fully agree. > *However*, Thomas is certainly right in trying to get some consistency > there. Yes, I very much like Thomas' idea. I just don't think it's a matter for policy, since it's just a suggestion for a single package. Having looked into this a little more, I now think that simple misunderstanding may be why this turned into a major debate. The original wishlist said something like, "please have dpkg follow policy." Of course, what Thomas meant was, "please copy the style mentioned in policy for something unrelated," not "please stop violating policy." And, while hes tried to clarify this distinction later, it's possible that an overworked dpkg maintainer simply didn't take the time to read Thomas' followups with the care that they perhaps deserved. But I'm still not sure. If the dpkg maintainer had answered with a simple "yes" or "no" or even "I'll think about it," that would have made sense, but the request to make this a policy matter really didn't, and that's why I'd like to get more feedback from the dpkg maintainer (assuming he's not sick of the whole matter already). -- Chris Waters | Pneumonoultra- osis is too long [EMAIL PROTECTED] | microscopicsilico- to fit into a single or [EMAIL PROTECTED] | volcaniconi- standalone haiku -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
