On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Ma, 27 mar 12, 14:58:52, Camaleón wrote: >> >> IMO, the rule of thumb for applying a new default is asking ourselves if >> the new default will cause any problem to the users. If yes, then >> don't touch the old default and keep it the way it was. > > I don't agree. > >> If we are not going to get any improvement but just for the 10% of our >> user-base, then we are failing the 90% of the rest. > > The improvement long term *could* be valuable enough to justify the > pain. The correct way is usually not the easy way. > > One of the big reasons I love Debian is because it is not afraid to > choose the hard path[1] when the long term benefits are worth it. > > [1] starting with it's commitment to free software and continuing with > Firefox renaming, removal of non-free firmware from the kernel, > multiarch, and many more.
There's also the problem that the more people are involved in a decision the less likely that it'll be taken quickly or even be taken at all; witness the endless upstart/systemd threads on -devel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=swd+5715uf-ztoo-jlnv-9ya041sykdanss8mdd932...@mail.gmail.com
