On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 14:28:52 +0000 Ciaran McCreesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:20:17 -0500 Doug Goldstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > | Do *YOU* have anything useful to contribute to the discussion > because | all I've seen is your useless FUD which countless times > people have | said is not true. > > If you bothered to pay attention, you'll note that Roy *didn't* > guarantee compatibility until late on in the discussion, and that he > only started providing that guarantee because of what you're calling > "useless FUD". > > What remains is the larger issue of whether "I want to scratch an > itch" is sufficient justification for doing whatever one wants. To > quote ferdy: > > "mmm since these kde ebuilds are itching me a lot... am I free to cvs > remove them to scratch it?" > While we're at it, I've got an itch to remove gnome from the tree. Can I do it? Please? Pretty please? Seriously everyone, take a step back and forget the fact that you are talking to Ciaran, and consider only the point he is trying to make. Is "scratching an itch" justification to make radical changes that will affect *all* users of Gentoo? I don't think it is unreasonable to demand a well-thought out explanation that describes precisely the problems that are solved, the the problems that are created, and the implications. I'm sorry, but "I want to scratch an itch" isn't a reasonable explanation. It's a cop-out. -Steve P.S. Before anyone decides to make a counter-point with paludis again, nobody is forcing anyone to use that. If baselayout is changed, everyone is *forced* to use it.
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