Marco Marongiu <brontoli...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> Where did this come from?  We already handle this using classes.  Why
>> add another method to muddy the waters? Changing a feature's main
>> purpose from documentation to functional leaves me dumbfounded.
>[...]
>> We can already reorder promises using classes.  What purpose is
>> served by adding another method? Classes were the sole construct for
>> decision making.  No longer.  Consider un-ringing this bell before
>> 3.4.0 goes GA.
>
>Neil, I think you succeeded in expressing my concerns.
>
>When this feature was announced, I said that it was "puppetish". I was
>not sure how it could fit into cfengine's design, but I couldn't see
>exactly where things didn't hang together. You clarified that, at least
>in one aspect. Thanks.
>
>My first concern remains, however. We already have ways to reorder
>promises that are consistent with cfengine's design. We don't need to
>mock puppet.
>
>Ciao
>-- bronto
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I see it as a shortcut when order is needed and there is real dependence this 
will make the policy more concise and easy to read.
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