On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 04:19:03PM +0000, Michael Elkins wrote: > The culture of this mailing list is pretty negative toward any new > functionality. > i think that's a perception problem. there are exactly two (or three) people who actively torpedo any initiative to add functionality. they make a lot of noise, but didn't contribute anything significant over several years. so my response would be: screw them. they can contribute #ifdefs if they care - after the fact.
that doesn't mean that "anything goes", but strict adherence to the unix principle simply doesn't mix with usability beyond a certain complexity.
