On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:46:17 +0000, Herbert Snorrason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I suggest we institute a "Rule One" for Dan. (And number two, too, > while we're at it.) It'd be easier that way.
That rule already exists, but I think Dan still feels insecure about it ;) The Larry Way(tm) is to include the decision in the middle of a mind-numbing, globe trotting spew of information. That way, there are plenty of jucier tidbits to distract people. He also usually gives a one or two sentence reason, which might help here too. An example: "No Autoconf because Autoconf assumes the existence of more things than Parrot can. Parrot has to build anywhere that has C89 support, but Autoconf requires sh, among other things." I don't even know if that's accurate, but in lieu of Larry's "Where's Waldo Hidden Decree" technique, I think there needs to be something more than "because I said so" to keep the natives from becoming restless :) -John
