On Tue Jan 18 2011 at 11:34:23 +1100, Simon Burge wrote: > > Log Message: > > > > Remove /usr/share/misc/operator. > > Why was this removed when there was an active discussion about removing > it where no concensus was reached? This sort of thing where commis > occur before a discussion is finished seems to be occurring more and > more often.
Speaking as a member of core, but voicing my personal opinion. Please, roughly in the following order, 1) stop proposing changes without impact every proposal should be about fixing a real problem. removing operator cannot be justified by disk space waste or duplicate information going stale. If there is envisioned impact -- i'm having trouble coming up with even a fictional case here -- it needs to be included in the proposal. 2) stop making changes which do not fix problems every change can create a problem, so if a change does not work toward fixing a problem, the change itself is a problem. 3) stop opposing changes without reason This is a live OS, there are changes. if you want everything to stay like in NetBSD 1-4-U, use cvs export -D. If you oppose a change, you need to present a case for a non-trivial problem created by the change. It is unnecessary to call on procedular problems when it is obvious that a discussion can never reach an agreement (cf. "1"). There are no winners here. -- älä karot toivorikkauttas, kyl rätei ja lumpui piisaa
