On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:31:27AM +0200, Alan Barrett wrote: > I don't care much about /usr/share/misc/operator, but I do care about > people making changes without discussion, or making changes with too > little discussion, or making changes that go against the consensus of > the discussion.
For the record, I made the commit only to raise these points, not because I would care whether /usr/share/misc/operator exists or not. > If you are not willing to discuss changes, or pay attention to other > people's opinions, then you are part of the problem. Is it mandatory to subscribe to these lists? > You don't have to agree with everybody, but you do need to pay attention > to the discussion. If no clear consensus emerges, or if the consensus > is opposite from your preferred outcome, then you may appeal to core to > make a decision. Being naive as I am, I believe a software project can adopt healthier and more productive "software engineering" practices. Unfortunately many people are too blind to see any problems. - Jukka.