On 6/1/2011 5:47 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> Apparently, though unproven, at 11:31 on Wednesday 01 June 2011, Indi did 
> opine thusly:
> 
>> On Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 02:00:01AM +0200, Peter Humphrey wrote:
>>> Personally, I'd be livid if portage were to remove my carefully crafted
>>> work from time immemorial, without so much as a by-your-leave. Anyone
>>> who wants to delete his own work is free to do so, but the rest of us
>>> ought not to be required to suffer it.
>>
>> Doesn't matter to me, my longstanding rsync habit ensures there are
>> always a couple of copies of my last known good configuration.
>> Doesn't your carefully crafted work from time immemorial deserve
>> rsync too? [cue rsync jingle]
>>
>> :)
> 
> That's like saying that just because I have panel-beating skills and lots of 
> scrap metal in the back yard that it's perfectly OK for marauding gangs of 
> thugs to have at my car in the parking lots with baseball bats.

Best analogy ever.

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