On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Darren Dale <dsdal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Robert Kern <robert.k...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 21:23, Darren Dale <dsdal...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Robert Kern <robert.k...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 20:50, Darren Dale <dsdal...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Robert Kern <robert.k...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 18:43, Darren Dale <dsdal...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 7:25 PM, Robert Kern <robert.k...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>>>>> Here's the problem that I don't think many people appreciate: > logical > >>>>>>> arguments suck just as much as personal experience in answering > these > >>>>>>> questions. You can make perfectly structured arguments until you > are > >>>>>>> blue in the face, but without real data to premise them on, they > are > >>>>>>> no better than the gut feelings. They can often be significantly > worse > >>>>>>> if the strength of the logic gets confused with the strength of the > >>>>>>> premise. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If I recall correctly, the convention of not breaking ABI > >>>>>> compatibility in minor releases was established in response to the > >>>>>> last ABI compatibility break. Am I wrong? > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm not sure how this relates to the material quoted of me, but no, > >>>>> you're not wrong. > >>>> > >>>> Just trying to provide historical context to support the strength of > >>>> the premise. > >>> > >>> The existence of the policy is not under question (anymore; I settled > >>> that with old email a while ago). The question is whether to change > >>> the policy. > >> > >> So I have gathered. I question whether the concerns that lead to that > >> decision in the first place are somehow less important now. > > > > And we're back to gut feeling territory again. > > That's unfair. I can't win based on gut, you know how skinny I am. > __ > We haven't reached the extreme of the two physicists at SLAC who stepped outside to settle a point with fisticuffs. But with any luck we will get there ;) Chuck
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