+1. I'd like to second Bryan's comments.
Bryan Stearns wrote:
I'm not proposing that we change the normal policy - I'm saying
there's a need for a different strategy when the tree's been yellow
for more than, say, a week.
You're saying "We don't need fire hydrants - fire extinguishers are
fine for keeping small fires from becoming large fires." I'm saying
"The entire building is engulfed - clearly, fire hydrants would be
useful in situations like this". :-)
What I don't understand is the extreme displeasure some people express
even at the mention of backing out bad changes. It is easy to backout,
and easy to recommit with fixes, and it will make the tree green
quickly. Why is this bad?
I have no problem with backing out very recent changes, but blindly
backing out older changes will lead to the snowball effect I
mentioned, because later changes often assume previous changes. Once
this happens, it can become hard to figure out what changes are in and
which aren't.
I'd like to hear opinions from other people as well. What is your
preference to deal with tree breakage in general, and this current
situation?
I'd also like to hear from others. Since no one else has responded, I
feel like I'm the only one troubled by this problem - is everyone else
happy just ignoring the rules?
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