On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 4:42 AM, Steve Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ryan Hill wrote: >> Steve Long wrote: >>> Ciaran McCreesh wrote: >>> > Steve Long wrote: >>> >> > Have a look at, for example, [1], where Mike already gave you an >>> >> > answer one of the previous times we discussed it. >>> >> > >>> >> I'm aware of the prior discussion. >>> >> Re-read it, and tell me what it breaks, if you can. >>> > >>> > Well, which part of the previous times it's been explained to you >>> > didn't you understand? >>> > >>> No one has ever given me a technical reason. I thought you might have >>> light to shed; clearly not. >>> >>> Please don't reply to my posts if you don't have any actual >>> information to add; I realise you like long fruitless mail >>> 'discussions', and apparently have lots of time for them, but I >>> don't, and I don't enjoy reading them either. This kind of one-liner >>> with zero content, and no intent but to insult, should simply be >>> binned without sending imo. >> >> Okay, Steve, stop. I don't think you realize it, but you are trolling >> this list. > That wasn't my intention; I added that comment simply to stop the flow of > one-line emails. > >> Every second post is you and Ciaran bitching at each other > I do wish one of you devs would pick him up on his behaviour _on the list_ > one of these days.. instead it's _always_ me who gets the flak. > > Or do you think his post was anything other than a "one-liner with zero > content, and no intent but to insult"? > >> or you complaining about every single thing we do that you >> don't personally like. > Not complaining, simply pointing out better ways to do things; a technical > discussion iow. The reason that has been more difficult a discussion than > it should be is because of the unpleasant comments from McCreesh, Ferdy and > Leverton.
Not all things are technical in nature. > >> We appreciate your input, but please respect our >> right to do things the way we think is best for us, even if they aren't >> aligned to your personal preferences. >> > I was never under the impression that Gentoo devs would do anything other > than whatever they wanted. > > Can you tell me what a 'server' USE flag _breaks_? > It breaks usability. I realize that is hard to measure but we have discussed this multiple times and have decided it is a Bad Idea for users and a Bad Idea for us. So it was not done. -Alec
