Brian Harring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 04:55:09PM -0700, Drake Wyrm wrote: > > Brian Harring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 07:42:23PM +0200, Marius Mauch wrote: > > > > Was just brought to my attention that the =* operator doesn't > > > > work as I thought, as for example =foo-1.2* matches foo-1.20 as > > > > well as foo-1.2.3. > > <snip> > > > > but I'd suspect that many people share my original assumption > > > > and expect it to only match full version components > > > > > > Hear a bit of screaming from it once every 4-6 months; personally, > > > I interpret that as devs know which to use usually- additionally, > > > once the (bluntly) hissy fit from the dev subsides, and they're > > > reminded "yes it's annoying, but if you want it changed take it to > > > dev to get consensus" folks promptly forget about it. > > > > You mean a consensus on -dev like the one regarding the Sunrise > > project? > > > > > Either they're silently working around it, or it's not that much > > > of an issue (I suspect the latter, but am neutral towards the > > > change). > > > > Or ignoring it because it's not worth the heartache. Or they feel it > > to be more likely that their input will be rejected by devs who just > > don't feel like working on it, but also don't want their babies > > touched by foreign hands. See Bug #69343 and everything marked as a > > dupe against it for a fine example of that mentality. > > Either you're trolling, or your whinging (bluntly).
Mostly trolling, but it's a valid point. The technical issue is not nearly as daunting as the political one. -- There are problems in today's world that cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them. -- Albert Einstein
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