I don't need TV to be entertained. Reading your's and Todd's comments on this thread is entertainment nuff.
cs On Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 08:03:34PM -0700, DJA wrote: > Todd Walton wrote: > >On 7/30/05, DJA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Linus has plainly stated that he uses the SCM /he/ prefers, and he > >>doesn't much give a rat's ass as to what /others/ prefer he uses. That > >>seems pretty "End of discussion"-ish to me. Why doesn't anyone else get > >>it? > > > > > >What? Others can't have an opinion about which SCM would be the best > >for the job? > > Why is that every time someone express an opinion counter to a > previously expressed opinion, the standard red herring reply is "What, > I'm not allowed to express an opinion!"?. Nobody said you weren't > entitled to an opinion. The opinion was merely disagreed with, so don't > try to turn the discussion into a first amendment issue. > > > >No one that I know of is actually insisting that Linus > >change his mind. They're just debating which would have been the best > >choice. > > How does one not specifically involved in maintaining the Linux kernel > on a daily or at least weekly basis have a better perspective on exactly > what is the best method of doing so? > > I personally don't see any benefit of second guessing how those people > should do their jobs - unless of course one makes an offer to actually > be a kernel manager/maintainer, and the offer is accepted. > > But unless those expressing such opinions are actually kernel > maintainers, then not only are their opinions without influence, they > are also moot. Sure, anyone can opine on what they think is best on the > kernel, but it's a bit like bitching about the government while never > having voted. > > > >Secondly, I think more people have a vested interest in the welfare of > >the Linux software than any other piece of software. > > I would say that, given the number of people that use Linux software > versus the percentage of those people who actually /contribute/ to Linux > software, just about nobody has a /vested/ interest in its welfare. > > > > It's natural to think about the consequences of major decisions like > > the choice of SCM. > > Like I already said, if Linus's choice of SCM breaks Linux then we can > all start pointing fingers. Somehow I think he's smarter than that. Much > smarter. > > -- > Best Regards, > ~DJA. > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > -- _______________________________________ Christian Seberino, Ph.D. SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego Code 2872 49258 Mills Street, Room 158 San Diego, CA 92152-5385 U.S.A. Phone: (619) 553-9973 Fax : (619) 553-6521 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
