Re: Riffing again on another tangent

[Ted Husted]

"Geir Magnusson Jr." wrote:
> I disagree with your interpretation.  Choice is good.  Pointless
> duplication isn't.  I think that if there is a project <FOO> and someone
> wants to add something new, great.  If the community surrounding <FOO>
> doesn't want that, then by all means start a new project.  But really -
> it should be something different, or new, or something that adds value,
> something rational.  Multiple implementations of the same identical
> thing is a waste of talent and time.

Code doesn't just grow on CVS trees ;-). In this hypothetical, obviously
somebody thought it was worthwhile, or it wouldn't exist. But, none of
this is anything we can predetermine. When there is an actual codebase
on the table, we can make an actual decision, and have an actual vote. 

For now, let's just say that 

> 18. It is expected that the scope of packages may sometimes overlap.

leaves the door open, and our future selves will have the opportunity to
decide what's best at the proper time.

-T.