> From: "David Dyer-Bennet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 15:38:18 -0600 (CST)
>
> Felix von Leitner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on 15 January 2001 at 22:17:41 +
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> > Thus spake David Dyer-Bennet ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > > > Why? Because a patch implies that something is wrong, and needs to
> be
> > > > fixed. However, when someone produces a "patch" for smtp-auth, tha
> t
> > > > implies that qmail-smtpd has a problem that the patch fixes. I'd
> > > > rather see people steal the necessary parts of Makefile, and Dan's
> > > > library code, and create a stand-alone "qmail-smtpd-auth" program.
> > > A "patch" is also a recognized way to make an upgrade.
> >
> > The word "upgrade" also implies that there is something wrong or
> > inferior with the original qmail.
>
> At some level we can't get around it; after all, the fact that we want
> to make some change to qmail suggests that the original code doesn't
> perfectly meet our needs.
>
> "Upgrade" suggests adding features, rather more than "patch" does;
> patches are often released to fix bugs.
How about "addition" or "extension"?
Chris
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