Le mardi 4 juin 2024, 12:18:34 UTC+2 Marvin W a écrit :

> Of course there are three kinds:
> (a) Those that consider the protocol ready for use in production
> software and thus use in production software
> (b) Those that consider the protocol not ready for use in production
> software, but don't care because they want the feature and don't want
> to fix the protocol before using it in production software
> (c) Those that consider the protocol not ready for use in production
> software, but need to implement it for compatibility with other
> production software, because of those in (a) or (b)
> 
> I'd say that:
> (a) should just step up and make sure the protocol is turned stable, if
> it can't be turned to stable, they might even learn why the protocol is
> in fact not ready for use in production, so it's good for them if they
> try to move it further.
> (b) is just irresponsible behavior. Irresponsible towards your users
> (by shipping things to them you consider broken yourself) and towards
> the wider community (by requiring everyone to now deal with what is not
> ready for production in their production software).
> (c) is the worst that we have it, but impossible not to have as long as
> there is (a) and (b).
> 
> I'd hope we can get rid of (a) and (c) through changes in the process
> and (b) by education.
> 

Though I usually appreciate your feedback, I find this particular comment 
especially pedantic and patronizing. You are aware that you say people who 
implemented OMEMO, for instance, were irresponsible and should be "educated", 
right?

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