On 04/03/11 21:21, Mark Ellis wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-03-04 at 22:07 +0100, Tejas Guruswamy wrote:
>   
>> On 04/03/11 20:36, Mark Ellis wrote:
>>     
>>> <snip>
>>> I must admit, I only skimmed it, but I disagree for two reasons.
>>>
>>> 1) "It's What People Want" - actually with a list it normally isn't,
>>> they want to reply to the list and don't think about it.
>>>
>>> 2) Unfortunately I probably get more mail replied-to to me than most
>>> people on the list :) I'm bored of it
>>>
>>> Technically I see it's wrong though. Maybe just change it on -users ?  
>>>       
>> If it will definitely make your life easier, then go ahead, especially
>> on -users. In the end that's what's important, everything else is just
>> bikeshedding.
>>     
> Ok, go on, tell me, what's bikeshedding, never heard that one :)
>   
Spending disproportionate time discussing trivial details
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikeshedding
the phrase is popular in FOSS circles because of this famous email
http://www.webcitation.org/5ZZaDOxyW

Tejas

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