It was intended to be funny. If it was not, I apologize. In my defense, I had a concussion today, and my brain is swolen. I'm sorry you didn't find it humorous. I was just making light of the fact that for any itch, there are usually several open-source scratching utilities.
Jason R. Mastaler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >"Carlos Averett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> It's open source software > >I'm well aware of this, thanks. > >> there can never be only one way to do things, even if one of them >> works just fine. > >I don't remember saying there was. I was simply trying to ascertain >what the user is trying to accomplish by posting a patch. Perhaps it >was motivated by a perceived inadequacy in TMDA, in which case I might >want to make some adjustments to TMDA. > >Everyone is entitled to make whatever changes they want to their copy >of TMDA, maintain their own patches, etc, but this may not be the best >way to go about things, for the user or for the software. Myself, I >don't enjoy keeping my own set of patches that I have to apply and >possibly adjust each and every time I upgrade to a new release of that >software. Instead, I try and determine whether my changes can be >integrated into the whole. > >Sometimes I find that what I was trying to accomplish is already >available using existing capabilities, and my patch is not necessary. >Sometimes I find that what I'm trying to accomplish is not currently >possible, but the maintainer is agreeable to my patch, in which case >everyone benefits. I no longer have to worry about maintaining custom >code, and everyone else gains a new capability. > >Further, when that change is rolled into the whole, it can then >benefit from the existing resources. Users can now use this mailing >list for example to discuss the capability, and leverage the >experience of other users who themselves use it. They may provide >comments and code that improves or extends this capability, improving >it for everyone. None of these benefits are available when operating >in isolation. >_____________________________________________ >tmda-users mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >http://tmda.net/lists/listinfo/tmda-users > > _____________________________________________ tmda-users mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://tmda.net/lists/listinfo/tmda-users
