[csw-maintainers] [policy] files/dirs in /var/opt/csw

[James Lee]

On 18/01/11, 09:54:07, Peter FELECAN <pfelecan at opencsw.org> wrote regarding 
Re: [csw-maintainers] [policy] files/dirs in /var/opt/csw:


> James Lee <james at opencsw.org> writes:

> > On 17/01/11, 15:48:33, Peter FELECAN <pfelecan at opencsw.org> wrote regarding
> > Re: [csw-maintainers] [policy] files/dirs in /var/opt/csw:
> >
> >> > "most" isn't support.  It's unsupported but if it works for the subset
> >> > of package you chose then I'm not going to stop you - until my package
> >> > breaks your system.
> >> >
> >> >> There are also gray cats.
> >> >
> >> > We've not made a rule about cats.
> >
> >> This is a way to say that a manichean attitude is a little bit
> >> rigid. Manichean is when you say "'most' isn't support". Non manichean
> >> is when 'most' is support with exceptions and corresponding documented
> >> warnings. With all due respect I think that this is a finicky
> >> discussion. Nobody talks here about ayatollish absolute support except
> >> if we wish to stay in the pure Persian tradition.
> >
> > You in particular have been complaining about discretion in the CSW
> > process.  If you don't like a rule don't make it.  I do hope those that
> > drove the democratic decision actually understood the issues, else, in
> > the best tradition of referenda, we'd better try again until we get the
> > right answer.

> This is non sense because:

> - I was complaining about *past* opacity and obscurity

Your liking for discretion appears to be grey.


> - I like the rule and proud to participate in it's making

No one is questioning the ruling.


> - the tradition to which you refer was anti-democratic, e.g. European
>   Constitution and all, i.e. referendum says no and parliament says yes,
>   in France, Netherlands and Ireland at least.

No, I mean the repeats, in general repeat votes happen often.


> This discussion being hopeless I let you have as many "last words" as you
> wish and ending my contribution to this thread.

Peter's teddy has exited the cot.



James.