Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 08:38:16 +0200 From: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?utf-8?Q?Sm=C3=B8rgrav?=) To: Tom Judge <tom@tomjudge.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, Michel Talon <talon@lpthe.jussieu.fr> Subject: Re: DPS Initial Ideas Message-ID: <86wszbyko7.fsf@dwp.des.no> In-Reply-To: <46479A4A.1070103@tomjudge.com> (Tom Judge's message of "Mon\, 14 May 2007 00\:07\:54 %2B0100") References: <20070512004209.GA12218@lpthe.jussieu.fr> <17989.8202.624522.136573@bhuda.mired.org> <20070512090935.GA13929@lpthe.jussieu.fr> <86r6pkzhso.fsf@dwp.des.no> <46479A4A.1070103@tomjudge.com>
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Tom Judge <tom@tomjudge.com> writes: > Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <des@des.no> writes: > > Michel Talon <talon@lpthe.jussieu.fr> writes: > > > Seriously, the FreeBSD package system is in great need of a profound > > > overhaul, pretending it works well is complete denial of reality. > > Perhaps, but I seriously doubt that you are the correct person for the > > job. > This is exactly the kind of response that will push people away from > the project/community. If everyone that suggests some change that a > respected member of the community did not like and then said member > sent a response like this I would guess that people would stop > suggesting any changes/features. > > It is this kind of attitude that will drive new blood away from the > project. I thought the idea was to try to encourage people to make > improvements to the project rather than to drive them away. I have no intention of driving Michel away, but he does not have the necessary experience to undertake the project he proposes. There is a reason why people have been discussing this for ten years without getting anywhere. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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