Re: Bug#1050001: Unwinding directory aliasing
On Sat, 26 Aug 2023 at 23:19, gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org> wrote:
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> On Sat, 26 Aug 2023 15:47:51 +0100, Luca Boccassi wrote:
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> > On Wed, 23 Aug 2023 at 20:12, Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> wrote:
> > > I would very much prefer it if we can keep this conversation respectful,
> […]
> > > If you're frustrated, I understand that, but please can we take that
> > > off-list?
> > The perfect time to discuss "creative" alternative approaches was ~12
> > years ago, when everybody else was discussing where to move towards.
> > It was perfectly acceptable to discuss it before the first CTTE vote.
> > It was still ok-ish before the second CTTE vote. In August 2023:
> […]
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> That may well be true, but I think you missed smvc's point:
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> > and hence interpreting attempts to propose yet another different and
> > incompatible layout (only and solely for the benefit of the hopelessly
> > broken dpkg tool) as sealioning is not disrespectful, on the contrary
> > it is the most charitable interpretation possible.
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> What Simon is asking for, in my interpretation, is some form of
> civilised conversation; what you are delivering, as a direct reply to
> Simon's request, causes yet another major pain in my back.
>
> Please stop and reconsider how you communicate with your peers.
And I think you missed mine: calling out sealioning as such is not
"uncivilized". Far from it: after all this time, it is necessary.
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