Re: Bug#193497: marked as done (svtools: svsetup uses bashism "echo -e")
On 05 Jun 2003 11:26:49 +0200, Mathieu Roy <yeupou@gnu.org> said:
> Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org> a tapoté :
>> > In fact, that's why laws exist. Because "good sense" can be very
>> > questionnable, much more than a good law.
>> >
>> > In fact, the only solution to end this thread is a clear
>> > policy. In the meantime, anarchy can bring chaos in changelogs.
>>
>> Debian policy is not a code of laws; I was using 'legislate'
>> metaphorically.
>>
>> "Good sense" in this case has to do with the quality of one's work
>> regarding a volunteer effort. If you do not believe in this idea,
>> then I doubt your hand could be forced by a document.
> If a document exist and say "well, most people here think things
> should be done that way for these reasons", it defines the "common
> sense".
But it makes no claim to be exhaustive. Indeed, policy is
there when a choice has to be made between equally good technical
alternatives, or a framework has to be laid for inter package
cooperation.
In this case, I have yet to see why providing users of the
list-changes output a better idea of what has changed in the package
is a technically inferior solution.
manoj
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Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>
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