* Marco d'Itri (md@Linux.IT) wrote: > On Jun 15, Eric Dorland <eric@debian.org> wrote: > > > I never claimed the renaming would not be confusing and > > painful. Sometimes we have to do painful things because they're the > > right thing to do. I think everyone realizes a rename would suck the > > big one. That's why I'm approaching it cautiously and looking for > > alternatives. But complaining how much a rename would stink is not > > constructive. > It's an important part in evaluating the balance between the priorities > of our users and free software... And where do we strike that balance in this case? I think gaining more freedom for our users is the best thing in the long run. Sure, there will be shorter term pain, but we need to take the long view. -- Eric Dorland <eric.dorland@mail.mcgill.ca> ICQ: #61138586, Jabber: hooty@jabber.com 1024D/16D970C6 097C 4861 9934 27A0 8E1C 2B0A 61E9 8ECF 16D9 70C6 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s++: a-- C+++ UL+++ P++ L++ E++ W++ N+ o K- w+ O? M++ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5++ X+ R tv++ b+++ DI+ D+ G e h! r- y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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