On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 12:53:45AM +0300, Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote: > On 2012-08-10 09:09, Steve Langasek wrote: > > > > Le vendredi 10 août 2012 à 17:04 +0900, heroxbd@gentoo.org a écrit : > > > > > Debian is about the freedom to choose. > > No, it really isn't. It's about creating a technically excellent operating > > system that meets our users needs. > > Developers need the freedom to *make* autonomous technical choices as part > > of the process of making Debian technically excellent; and in some cases the > > answer for meeting our users needs is "both". But this latter argument does > > not apply to core infrastructure decisions, and arguing that Debian is > > *about* the freedom to choose is missing the point. > Declaring "one area -- one chosen tool" is declaring the monopoly in the > area. As with other monopolies, this often leads to "vendor" lock-in, > stagnation, stopping developing the standards. Have seen examples of all > that occasionally. ... says the man who thinks multiarch should be held up indefinitely because a perl reimplementation of apt should take precedence. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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