On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 10:27:49AM +0100, Lars Wirzenius wrote: > On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 10:42:09AM +0200, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > > ]] Thomas Goirand > > > +1 for keeping the name which is funny What's funny about an OS stating publicly that a specific piece of Free software---shipped and installed by default by that very same OS---"must die"? If anything, it encourages people to *make* fun of such an OS. > It's also offensive to those who think it's possible to work > constructively together even when disagreeing on some things, and who > would like to see a welcoming atmosphere in Debian. The attitude > expressed in the systemd-must-die package name is bad for Debian, > whether you're for or against or neutral about systemd. > > When a project the size of Debian makes a decision on a controversial > subject, it is natural, and expected, that there is vigorous debate > about the topic before a decision is reached. After that, however, if > the debate continues, or members of Debian keep trying to fight the > decision, or keep bringing it up over and over again, it hurts the > ability of the project to continue working. If every decision we make > needs to be re-discussed at the whim of any one disgruntled individual > for years to come, nobody's going to have fun. +1 Amen AOL Bravo (etc.) -- Stefano Zacchiroli . . . . . . . zack@upsilon.cc . . . . o . . . o . o Maître de conférences . . . . . http://upsilon.cc/zack . . . o . . . o o Former Debian Project Leader . . @zack on identi.ca . . o o o . . . o . « the first rule of tautology club is the first rule of tautology club »
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