Re: support for merged /usr in Debian
On Jan 06 2016, Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
> Nikolaus Rath writes ("Re: support for merged /usr in Debian"):
>> On Jan 05 2016, Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>> > People who have been using a configuration for many years naturally
>> > become upset when they are told that it has been `unsupported' for all
>> > of this time
>>
>> Well, yes, but this is just a fact. I don't think it makes sense to
>> avoid stating the fact because it makes some people upset - rather,
>> those people should try to avoid blaming the messenger.
>
> Whether a configuration is `supported' is not a fact; it is a
> political decision about how problems with it will be handled.
Once the decision has been made, it's a fact. And the decision has
effectively been made - collectively by the project. Being upset about
someone stating this is not productive. This is a volunteer project, the
only way to change what is supported is to start supporting it, not to
complain that others don't.
Best,
-Nikolaus
(No Cc on replies please, I'm reading the list)
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