On Saturday, March 15, 2025 11:19:25 AM Mountain Standard Time Andrea Pappacoda wrote:
> Hi Soren,
>
> On Sat Mar 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM CET, Soren Stoutner wrote:
> > On Saturday, March 15, 2025 7:41:02 AM Mountain Standard Time Antonio
> >
> > Terceiro wrote:
> >> Please don't. Mobilizing the entire project to discuss and vote on
> >> the exact format for sending plain text email is ridiculous. That
> >> silent majority is silent, because, well, this issue is completely
> >> irrelevant.
> >
> > It’s important enough to me.
>
> I understand how you feel, but please keep in mind that changing the
> current recommendation would degrade the experience for many people.
I feel like the current requirement degrades the experience for many people.
> New recommendations, to me, should be net improvements. We've already
> discussed about a message format which solves your reflowing concerns,
> while not degrading the experience where hard-wrapped text is fine.
I feel like my proposal is a vast net improvement, although I do understand that it would degrade the workflow of a small number of people. However, on balance, with the number of people who would have an improved workflow vs. the number of people who would have a degraded workflow, I think it is the correct decision for Debian as a whole.
> Moreover, as Antonio said, do you really think that this matter is
> important enough to have everyone in Debian care about it?
Yes, I do. I sat on this idea for a while before my first post to make sure I really felt it was worth the effort it would take and that it really mattered enough to pursue.
Email is the way the majority of people interface with Debian. Having a good email experience is therefore worth the attention of the entire Debian community.
> Rather than trying to force my opinion on everyone, I'd work to improve
> existing software.
I agree. That is why I think, given the current state of affairs, it is inappropriate for the code of conduct to force a particular column width on anyone.
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Soren Stoutner
soren@debian.org
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