Re: debiandoc-sgml code reformatted - why ?
Hi,
>>"Ian" == Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:
Ian> Now, I know that I gave the package away, but it doesn't seem to me
Ian> that the changes that have been made since then required everything to
Ian> be reformatted. In fact, I think it's rather rude.
On the contrary, I find it arrogant and rude that you think
you have that kind of right over code you gave away. When I sell my
house,m the new owner is within their rights to apply a new coat of
paint. In another color.
They own the code. Their rules apply.
Ian> It's certainly unwise. Supposing I hadn't bothered to get the latest
Ian> source ? I might have sent you a patch against 1.0.4 or something,
Ian> which would never have applied.
And they would have rejected your patch, and told you to get a
new version and merge your changes in In the future, always
check. Jeeze. Your laziness is no reason to castgate the current
owner..
Ian> Now I have to decide whether I'm sufficiently pissed off to go back to
Ian> the most recent version of my own and use that and send you the patch
Ian> against that anyway, or whether I don't mind the new layout (which is
Ian> of course in my very personal opinion horrible).
If you are rude and arrogant enoyugh to send in the former, I
would hope that the new maintainer reject your changes out of
hand. Of all the pompous arrogance ...
Ian> The more general point here is that you should not change the layout
Ian> or organisation of someone else's code unless you have a good reason.
If it was someone elses code -- maybe. But it is not. You gave
the package away. Look up what giving something away means. You ARE
NOT THE AUTHOR ANY MORE.
manoj
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