Re: What coding style should be used?

[Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>]

Raphael Hertzog writes ("Re: What coding style should be used?"):
> On Fri, 27 Jun 2008, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > As the original author, and still the author of most of the code by
> > bulk, I think my view should be determinative.
> 
> How do you reconcile that with what you just said in another thread ?
> 
>   "After my last experience I don't have any plans to do any substantial
>    coding in dpkg :-/."

Because reformatting code is (a) wrong for practical reasons and
(b) rude.  Since a mixed style is worse than any one consistent style,
the original style should be determinative.

Ian.