Re: Bug#43787: changed title, and remade the proposed change

[Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>]

On Wed, Sep 08, 1999 at 10:36:52AM -0400, Raul Miller wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 08, 1999 at 08:32:16AM -0400, Ben Collins wrote:
> > Raul, you seem to have no real interest in this proposal. 
> 
> I do have an interest -- I'm not concerned about the speed benefits,
> but I very much do have an interest.
> 
> In particular, I care about:
> 
> (1) impact on my packages,

The proposal will not force you to change anything.

> (2) impact on a decent source package system.

This proposal has nothing to do with a source package system.

> At the moment, I'm convinced that your proposal would have a neutral or
> positive on both.  Then again, I'd felt that in the past and wound up
> changing my mind after the proposal changed.

Your doubts and uncertainties are not technical objections. Please don't
use that excuse to clutter this discussion with obtuse arguments.

> I'm sorry you felt it necessary to flame me so many times -- and I wish
> you'd managed to stay focussed on the technical issues.  But I really
> do have an interest.

You have produced no technical discussions. Give me more than "I don't
think" or "I don't like". Give me solid technical situations where my
proposal would fail and I can engage in a decent and intellectual
discussion on such subjects.

Ben