Re: /usr/share/doc vs. /usr/doc transition, debate reopened

[Michael Stone <mstone@itri.loyola.edu>]

On Tue, Aug 03, 1999 at 09:45:25AM -0700, Joseph Carter wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 03, 1999 at 06:07:55PM +0300, Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho wrote:
> > > Sure it's legal, but was it a good idea?
> > 
> > You could ask the same question from a different perspective: was it a
> > good idea to change policy to use /usr/share/doc before the transition
> > was hashed out?  And is it a good idea to leave it that way?
> > 
> > Perhaps the change should be reverted until we have a solution.
> 
> NO dammit!  

grow up.

> We made our decision.  If we start second guessing every
> implemented proposal the second it's implemented because it won't be easy
> we will NEVER GET ANYTHING DONE!

Maybe in the future we should hold off making drastic changes like this
until there's a plan of action. There were comments at the time this
proposal was made that the transition would be a problem. The response
then was that things would get worked out after the policy was changed.
That was wishful thinking, and we're seeing the results of that mistake.

Mike Stone