Bug#184507: 2.3.9.1 grammar
>> On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 11:51:54 -0800,
>> Chris Waters <xtifr@debian.org> said:
>> by hand
>>
>> 1. Said of an operation (especially a repetitive, trivial,
>> and/or tedious one) that ought to be performed automatically by
>> the computer, but which a hacker instead has to step tediously
>> through. [...]
> And that's what you think we ought to have in policy? :)
I think you need either more patience, and read all
definitions, or a lesson in reading comprehension.
Debconf provides a standard, presupplied ``library'' code to
use in order to communicate with the installer; the altrernative, by
hand, is the code which does something in an explicit or low-level
way.
Good God, man, a modicum of comprehension is prerequisite for
reading the policy document.
> I mean, what I got out of that definition is that policy should
> say, "you can prompt the user, as long as the prompts are either
> far more stupid and tedious than they need to be, or you use
> debconf." Surely that's not what we want? :)
Either you are being facetious, or deliberately obtuse; or you
really need to study English comprehension.
2. By extension, writing code which does something in an
explicit or low-level way for which a presupplied library
routine ought to have been available. "This cretinous
{B-tree} library doesn't supply a decent iterator, so I'm
having to walk the trees by hand."
> I'm sorry, I was trying an old trick my mom used to use when she'd
> help me write papers (she was a professional writer and editor).
> She'd point to some section that was unclear and say, "what are you
> trying to say there?" And I'd tell her what I was trying to say,
> and she'd respond, "we'll why don't you just say that, then?" :)
because I don't cater to idiots? If you do not understand
what policy means by by hand, given the jargon file reference, I
suggest you ought not to be developing packages.
manoj
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Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>
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