Re: Social Contract (was ... Re: Irony)
On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 03:09:24PM +0900, Joel Rees wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 3:01 PM, Chris Bannister
> <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 09:37:24AM +0200, Slavko wrote:
> >>
> >> I consider these posts as not OT. Consider Debian social contract:
> >
> > Think again.
> >
> >
> >> Our priorities are our users and free software
> >>
> >> We will be guided by the needs of our users and the free software
> > ^^^^^
> > Needs NOT wants --- there's a HUGE difference. Ask any married couple
> > what strife this can cause. :)
>
> Well, yeah, but ask any marriage counselor what tends to happen when
> one partner decides arbitrarily what the other needs.
What does a marriage counselor know about software development? You
should instead ask the marriage counselor what happens if one partner
confuses wants with needs.
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