Re: Social Contract (was ... Re: Irony)
On 8/11/14, Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> wrote:
> 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.
Then there's those partners that want needs confused.
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