Re: Proposal for a 22.2/trunk development model

[Dan Nicolaescu]

David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:

  > Dan Nicolaescu <address@hidden> writes:
  > 
  > > Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
  > >
  > >   > I have decided that we should not merge unicode-2 until a couple
  > >   > of months have gone by and we know what should be done about
  > >   > Emacs 22.2.  Until then I want to avoid far-reaching changes in
  > >   > the trunk.  Please stop making a fuss about a couple of months.
  > >   > 
  > >   > However, it is ok to add new features which are not so
  > >   > far-reaching in their effects on the code.  Even the multi-tty
  > >   > branch could be merged in (once we decide what to do about the
  > >   > environment).
  > >
  > > This development model would undoubtedly achieve the goal of being
  > > able to make a high quality 22.2 release.
  > 
  > Undoubtedly?  Richard is talking about the trunk, you are talking
  > about 22.2 which is to be done off EMACS_22_BASE.  So I don't see the
  > two areas actually related, _unless_ one plans to _scrap_
  > EMACS_22_BASE and basically copy trunk over it.  Which nobody has
  > proposed, and which I'd consider an even worse idea than quite a few
  > others I have blown my top over.


Your attitude is completely puzzling to me. I made a concrete,
constructive proposal to RMS to try to move things in the direction
that you seem to want too. Instead of waiting for his reply (as I
politely asked) and try to have a constructive discussion after that,
you chose to be destructive and nitpick my proposal.

Sorry, but I think that a discussion along the lines you started is
not going to get anywhere, so I'll stop here.

Deeply disappointed,
      
         --dan