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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit
From: |
Robert Anderson |
Subject: |
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit |
Date: |
05 Oct 2003 10:23:59 -0700 |
On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 01:09, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> >>>>> "Robert" == Robert Anderson <address@hidden> writes:
>
> Robert> Maybe a better question is: Is the "tagline" name for the
> Robert> mode misleading new users and turning them towards less
> Robert> desirable defaults before they know what they really want?
>
> s/desirable/general/
>
> As for the question, I don't think it misleads anybody. There are a
> number of people (who in the most obstinate cases have been given
> _personal invitations_ to come check out arch ;-) who have very strong
> opinions about their needs, and they find some of the implications of
> tagline undesirable. I don't see much argument about tagline from
> most people. What's the problem?
I think you haven't been following the list lately. Try catching up
first.
"I want strict commits, and therefore I will use explicit mode."
"I don't see the benefits of taglines (now, after 2 days of experience),
so I'll use explicit mode."
> Robert> Maybe it should be called something else? "mixed" mode,
> Robert> perhaps?
>
> Definitely not that. Mixed mode operation (some files explicitly
> tagged, others containing taglines) is probably a bad idea.
While I don't necessarily agree with that in all cases, in some cases I
do agree. Maybe "flexible" mode?
Bob
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, (continued)
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Andrew Suffield, 2003/10/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Joshua Haberman, 2003/10/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Robert Anderson, 2003/10/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Joshua Haberman, 2003/10/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Robert Anderson, 2003/10/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Miles Bader, 2003/10/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit,
Robert Anderson <=
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/10/07
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Robert Anderson, 2003/10/07
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/10/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Robert Collins, 2003/10/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/10/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Robert Collins, 2003/10/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/10/07
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Robert Anderson, 2003/10/05
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/10/07
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit, Robert Anderson, 2003/10/07