Re: [PATCH] ui: 'package->recutils' serializes the source field.

[David Craven]

Hi Mark,

We already agreed to drop the patch. I don't understand why you'd want
to pick a fight that no one is fighting. Besides where the tarball
came from is a fact.

Since this is a point of disagreement I think this is a discussion
that should be had.

I'll provide a couple of word definitions from the English dictionary
before providing my argument so that it is clear what I'm talking
about.

Fact:
1. a thing that is known or proved to be true.
2. information used as evidence or as part of a report or news article.
3. used to refer to a particular situation under discussion.
4. the truth about events as opposed to interpretation.

Inform:
1. give (someone) facts or information
2. give an essential or formative principle or quality to

Steer:
1. guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft),
for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder.

Are you saying that the source-uri of a package isn't a fact?

If we agree that it is a fact, it can per definition only inform users
actions, being a truth, but not steer them.

The only way that this could be considered steering is as I stated
earlier, if we censor some facts and display others. This causes facts
to show a distorted picture. I provided a solution to this, by
agreeing that we weren't providing all information.

David