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Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:38:09 +0000
From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Changes to date format of current GLEPs
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:18:36 +0100 Jakub Moc <jakub@gentoo.org> wrote:
| Pardon my ignorance, but how's a GLEP amending a GLEP (amending a
| GLEP ...) less confusing than just changing the text of the original
| GLEP... Huh, goes beyond me...

History. Look at RFCs for a good example. There's nothing wrong with
extending or replacing parts of existing standards, especially if the
existing standards are clearly marked as "extended by $blah" or
"replaced by $blah". On the other hand, changing accepted GLEPs leads to
confusion -- when someone says "GLEP 1", do they mean "GLEP 1 as it was
when it was approved" or "GLEP 1 plus the modifications made three
weeks ago" or "GLEP 1 plus the modifications made three weeks ago plus
the modifications made last Tuesday"?

Plus, of course, it helps to have a record of *why* changes were
made...

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Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Developer (I can kill you with my brain)
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