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From: David Leverton <levertond@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] pkg_pretend USE validation and VALID_USE alternative
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 23:36:39 +0100
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On Thursday 01 April 2010 19:39:43 Dror Levin wrote:
> Here's another suggestion: how about we don't impose any ridiculous
> constraints on development and keep this discussion on the technological
> side of the original proposal?

It's not ridiculous to expect to have a new EAPI in a reasonable amount of 
time.  Other features are already done, so holding them back until this one 
is complete would itself be placing constraints on developers who have a use 
for the other features.