Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Dependencies on system packages

[Doug Goldstein <cardoe@gentoo.org>]

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Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:46:30 -0600 Ryan Hill <dirtyepic@gentoo.org>
> wrote:
> | Stephen Bennett <spb@gentoo.org> wrote:
> | > > Could you spell out that exception clause, please?
> | > 
> | > It doesn't translate well into words, but we'll go with something
> | > like "Unless you know exactly why the rule is there, understand
> | > fully the implications of breaking it, and know why it's a
> | > good idea in this particular case."
> | > 
> | > However, if you're in a position to be invoking that clause, you
> | > should know about it anyway.
> | 
> | Can we skip the sekrit rulez crap and just spell it out?  Really, how
> | does this help anyone?
> 
> It's quite simple. You don't do it unless you are fully aware of the
> consequences. If you have to ask, you aren't fully aware of the
> consequences so you mustn't do it.
> 

Which clearly doesn't answer Ryan's question... but hey... that's a
Ciaran answer...

Basically the idea is that Ciaran and spb can protect their image as the
all knowing gods of programming. In other mailing lists they would be
considered trolls and/or Debian devs/users.

-- 
Doug Goldstein <cardoe@gentoo.org>
http://dev.gentoo.org/~cardoe/


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