Re: git: 8bd89ab595cb - main - deskutils/qownnotes: the port had been updated to version 26.3.3

Am Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 09:42:09PM +0100 schrieb Daniel Engberg:
> Agreed, standardized formatting helps a lot and streamlines the effort for
> everyone which is why we have these guidelines are used train people to be
> aware of and actually apply them. They're not set in stone because sometimes
> it may simply break the port however one could argue that you're likely
> doing something wrong in the first please leading up to it but that's
> besides the point in this case. However when you deliberately go out your
> way and break it which both Porters Handbook and tools tells you is wrong
> and ignore it cases issues for everyone in the long run and organizational
> if everyone starts doing their own thing. Submit PRs to Porters Handbook if
> you have an idea that you might think will improve things so everyone is
> using the same "template" otherwise why do we even have Porters Handbook and
> bother training people by referring to it?

We have Porter's Handbook as a guideline for how to do things, so you have
an idea for what things to try.  It has some mandatory rules and many
non-mandatory recommendations.  This is a great thing, as most of the time
these recommendations are useful, but some times they are not and must be
disregarded as per maintainer's discretion.

No, we should not throw the guidelines out just because they are not black
and white (i.e. not "must" / "must not").  The world is not black and white
and we are all reasonable adults who can use our own judgement to apply
rules and guidelines.  Please respect when others do so.  You are always
free to recommend that things be done different (as the handbook does), but
unless a strict rule of policy is violated, you should not go shout at
people, but rather accept that they made a choice within their capacity.

Let's all be adults and trust each other with our choices.

Yours,
Robert Clausecker

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