DPS Initial Ideas

[Dag-Erling Smørgrav]

Tom Judge <tom at tomjudge.com> writes:
> Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des at des.no> writes:
> > Michel Talon <talon at lpthe.jussieu.fr> writes:
> > > Seriously, the FreeBSD package system is in great need of a profound
> > > overhaul, pretending it works well is complete denial of reality.
> > Perhaps, but I seriously doubt that you are the correct person for the
> > job.
> This is exactly the kind of response that will push people away from
> the project/community.  If everyone that suggests some change that a
> respected member of the community did not like and then said member
> sent a response like this I would guess that people would stop
> suggesting any changes/features.
>
> It is this kind of attitude that will drive new blood away from the
> project.  I thought the idea was to try to encourage people to make
> improvements to the project rather than to drive them away.

I have no intention of driving Michel away, but he does not have the
necessary experience to undertake the project he proposes.  There is a
reason why people have been discussing this for ten years without
getting anywhere.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des at des.no