From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thien-Thi Nguyen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [dieter@duenenhof-wilhelm.de: image-dired (tumme) database file not existing] Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:44:37 +0200 Message-ID: <87myxrtvze.fsf@ambire.localdomain> References: <87y7hcxz5x.fsf@ambire.localdomain> <7dbe73ed0707190803s2e4d341bxad6368085041af21@mail.gmail.com> <87sl7kxv4p.fsf@ambire.localdomain> <20070720052544.GA480@www.trapp.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1184913913 18968 80.91.229.12 (20 Jul 2007 06:45:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:45:13 +0000 (UTC) Cc: dieter@duenenhof-wilhelm.de, emacs-devel@gnu.org, Mathias Dahl To: tomas@tuxteam.de Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 20 08:45:12 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IBmEh-00037f-Jn for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:45:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IBmEh-0007I9-6R for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:45:11 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IBmEd-0007I1-JQ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:45:07 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IBmEb-0007Hl-EJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:45:06 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IBmEb-0007Hi-6t for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:45:05 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp-out2.libero.it ([212.52.84.42]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IBmEa-0002tJ-K1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:45:04 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost (172.31.0.48) by smtp-out2.libero.it (7.3.120) id 4688F31B01C4F26F for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:45:03 +0200 X-Scanned: with antispam and antivirus automated system at libero.it Original-Received: from smtp-out4.libero.it ([172.31.0.40]) by localhost (asav-out7.libero.it [192.168.32.35]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id eXgV7-iaOBht for ; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:45:03 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from outrelay08.libero.it (192.168.32.103) by smtp-out4.libero.it (7.3.120) id 4611FEBC08054AA4 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:45:03 +0200 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ah4FAMP2n0aXFSCK/2dsb2JhbACBTQ Original-Received: from ppp-138-32.21-151.libero.it (HELO ambire.localdomain) ([151.21.32.138]) by OutRelay-b08.libero.it with ESMTP; 20 Jul 2007 08:45:02 +0200 Original-Received: from ttn by ambire.localdomain with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1IBmEG-0000zj-6n; Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:44:44 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20070720052544.GA480@www.trapp.net> (tomas@tuxteam.de's message of "Fri\, 20 Jul 2007 05\:25\:44 +0000") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:75153 Archived-At: () tomas@tuxteam.de () Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:25:44 +0000 One aspect that IMHO deserves mention is that Mathias' approach is more change-friendly. If a third, not-so-knowledgeable hacker (e.g. me) tries to fix something, (s)he is less probable to screw things up. sometimes screwing things up is the best change (at least, temporarily ;-). in this way the maintainer gets to practice "stimulated annulling", yuk yuk. thi