Re: Removing MULTI_KBOARD

["Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>]

Nick Roberts wrote:
>  > It would have been nice for Dan to mention he was removing MULTI_KBOARD,
>  > but I can understand the reasoning for what he did (maybe he was rushing
>  > for time due to the feature freeze deadline too).  So let's keep his
>  > changes.
> 
> Well, I can't understand the reasoning.  If I was Eli, it would leave a very
> bitter taste in my mouth.  Maybe because we don't see one another, there is
> sometimes scant regard for the feelings of others on this list, and I'm sure
> this loses developers.

Yes, I have been told that this has happened on the w32 side.

> If the logical thing to do is remove MULTI_KBOARD, and therefore the MSDOS
> port, I'm sure that after discussion Eli would see that.   The outcome may
> well be the same but it would be reached in a much more agreeable manner.

It is a bit said that two good efforts, one from Dan and one from Eli, 
clash. However it is also natural that such situations arise within a 
complex system.

I think that both Eli and Dan deserve our support here.

Trying to give them that might help avoid situations like this in the 
future.