From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: DVCSes, bug trackers, and GNUness Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:24:32 +0900 Message-ID: <87liljrg0f.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <87sjfsshvi.fsf@catnip.gol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1335367495 24298 80.91.229.3 (25 Apr 2012 15:24:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:24:55 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs development discussions To: Jordi =?utf-8?Q?Guti=C3=A9rrez?= Hermoso Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 25 17:24:54 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SN45I-0004vM-RE for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:24:48 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:35799 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SN45I-0002Fy-3m for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:24:48 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:37894) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SN45A-0002En-Jm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:24:46 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SN458-0006Kq-EE for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:24:40 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]:33969) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SN458-0006Gm-5T; Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:24:38 -0400 Original-Received: from 218.231.154.2.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.154.2] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp11.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) (envelope-from ) id 1SN453-0001bW-Hg; Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:24:33 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8493CDFC1; Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:24:32 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: ("Jordi =?utf-8?Q?Guti=C3=A9rrez?= Hermoso"'s message of "Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:02:09 -0400") Original-Lines: 18 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 203.216.5.73 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:149998 Archived-At: Jordi Guti=C3=A9rrez Hermoso writes: >> Er, well you still need somebody to actually implement the feature. >> An "executive decision" seems pointless absent actual code.... > > Nah, isn't that why we're using bzr even though most people hate it? > Not because it's good code, but because it's GNU? So the executive > decision there worked. However the "executive decision" in that case came _after_ the presence of a usable[*] tool. [*] er, well... -Miles --=20 o The existentialist, not having a pillow, goes everywhere with the book by Sullivan, _I am going to spit on your graves_.