From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: andremegafone@gmail.com, eliz@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org,
spacibba@aol.com, joaotavora@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [External] : Re: fido-vertical bindings
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 23:21:46 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1mHHZq-0005iM-Iv@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SJ0PR10MB5488D2F4CD85A964D0107F28F3C19@SJ0PR10MB5488.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> (message from Drew Adams on Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:42:53 +0000)
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> > > The whole idea or "internal only" is inappropriate for free
> > > software, IMHO.
> >
> > Bollocks.
> Bollocks, IMHO.
I agree with your position that "internal only" is reasonable.
"Internal only", in free software, means "We may change this interface
at any time. Please don't call it. If you do call it, and your code
breaks, that is not a bug; don't expect us to 'fix' it."
That is a perfectly legitimate position for a developer to take.
But please, when we disagree with someone else's opinion, let's
not use a harsh word such as "bollocks" to express disagreement.
--
Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org)
Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org)
Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-08-21 3:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <20210817000745.cpnevwj7anmarue2.ref@Ergus>
2021-08-17 0:07 ` fido-vertical bindings Ergus
2021-08-17 12:08 ` João Távora
2021-08-18 12:25 ` Ergus
2021-08-20 2:21 ` Ergus
2021-08-20 9:55 ` João Távora
2021-08-20 11:46 ` Ergus
2021-08-20 15:27 ` João Távora
2021-08-20 15:41 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-08-20 11:51 ` André A. Gomes
2021-08-20 12:51 ` Ergus
2021-08-20 15:42 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-08-20 15:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-20 16:42 ` Drew Adams
2021-08-21 3:21 ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2021-08-21 5:18 ` Drew Adams
2021-08-20 15:37 ` João Távora
2021-08-20 15:41 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
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