Forest Bond <for...@alittletooquiet.net> writes:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 10:14:25PM +0100, Mehdi Dogguy wrote:
>> On 0, Forest Bond <for...@alittletooquiet.net> wrote:
>> > * Why all of the Debian-specific utilities in debian/utils? This is
>> > just vanity. Please, ship the upstream software, not your own.
>> >
>>
>> I won't insult the maintainer's job that easily. Their goal is to
>> offer a better user experience. They do not modify the original
>> behavior of the project (mldonkey). Feel free to not use them.
>
> I was too harsh, you are right. I apologize.
>
> However, creating non-standard, distribution-specific ways to use the upstream
> software does not improve the user experience, in my mind. It makes the user
> harder for upstream to support, and so should not be done lightly.
The right thing to say would have been "Feel free to send them
upstream." :)
> Thanks,
> Forest
MfG
Goswin
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