On Nov 25, 2011, at 5:16 AM, Sébastien Brisard <[email protected]>
wrote:
>>
>> One more point on this. "Consistency" as some sort of independent goal by
>> itself has no place in open source software. We need to keep our eyes on
>> the prize, which is making it easy for users to understand and use the
>> software and for volunteers to get involved. To the extent that consistent
>> API and doco design contributes to these goals, great. But arcane rules or
>> excessively complicated APIs that make it harder for people to use the
>> software and get involved are to be avoided.
>>
>> Phil
>>
>
> Right. I'm going to grab a shovel and start digging a hole to bury
> myself in right now. For my defence, I remember having been asked to
> conform to those rules I was enumerating in my first post a while ago.
Hey - don't worry about it. As you can see we have diverse views. And it's
great to get the benefit of your perspective.
Phil
> Whether it was something which had wide consensus was actually my
> question. Sorry Luc and Phil for taking your time.
> Best regards,
> Sébastien
>
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