Fedora/RH policies sometimes suck

Arthur Pemberton pemboa at gmail.com
Tue Apr 10 22:17:15 UTC 2007


On 4/10/07, Res <res at ausics.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Alan Cox wrote:
>
> >> Then they should EXCLUDE the ENITRE package.
> >> That way some, like the OP, don't get frustrated thinking they did
> >> something wrong because the damned thing doesn't work.
> >
> > Ah of course its obviously better thant a couple of million users don't
> > get any working office suite than you get a little confused by a specific
> > feature. I'm sorry I must have forgotten that you are the only person who
> > counts and that every other users needs are irrelevant,
>
> What is the point of including a non complete package, lets put in
> firefox 2.0.0.3 BUT lets take out its ftp ability, so your stuck with http
> only.
>
> Lets include kopete, but because m$ offer a protcol in it, lets remove its
> ability to MSN.
>
>
> My point to this Alan is, where does it all end????


That's a terrible attempt at the slippery slope argument, try again,
but with less drama, and more logic.


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