Re: Massive libxo-zation that breaks everything

On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Alfred Perlstein <bright_at_mu.org> wrote:
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Mar 3, 2015, at 9:32 AM, hiren panchasara <hiren_at_strugglingcoder.info> wrote:
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>>> On 03/02/15 at 07:33P, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
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>>> Actually I want to shame third party ports into adopting libxo (or at least providing machine readable output).
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>>> I know it's scary to try to lead the pack, after all we could be wrong, but maybe it's time to try something new and see what happens.
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>>> And no, your idea doesn't make sense it just will lead to those files bit rotting.
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>>> Bedsides that you don't even have a real spec other than "it should be done differently".
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>>> Again, show the code.
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>> Wow. He told you want he didn't like and he moved on. I hope/wish we as
>> a project can take criticism more positively than this.
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>> Answer to every criticism should not be "show me your code". We (should)
>> know better than that.
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> Maybe I am too old school but the motd on freefall is still "now shut up and code". I still believe that's right.
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> We ALL need to know when to step back from an issue we really do not have the bandwidth to constructively contribute to.
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> This doesn't mean ideas or concerns aren't valid, but that unless you truly have the bandwidth to contribute, taking a step back is a good idea.
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> -Alfred.

You're both right.  Maybe we need a hackathon on this.  Is BSDCan too late?

- Justin