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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: new local USE var: vim-with-x
From: Celestial Wizard <gentoo () dev ! celestialwizard ! org>
Date: 2003-04-30 13:26:20
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On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 16:24, Mike Lundy wrote:
> Now that I've successfully managed to come off as elitist, let me
> attempt to defend myself :) Use flags seem to me a most obvious thing.
> USE="X" means use X. If a package with optional X support does not use
> X when I've told it to via the X use flag, I'd consider that a bug.
> There's no reason to add additional use flags for something that seems
> to stem from a misunderstanding of the distro one is using. You can
> only hold someone's hand for so long - it's better to educate the
> misguided user than make the use flag system inconsistent.
I agree. As I keep telling our sales staff, just because there is a
technical solution, doesn't mean it is the only, or even the best,
solution.
Education should ALWAYS be chosen over a technical modification /
solution
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Celestial Wizard
RHCE
President SEBLUG - South East Brisbane Linux Users Group
http://www.seblug.org/
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On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 16:24, Mike Lundy wrote:
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<PRE><FONT COLOR="#737373" SIZE="3"><I>Now that I've successfully managed to come off \
as elitist, let me attempt to defend myself :) Use flags seem to me a most obvious \
thing. USE="X" means use X. If a package with optional X support does not \
use X when I've told it to via the X use flag, I'd consider that a bug.
There's no reason to add additional use flags for something that seems
to stem from a misunderstanding of the distro one is using. You can
only hold someone's hand for so long - it's better to educate the
misguided user than make the use flag system inconsistent.</I></FONT></PRE>
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I agree. As I keep telling our sales staff, just because there is a technical \
solution, doesn't mean it is the only, or even the best, solution.<BR> <BR>
Education should ALWAYS be chosen over a technical modification / solution<BR>
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