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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: feedback; bug reports
From:       James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date:       2007-11-14 23:10:37
Message-ID: 473B806D.3020305 () acm ! org
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James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> John Tapsell wrote:
>> JRT,
>>
>>
>>> So, what I would like to patch is the principles used for the design
>>> which resulted in the code which currently contains configuration data.
>>> The design principle being that code should not contain configuration
>>> data.
>> That sounds great.  Work out the principles, use that to make a better
>> design, code that, and submit that patch :)
>>
>> Seriously - it's great to see improvements suggested.  If you submit a
>> patch that uses a better design and principles, and doesn't take away
>> many features etc, I'm sure it will be accepted.
>>
> Ok, I will submit a patch for this specific instance, but it doesn't 
> resolve the problem because it won't mean that other developers will use 
> the principle:
> 
> 	Don't include configuration date in the code!
> 
> in their coding.
> 
Errr.  That should be 'data' not 'date':

	Don't include configuration *data* in the code!

My fingers seem to make mistakes.

-- 
JRT
 
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