Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins

On Tue, 2008-08-26 at 10:57 -0400, Jeff King wrote:

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 04:41:57PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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Umm.  What exactly makes you feel you should ignore the discussions we had 
around the issues on the git and msysgit mailing list?

Well, this was partly my fault, as I did not make it clear in this part
that beating the horse that has been dead for two years is not a
productive way to spend out time.  I however did, in the part David did
not quote, try to make it clear:

  That's all history now anyway.  We should try to do better the next time,
  which is much more important, and that is the topic of this message.

I don't want to stir up this discussion too much; I am sure you have
many more important things to be working on. But I did want to make one
observation.

One side of the argument, I see a lot of "I would prefer it this way."
And on the other side I see a lot of "this discussion is already
history" and "but I do not care personally that much."

It makes me wonder why nobody has said "no, really, I prefer it without
the programs in /bin." Are they simply confident that the decision has
been made, and don't feel the need to say something?

It's pretty normal to see opponents of a decision like this complain
loudly when it lands on their system, whereas the silent majority in
favour will be happy to see the change finally implemented but reluctant
to stir up the discussion again.

I don't think new arguments are brought to the discussion, just new
people, who are temporarily inconvened by a change towards sanity.

Kristian