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

On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 01:10:14PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

I think it is fair to say that I have vetoed and am still vetoing many "UI
clean-ups" that propose to change things in a way that "should have been
this way for consistency's sake from day one, if there were no existing
user base".  During discussions to shoot down such proposals, I take
opinions from early adopters (that's you, kernel, wine and x.org people)
very seriously, perhaps to the point that outsiders would feel I am giving
them disproportionately large vetoing power.  Sadly, those "opinions from
eraly adopters" are less and less "real" but more "I'd imagine the early
adopters would say..." these days.  The process would work better if early
adopters do their part to help me by speaking up when it matters from time
to time.

I think it's fairly clear by now that we aren't shy about sharing our
opinions ... if we're asked for them.  So do we need a git-oldtimers
mailing list where you can post proposals so we can NACK them?

-- 
Matthew Wilcox				Intel Open Source Technology Centre
"Bill, look, we understand that you're interested in selling us this
operating system, but compare it to ours.  We can't possibly take such
a retrograde step."