rpms/gnumeric/FC-4 gnumeric.spec,1.3,1.4

[Nicolas Mailhot]

Le lundi 24 octobre 2005 à 15:39 +0200, Michael Schwendt a écrit :
> On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:04:25 +0200, Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
> 
> > Le lundi 24 octobre 2005 à 14:04 +0200, Michael Schwendt a écrit :
> > > On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:07:02 +0200, Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Le lundi 24 octobre 2005 à 12:28 +0200, Michael Schwendt a écrit :
> > > > 
> > > > > Well, I prefer semantic correctness of dependencies
> > > > 
> > > > Michael, semantic correctness is worth nothing to the people who
> > > > actually use the packages. A working system is. Plus you can not
> > > > advocate correctness on the points you care about, and ignore it on the
> > > > points you don't.
> > > >
> > > > I'll also point out there are not so many software bits like gnumeric
> > > > dating from Miguel's time, so if you won't do the mc directory dep for
> > > > gnumeric you won't do it anywhere else, and twin ownership of this dir
> > > > is more than acceptable practically.
> > > 
> > > gnumeric not requiring mc _just works_. gnumeric requiring mc causes users
> > > to raise questions about dependency bloat. gnumeric owning a directory
> > > which belongs to a different package, is wrong. 
> > 
> > But *works*.
> > The problem with all your arguments is you mingle absolutes
> > "correctness", "wrong" with practical considerations "works", "bloat".
> > Choose your ground (ideal or practical) and stick to it. If you want to
> > push absolutes, you can't invoke practical considerations. If you accept
> > practicalities, you can't ignore them because of absolutes.
> 
> Thread closed for me since you've reached a certain point where you're
> only trying to attack me personally.

I'm sorry if you take it this way. Cool down, read the thread again and
you'll see that's not the case. I only ask to be convinced like everyone
else there. The convincing part is up to you. I pointed out why I found
your arguments unconvincing, it's pretty sad if you find this kind of
disagreement offensive.

-- 
Nicolas Mailhot
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