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Re: [Cfengine-develop] Development plan / meeting
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Mark Burgess |
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Re: [Cfengine-develop] Development plan / meeting |
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Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:55:39 +0100 (MET) |
>
>> Anything else is open to discussion.
>
> In the past few weeks, when users have said, "Can I do this", I've
> replied, "No but here's a patch to let you do it." I'm not sure this
> is the best way to manage the inclusion of features. How do we want
> to do it without formalising the process too much?
>
We need a procedural checklist:
- is it gratuitous functionality or of general interest?
- is it convergent?
- does it confict with existing code/principles?
I think cfengine needs to stay as small as possible. I agree that
many command-line options can now be eliminated. All tidying is
useful.
A general principle:
Don't give users what they ask for, give them what they need.
Many "complaints" are just not thinking straight.
M
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RE: [Cfengine-develop] Development plan / meeting, Andrews, Martin, 2003/02/28
RE: [Cfengine-develop] Development plan / meeting, Andrews, Martin, 2003/02/28