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bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects |
Date: |
Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:15:03 -0700 (PDT) |
> > Remember your curly-quote
> > crusade? You did the same thing then, with similar
> > complaints about acting widely, unilaterally, and
> > prematurely.
>
> I disagree about the comparison. The curly-quote was (still is) a
> fiasco, a big scope of changes (and breakages) with comparatively
> little practical benefit. This bug report at least deals with a
> real problem.
Yes, I agree about that difference.
> And of course it's much easier to criticize (what a lot of us have been
> doing) than provide actual wording changes. So I wouldn't say
> committing too soon was a significant problem in this particular
> instance. It's not a far-reaching change, and we could still revert it.
And I agree with you there, too.
But I think Michael's point was about the
cooperation/attitude, not the nature or difficulty
of the problem to solve or the magnitude of any
problem of undoing committed changes.
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, (continued)
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Dmitry Gutov, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Paul Eggert, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Dmitry Gutov, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Paul Eggert, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Dmitry Gutov, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Dmitry Gutov, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Paul Eggert, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Dmitry Gutov, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Drew Adams, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Dmitry Gutov, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects,
Drew Adams <=
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Michael Heerdegen, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Paul Eggert, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Drew Adams, 2020/04/29
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Paul Eggert, 2020/04/29
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Richard Stallman, 2020/04/30
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Dmitry Gutov, 2020/04/30
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Dmitry Gutov, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Drew Adams, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Paul Eggert, 2020/04/28
- bug#40671: [DOC] modify literal objects, Michael Heerdegen, 2020/04/28