bug#55205: 28.1.50; completion--replace illegally mutates completion candidates

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Mon, 2 May 2022 18:57:06 +0200
> Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, larsi@gnus.org, 55205@debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Daniel Mendler <mail@daniel-mendler.de>
> 
> > Why is it justified in this case?  How is this case different from any
> > other case?
> 
> I am sure that Stefan can give you a more qualified answer than I can. I
> also don't see a point in this discussion. What is your argument? Do you
> want to prove me wrong about the issue?

I just asked a good-faith question.  Why not answer it?

> The issue has been fixed properly and satisfactorily by Stefan. If
> you wish, feel free to close the issue if it hasn't been closed
> already.
> 
> You say that you don't have a deep understanding of the completion
> machinery. Well, Stefan has. And I also claim an understanding to some
> lesser extent. Why not trust these judgments?

That's ... rude.

I didn't start this discussion; you and others did.  Now you are in
effect saying that I'm not allowed to join it because I'm incompetent.
Not nice.

But okay, I'll bow out of this.  I have no interest in talking to
people who don't want to talk to me, let alone do it with an attitude.