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Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?
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Miles Bader |
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Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/? |
Date: |
Sat, 16 Oct 2004 09:44:07 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.3.28i |
On Sat, Oct 16, 2004 at 03:43:04AM -0400, Thien-Thi Nguyen wrote:
> Simon Josefsson <address@hidden> writes:
>
> It seems that we could be more successful with this, and giving
> up some control of the files and moving the into Emacs might
> achieve that.
>
> perhaps it's best just to write a blurb in some STANDALONE file
> that explains the consensus, and furthermore lists those files
> to be treated in this manner.
>
> location of file is an indirect indicator of intent; explicit
> instructions are less likely to be misinterpreted.
Perhaps, but location is far more effective for avoiding mistakes in
day-to-day hacking, because people tend forget random stuff written in readme
files, but the location is in your face everytime you edit the file.
So, in fact _both_ should be done.
-Miles
--
80% of success is just showing up. --Woody Allen
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, (continued)
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Simon Josefsson, 2004/10/24
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Richard Stallman, 2004/10/25
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Simon Josefsson, 2004/10/25
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Richard Stallman, 2004/10/27
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Simon Josefsson, 2004/10/27
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Richard Stallman, 2004/10/29
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Simon Josefsson, 2004/10/29
Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Miles Bader, 2004/10/15
Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Stefan Monnier, 2004/10/15
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Simon Josefsson, 2004/10/15
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen, 2004/10/15
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Simon Josefsson, 2004/10/15
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Stefan Monnier, 2004/10/15
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Miles Bader, 2004/10/17
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Richard Stallman, 2004/10/18
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen, 2004/10/20
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Miles Bader, 2004/10/20
- Re: Moving files from lisp/gnus/ to lisp/net/?, Ralf Angeli, 2004/10/20