Re: Automake vs. Automake-NG

[Paolo Bonzini]

Il 21/08/2012 20:58, Bob Friesenhahn ha scritto:
>>>
>> Because all of us have forgotten to drop the 'CC:' to that list (where
>> the discussion originated from) at a proper time :-(
>>
>>> If it had been held only on the automake list then there would be less
>>> harm to the free software world
>>>
>> Which harm are you referring to?  Honest question.  The fact that me
>> and Paolo disagree (politely!) on some issues should not be taken as
>> some sort of sign that the community is "split" or "quarrelsome".  In
>> fact, I highly value his input, and his opinion as well (even where
>> it differs from mine).
> 
> The discussion is good as long as it is constrained to the right place. 
> The harm comes from consuming so much time from so many people due to
> duplicated email messages.
> 
> I am not on the help-smalltalk list.  I assume that the list moderator
> is annoyed by the many messages which arrive and now require moderation.

No, I am not.  I assume uninterested parties will just kill the thread.

Paolo