Re: CVS commit: src/bin/hostname

[christos%astron.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

In article <2dfe3cdfcd48d7abaaaec6f06925afcf%mail.marples.name@localhost>,
Roy Marples  <roy%marples.name@localhost> wrote:
>On 29/07/2013 18:15, Alan Barrett wrote:
>> New features that are likely to be controversial should be discussed
>> before being implemented.
>
>I don't view these changes as controversial hence I just did it. If you 
>look at my prior posting history I always launch discussion, often with 
>a patch, prior do doing something I consider controversial.
>
>> Even after implementing the changes, you
>> still have not seen fit to esplain what the new options are supposed
>> to be used for, under what circumstances they might be useful, what
>> problem they are intended to solve, or even what their semantics are.
>> 
>>> So if someone doesn't like it with a CVS commit bit, feel free to rip 
>>> it out and I'll keep my changes local.
>> 
>> Since you are not even willing to explain why you made the changes, I
>> think thay should immediately be reverted.
>
>It seems that you can neither read, or you are just willfully ignoring 
>my explanation.
>
>I fail to see why I should justify myself when others frankly just state 
>their opinion with none or limited technical merits.
>How the hell is their opinion worth any more than mine? Not saying mine 
>is worth more, but from where I am now it says my view is worth squat.
>
>Maybe it's time for me to step away from NetBSD.

There is a simple solution to all of this. Provide a separate command called
nodename or netname or something!

christos