X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f
X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com
X-Original-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
        d=gmail.com; s=20120113;
        h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to
         :content-type;
        bh=bJh1YpoYdsvTQn2fHdLBZY/LtAxMelTWxiS4HFIcJl4=;
        b=IjYb5djdUMGhwDsXDvnp82Kj+Jt1S9MM6XvGmlnjoJ3pXRk8mfq/ClDx5FMcZlEgHx
         qC5AxBgwOWqivSl30luMeOUzebFzOL7MImKYPLDqavucQI9A/e0ULyRhTw/Ft6KRKERd
         9TatQb7XKziqN5kFfw71pRBgqJpFMmd1FMNkEAYKaTZcpMzQ3BnvcaHq/EqAExkLRebp
         6TmIcNE/7uCOT7iGZUkyRmVrMpLuoSwGAYrLdTln3ZWEYeYTGnbQnb3WlRrbj5P5A81o
         6KPwW4yIuJ40rHzJi8HpxfogfGRX2k5j43+S7cnpNjEu9/2wiV9FKsxSVbSBMK2a0cLz
         Wy9A==
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Received: by 10.25.40.130 with SMTP id o124mr5136540lfo.41.1444447395179;
 Fri, 09 Oct 2015 20:23:15 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <mv9veh$l8j$1@ger.gmane.org>
References: <20151003210701 DOT de392b925f54dadb0a5fedd8 AT gmail DOT com>
	<56104A0A DOT 9020507 AT xs4all DOT nl>
	<1443909591 DOT 1873 DOT 18 DOT camel AT ssalewski DOT de>
	<CAC4O8c_g7e562Gaotrbi6gLfjP6cJU1ys=MtEkDE7bSh4F9dfg AT mail DOT gmail DOT com>
	<1443975731 DOT 671 DOT 52 DOT camel AT ssalewski DOT de>
	<20151004191717 DOT bf8223417541a9306bfbd9ea AT gmail DOT com>
	<CAC4O8c9Bi5HJfcW6wUgm_+4O2gs4vDdBMbS2hF_0dCqnBuJahQ AT mail DOT gmail DOT com>
	<1443997480 DOT 2068 DOT 32 DOT camel AT ssalewski DOT de>
	<CAC4O8c-bnGky=Nab59-pOTJkB8Q9Tc5t5hqE+dnEF-777hUjMg AT mail DOT gmail DOT com>
	<1444070851 DOT 1014 DOT 20 DOT camel AT ssalewski DOT de>
	<muv4ua$hat$1 AT ger DOT gmane DOT org>
	<alpine DOT DEB DOT 2 DOT 00 DOT 1510060356440 DOT 7137 AT igor2priv>
	<56133047 DOT 7030402 AT neurotica DOT com>
	<alpine DOT DEB DOT 2 DOT 00 DOT 1510060433080 DOT 7137 AT igor2priv>
	<56133CC4 DOT 7000306 AT neurotica DOT com>
	<56137585 DOT 2030004 AT jump-ing DOT de>
	<CAM2RGhRZoQSJ-kUQfBTngGktreLbrM6=gbr=-+cUO4hx=2RavA AT mail DOT gmail DOT com>
	<201510061806 DOT t96I6tUG026305 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com>
	<56142095 DOT 8030800 AT jump-ing DOT de>
	<alpine DOT DEB DOT 2 DOT 00 DOT 1510070535130 DOT 7137 AT igor2priv>
	<mv2u4p$7a2$1 AT ger DOT gmane DOT org>
	<mv4k4c$tip$1 AT ger DOT gmane DOT org>
	<201510080301 DOT t9831weq018628 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com>
	<mv9veh$l8j$1 AT ger DOT gmane DOT org>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 03:23:15 +0000
Message-ID: <CAM2RGhScFLg0zSXX1Q693hKWQ_G8qvMdt-qL2PP68ozpD0PQXQ@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [geda-user] GTK3, Glade interface designer (router, auto?)
From: "Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
To: gEDA users mailing list <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com
Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com
X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com
X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com
Precedence: bulk

On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 3:08 AM, Kai-Martin Knaak <kmk AT familieknaak DOT de> wrote:
> DJ Delorie wrote:
>
>> Arguing over how forky a fork is is, well, petty.  Igor2 is doing
>> something different with the code, fine.  He's also still involved
>> with us, fine.  Why is this a problem?
>
> He presented his project as "a _proper_ fork" (underline in the
> original).

Why can't he have a fork, be a member of the community, and try to
make his fork something people anti-fork back into the mainline.

>> It's no different than every
>> git branch we create being a "fork" that may or may not get merged,
>> other than irrelevent mechanics and probabilities.
>
> Igor consistently declares to have no intentions to merge his changes
> back to main line geda. Creators of feature branches typically are
> motivated by the prospect to have their feature merged. To me this
> represents the difference between a fork and a temporary side step.

What is wrong with wanting to code in a way that might be useful to
the community while not wanting to fight endlessly over what is worthy
to join the mainline?

> ---<)kaimartin(>---
>



-- 
Home
http://evanfoss.googlepages.com/
Work
http://forge.abcd.harvard.edu/gf/project/epl_engineering/wiki/