Re: CVS commit: src/external/mit/expat/dist

[David Holland <dholland-sourcechanges%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 11:58:14PM +0200, Alan Barrett wrote:
 > >>Regardless of whether or not you got approval from releng, I
 > >>think it's inappropriate to make major or controversial changes
 > >>without public discussion.
 > >
 > >As far as I can tell from reading the PR you were the only
 > >objecting to it.  Concerning your objection:
 > 
 > This is not the right place to discuss that.
 > 
 > >>The only semi-public discussion that I am aware of was in the
 > >>comments on PR 40346, where there was not consensus that adding
 > >>expat to base was a good idea.  One of the last comments there
 > >>said that discussion on that issue should go to tech-userlevel,
 > >>but there was no discussion in tech-userlevel.
 > >
 > >Well, it is on the list of "Important bugs" for NetBSD 6.0.  So
 > >my assumption was that it should be fixed.
 > 
 > If the fix involves major changes to base, then those major changes
 > should be discussed in tech-userlevel.  That's the essence of my
 > objection.

There was, however, a consensus on tech-x11, Cc'd to current-users, to
move it to base. In September 2009. I don't know why nobody ever
did. I'd say it's about time, although I could wish it had gotten done
a month earlier.

(Note that September 2009 was, though excessively long ago, well after
the discussion in PR 40346.)

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David A. Holland
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