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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Features command for arch
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James Blackwell |
Subject: |
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Features command for arch |
Date: |
Sat, 28 Aug 2004 17:35:13 -0400 |
Tom Wrote:
> > > > Who shall be the
> > > > arbitrator of "feature names"?=20
> > >=20
Then jblack wrote:
> > > I don't think there will be much need for an arbitrator, but I suppose
> > > that if a controversial name comes up, it can be discussed.
>
Then I think asuffield wrote:
> > This one is a problem I regularly have to face with IRC. The solution
> > is simple:
>
Then Tom followed up:
> I'm intrinsicly skeptical of any solution that based on analogizing
> the issue to anything as inconsequential as IRC nicknames.
>
> Consequences of confusing nicknames: nearly none.
>
> Consequences of software management tools flaking out: potentially infinite.
Ok. I buy that reasoning.
I don't see that as a significant risk in this case, as the code would
be pretty simple. The two worst things that I can come up with is
1) The table goes out of date
2) There's something conceptually wrong with the idea (which I can't see
from this vantage point)
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- [Gnu-arch-users] Features command for arch, James Blackwell, 2004/08/28
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Features command for arch, Andrew Suffield, 2004/08/28
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Features command for arch, Tom Lord, 2004/08/28
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Features command for arch, David Allouche, 2004/08/30
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Features command for arch, Tom Lord, 2004/08/30
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Features command for arch, David Allouche, 2004/08/31
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Features command for arch, Tom Lord, 2004/08/31
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Features command for arch, James Blackwell, 2004/08/31
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Features command for arch, David Allouche, 2004/08/30