Re: [PATCH 2/2 v5] [BZ #10283] localedef: align fixed maps to SHMLBA

["Carlos O'Donell" <carlos at redhat dot com>]

On 06/19/2013 07:57 PM, Roland McGrath wrote:
>> The point is I haven't seen anyone agree with you, and it's not
>> prudent to let a lone opinion (strictly in disagreement with all other
>> voiced opinions) hold this bug fix back.
> 
> Everyone else who has commented at all has pretty much said that I'm right
> in the abstract but they just don't want to bother with being right when
> going with the flow seems adequate.  That would be a more convincing
> attitude if what I've asked for were actually more than ten minutes more
> work.

I didn't say you were right.

I happen to believe that it's a bike-shed and the patch should
just go in already because it makes the code better.

In fact I think I've tried to get this patch in several times,
but to be fair you have contributed ideas that made it better,
and I appreciate that.

However, on this point you have three developers that disagree
with you.

Mike is fully within his right to check his patch in having gotten
consensus from a selection of developers. However, he knows that such
an action may upset you and that has consequences in a community.

What makes this patch easy is that it's neither an ABI nor API issue,
but just a bit of bike-shed about how generic or not generic the patch is.

I suggest Mike check the patch in.
 
>> Whilst we're not a fully democracy here, we shouldn't be a monarchy
>> either.  This is especially true when everyone else is fine with the
>> way this change is implemented.
> 
> We could call it a meritocracy, so my word goes not because I'm part of my
> illustrious dynasty, but because I happen to be right.

You can still be right, but if everyone disagrees with you, and
you're unwilling to work towards a consensus, then the patch is
going to get checked in without your consent.

Cheers,
Carlos.