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From: Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
To: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org>
Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org,
	qemu-devel-qX2TKyscuCcdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Réf. : Re:  [PATCH][RFC] Allowing QEMU to directly executeadirectory (and storing command line options in it)
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:22:32 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46D975A8.6020002@qumranet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0708312206120.28586-OGWIkrnhIhzN0uC3ymp8PA@public.gmane.org>

Johannes Schindelin wrote:
>   
>> I think passing only the directory name is better because it can be like 
>> a "black box" : the user don't have to know how it is inside.
>>     
>
> I consider this a super downside.
>
> "If you think your users are idiots, only idiots will use it [your 
> software]."
>   

I don't consider myself an idiot, yet I get annoyed when software forces 
me to learn its implementation details.


-- 
Any sufficiently difficult bug is indistinguishable from a feature.


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-09-01 14:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-08-31 20:13 Réf. : Re: [PATCH][RFC] Allowing QEMU to directly executeadirectory (and storing command line options in it) laurent.vivier-6ktuUTfB/bM
2007-08-31 21:09 ` Réf. : Re: [kvm-devel] " Johannes Schindelin
     [not found]   ` <Pine.LNX.4.64.0708312206120.28586-OGWIkrnhIhzN0uC3ymp8PA@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-01 14:22     ` Avi Kivity [this message]
     [not found]       ` <46D975A8.6020002-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-01 22:59         ` [Qemu-devel] Réf. : " Johannes Schindelin
     [not found] ` <OF5352114A.9C6CEEE4-ONC1257348.006F117A-C1257348.006F1248-4ZAmCnR/+QsUrb4e85K3Fw@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-01  0:19   ` Anthony Liguori
2007-09-03  9:12     ` Re: Réf. : Re: [kvm-devel] " Laurent Vivier
2007-09-01  0:52   ` Réf. : " Daniel P. Berrange

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