Re: Request for comment -- a better attribution system

Horst von Brand
2001-04-23T00:04:22Z

"Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com> said:
> Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>:
> > Eric, it would save everyone a lot of time if you actually cared to
> > pull your head out of your... theoretical constructions and spent
> > some efforts figuring out how the things really work.
>
> I've had my nose rubbed in how things really work. That's why I want to
> fix the things that are broken about how things really work.

Then explain to everybody here in a language they'll understand _what_ is
wrong and _why_. Then propose a solution. I for one am not convinced you
have a "what", let alone a "why". And AFAIKS your solution will be an
enormous burden to maintain if it is not to rot away in a very short time.
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