Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 22:05:46 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no> Cc: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>, Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bikesheds Message-ID: <20000717220546.A77536@freebie.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <xzphf9oy1ji.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>; from des@flood.ping.uio.no on Mon, Jul 17, 2000 at 09:55:29PM %2B0200 References: <200007171805.OAA05517@blackhelicopters.org> <xzphf9oy1ji.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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On Mon, Jul 17, 2000 at 09:55:29PM +0200, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> writes:
> > It's like construction work. Very few people can build a skyscraper,
> > but anyone can build a bike shed.
> >
> > When someone mentions "painting the bikeshed" it means "we've argued
> > about this long enough, most of the solutions are just fine, will you
> > please just implement one and SHUT UP?"
>
> Bzzt, wrong, but thanks for playing.
>
> A bikeshed discussion is a discussion about a bikeshed which everyone
> agrees would be nice to have in the back yard, but will fight until
> death to stop it from being built because, as they repeatedly and
> loudly point out, the suggested paint scheme is just *wrong*.
>
> I seem to recall this actually refers to a true story about a real
> bikeshed; ask phk for details.
Most bikesheds around here end nowhere because of government regulations
standing in your way building one. Wrong color ("does not fit within
the local surroundings") is just one reason. :)
--
Wilko Bulte http://www.freebsd.org
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