Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:50:36 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall <dave@horsfall.org> To: FreeBSD Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Adding functionality to a port Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.21.9999.2111150844250.6467@aneurin.horsfall.org> In-Reply-To: <34fd4a6a-87a7-b1a5-385b-5c1dab767560@m5p.com> References: <4ca51765-b556-3f12-5809-5aadbf6dccca@ohreally.nl> <YZEskkPi2%2BcX9hrZ@home.opsec.eu> <480b44f5-0674-e645-8413-a1a368cfc393@ohreally.nl> <YZExLlXP3uEjrvyF@fc.opsec.eu> <fb5e514d-1458-9b49-1882-b64d5386cdfa@madpilot.net> <YZFGCoblQOHPnPWe@fc.opsec.eu> <e07b5a48-3465-c92b-ee4b-f2fc91e0202f@madpilot.net> <YZFXby/ktthO9Khx@fc.opsec.eu> <bc50a61a-1341-0c70-c427-f1717e2d871a@FreeBSD.org> <34fd4a6a-87a7-b1a5-385b-5c1dab767560@m5p.com>
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This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --1483753691-51442078-1636926636=:6467 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Sun, 14 Nov 2021, George Mitchell wrote: > Perhaps I'm naïve, but to me the Principle of Least Amazement really > does completely cover the issues being raised here. Is it necessary to > complicate the situation any more than that? -- George First time I've heard POLA called that; I knew it as "... astonishment" some decades ago (by Dr. John Lions; for all I know he could've coined it). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_astonishment -- Dave --1483753691-51442078-1636926636=:6467--
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