Re: [PATCH] Remove absolute paths from gpg.rc
FWIW, while I agree with Paul's request, I also agree with Oswald's "state of
the discussion" update. I think Derek might have been a bit out of line
attacking me personally earlier (and I might have been out of line possibly
attacking Derek personally earlier still), but this wouldn't be the first time
we started a flame war on this list. That's why I strongly second Paul's
request not to turn this into yet another flame war. (Derek, on the other hand,
would be better served by diffusing the discussion into a flame war, since
current Mutt behavior is closer to what he wants than to what I want, AFAICT.)
- Dave
On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 04:38:15PM +0100, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 02:57:25PM +0000, Paul Walker wrote:
> > This thread seems to be getting a bit personal in places. Can people
> > please keep the discussion related to mutt (or at least security)...?
> >
> well, i expected somebody to say something like that. actually, the one
> calling me anti-american is still missing. ;)
> obviously, i think that the discussion still *is* relevant to mutt's
> security, otherwise i'd take it off-list.
>
> for the record, my choices were:
> - ignore dave. this would be silly - based on the same reasoning as used
> in the mail in question.
> - fight him on the basis of every possible technical aspect. pointless,
> obviously.
> - simply show him how his line of argumentation is fundamentally flawed
> (he seems to like that fu-word :). if you think that the used reasoning
> or comparisons are getting too personal, then it's too bad ... for
> you. :-P SCNR
> his choices are now:
> - ignore me
> - flame me, in which case i will ignore him
> - show me how my argumentation is flawed
> - accept that i'm right and based on that rethink his own position
> towards a more differentiated one, based on pragmatic and not on
> ideological arguments. this doesn't even mean changing the actual
> position, as in the $PATH case we seem to agree mostly. ;)
>
> ok, enough theoretizing. :)
>
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