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[Robert Collins <robertc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:02 AM, Jonathan Lange <jml@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You could also do what Drizzle did and make a rule that we all know is
> arbitrary and not entirely correct but is certainly easy to follow.
> This would be a fitting break from the Launchpad (as-a-product)
> tradition of covering every imaginable use case.
>
> Another idea would be to make the policy even stronger. Say that from
> now patches must reduce maintenance cost, and specify what that might
> mean: make LP faster, make dev cycle faster, remove code, remove the
> need for documentation, increase architectural transparency etc.

Thats an interesting concept; I think I prefer the 'not make worse'
approach because it allows folk to tread water if needed.

-Rob