On September 9, 2002 02:38 pm, Alexandre Julliard wrote:
I think we should try to follow the network rule: be conservative in what you send and liberal in what you accept.
That's a good point. In fact, I wasn't that serious when I suggested making this a hard and fast rule, as I am aware of the dangers. I was thinking more in terms of *strongly* desired set of rules, rather then absolute. And applying more so to usual contributors, rather then the occasional one.
I do admit that it would be nice if frequent contributors could get into the habit of making patches that are easier to read and apply. I'll also note that I tend to deal first with patches that don't require me to do MIME gymnastics, so these are less likely to end up getting forgotten. Maybe that could provide some motivation...
Maybe accept the patch, but send a reply to the author asking to follow the rules, if possible? There are some cases where we have to make exceptions, but most people should be able to follow them...
-- Dimi.