On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 02:23:01 +0900, David Ross <drossruby / yahoo.com> wrote:
> A good example how QA works and is better then
> developer packaged software.
> 
> Thanks batsman

Please, David, shut up. The packaging error is not one that I would
have found because I don't generally test my applications on Linux or
other Unixes during normal operation; the htmldiff error was actually
something related to a planned shift.

In future versions of Diff::LCS, htmldiff will actually be
disappearing in favour of an extension to the ldiff. htmldiff is a
legacy application from the original Perl port.

QA does *not* catch all things; I know, as I work with highly
qualified QA people at work. I appreciate the work that Mauricio has
put into RPA, and I look forward to the stability that the RPA will
provide to people who can't afford to deal with the bleeding edge, but
still appreciate the ability to package my own software and make it
available to others.

There is a time, place, and purpose for both RPA-style and
RubyGem-style packaging systems and philosophies. There is little
time, place, and purpose for sycophants.

-austin
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