Re: [exim] auth_hack_outlook4 for Exim4

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:04:16 +0000, Bruce Richardson
<itsbruce@???> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 10:25:22PM -0000, Peter Bowyer wrote:
> > Piotr Roszatycki <dexter@???> wrote:
> > >> I've tried to convince the Debian maintainer to include this patch
> > >> to the Debian package. Unfortunately, he wants to be close to the
> > >> upstream source. AFAIK, Philip Hazel rejected this patch for some
> > >> anti-Microsoft reasons.
> [snip]
> >
> > We're seeing a lot of fallout from Debian land lately, I wonder why?
> > Something to do with the attitude, perhaps?
>
> Trying to see your problem with the attitude that said "If Philip
> thought the patch was silly, we'll trust his judgement on that."
> Failing.

Sorry, I expressed my comment badly. It wasn't aimed at the Debian
maintainers' approach in this case (which I agree is correct), just at
the amount of hot air generated generally by 'the Debian issue'.
Debian seems to come with entrenched views on many things.

Peter
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