[OpenAFS] Question for admins regarding pts membership output
Todd Lewis
utoddl@email.unc.edu
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:26:37 -0400
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On 7/14/22 5:49 AM, Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
> Ed Rude:
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>> I think I prefer the new behavior you are suggesting as the default.
> I'd prefer to have the current behavior as default, as to not break
> current scripts. Admins can then decide to enhance their scripts as
> needed instead of being forced to change them because they got broken.
On the other hand, I'd prefer a diminishing number of broken scripts vs.
a future of less than ideal defaults, especially if some warning is
issued ahead of the change.
Backwards compatibility has it's place: in the past, mostly.
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/14/22 5:49 AM, Dirk Heinrichs
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Ed Rude:
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">I think I prefer the new behavior you are suggesting as the default.
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I'd prefer to have the current behavior as default, as to not break
current scripts. Admins can then decide to enhance their scripts as
needed instead of being forced to change them because they got broken.</pre>
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On the other hand, I'd prefer a diminishing number of broken scripts
vs. a future of less than ideal defaults, especially if some warning
is issued ahead of the change.<br>
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Backwards compatibility has it's place: in the past, mostly.<br>
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/ "We is confronted with insurmountable opportunities." /
/ - Walt Kelly, "Pogo" /
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