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Oh, sorry, my apologies. I thought this was a malconceived fork. As an
official release, it looks great! Thanks Vladimir!
On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 11:02 AM, Russell Nelson <russnelson AT gmail DOT com>
wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 3:30 PM, Vladimir Zhbanov (vzhbanov AT gmail DOT com)
> [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
>>
>> P.S. This is my first release and there could be many (too many)
>> inconsistencies in the work I've done. Please be tolerant :-) If you have
>> some remarks/criticism or if there are unnecessary things I have
>> forgotten to do, please don't hesitate to tell me (even privately, if
>> you want).
>>
>
> It's very impolite to release a new version of someone else's software.
> VERY impolite. You forgot to change the name. You also forgot to establish
> a different set of infrastructure. New mailing lists, etc. You also forgot
> to announce that you were forking the software, and why. As far as I can
> see, you did pretty much everything wrong. Sorry to be the bearer of bad
> news. But the good news is that next time, now that you know what is
> required for a proper fork, you can do a better job!
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Oh, sorry, my apologies. I thought this was a malconceived=
fork. As an official release, it looks great! Thanks Vladimir!</div><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at =
11:02 AM, Russell Nelson <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:russnelson=
@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">russnelson AT gmail DOT com</a>></span> wrote:<br=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1=
px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_ex=
tra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><span class=3D"">On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 a=
t 3:30 PM, Vladimir Zhbanov (<a href=3D"mailto:vzhbanov AT gmail DOT com" target=
=3D"_blank">vzhbanov AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delori=
e.com" target=3D"_blank">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] <span dir=3D"ltr"><<=
a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-user AT delorie=
.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,=
204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
P.S. This is my first release and there could be many (too many)<br>
inconsistencies in the work I've done. Please be tolerant :-) If you ha=
ve<br>
some remarks/criticism or if there are unnecessary things I have<br>
forgotten to do, please don't hesitate to tell me (even privately, if<b=
r>
you want).<br></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>It's very impolit=
e to release a new version of someone else's software. VERY impolite.=
=C2=A0You forgot to change the name.=C2=A0You also forgot to establish a di=
fferent set of infrastructure. New mailing lists, etc. You also forgot to a=
nnounce that you were forking the software, and why. As far as I can see, y=
ou did pretty much everything wrong. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Bu=
t the good news is that next time, now that you know what is required for a=
proper fork, you can do a better job!</div></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>
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