I'm actually pretty much done debating, so, I'm reluctant to address any more points, sorry... it's been done ad nauseum. The horse is now a rug.

In the end, it really doesn't matter what any of us says-- ultimately, any final decision is Reggie's.

At that point, everything else is just noise. Including this post.



EDIT: but just so we're clear-- you're still mischaracterizing the content issue. That's one reason I don't want to debate it any longer... when a participant refuses to consider that he has constructed his argument upon an error, any efforts after the first to illustrate that become futile.

Besides, if Reggie disallowed suggestions, as you *appear* to believe should be done (I'm not really clear there, because you seem to want some of us to shut up, but then declare discussion should take place before decisions are made), then the forum would die soon if not immediately afterward. Input is good. Disagreement is good. Without it, we have groupthink, and groupthink=death.

Oh, and welcome to Linux.