It seems to me (please correct me if I'm wrong)
that Brion
has failed to
provide adequate explanation with regards to the perceived
problems with
the feature. It seems that several times, Magnus Manske (the
author of
the feature) has posted to wikitech-l asking why the feature
isn't being
enabled; Brion would reply stating a few "problems" which
Magnus quite
convincingly demonstrates are either fixed by now, or have never
actually been a problem. Brion then never replies to those
refutations
again and just leaves everyone puzzled.
but it's understandably frustrating to those
of us who
REALLY REALLY
WANT IT IN.
The situation as I have outlined it above is not only
frustrating, but
actually somewhat angering. If he can't turn the feature on
or explain
what's wrong with it, then maybe he shouldn't be "in charge"
or at least
not the only one.
Timwi
This is the kind of politics that made me quit the development team a
couple of years ago, and also what led me to being mostly inactive even
after joining _three_ years ago. Technical leadership is difficult, and
developers are no better than average (merely because they are computer
"scientists") than any other group, at cooperating.
I hope one person will be BOLD, knowing that if a problem actually DOES
crop up, the feature can simply be shut off.
Ed Poo
Developer Emeritus