Bier [PSARC/2008/230 FastTrack timeout 04/01/2008]

[Scott Rotondo]

Joseph Kowalski wrote:
> 
> Behind in my mail,...
>> Because let's face it, without wine(1) I think this case is woefully
>> incomplete.  And make sure to include the --red, --white, --rosé,
>> --varietal=VARIETAL, and other important options.  This being FOSS we'll
>> just have to accept GNU-style long options and to -hiccup- hell with the
>> CLIP.
>>   
> I know this is already approved, but I strongly advise removing the 
> --rose and --varietal=WHITE_ZIN options.  Solaris has a reputation of 
> quality and maturity that should not be imputed by the "inclusive" 
> attitudes of young FOSS developers.
> 

But white zinfandel has the third-largest market share by case volume 
[1]. Clearly the community has spoken, and they find that white zin 
meets their beverage needs. Who are we to impose our elitist ivory-tower 
quality standards?

Watch for future fast-tracks to implement bud(1) and coors(1). Although 
some might argue that they duplicate much of the functionality of 
beer(1), the implementation is completely different, and there is a 
substantial installed base that demands 100% compatibility. It should be 
possible to provide sufficient packaging metadata to prevent accidental 
consumption of bud(1) and coors(1) by the unwary.

	Scott


[1] http://www.winebusiness.com/SalesMarketing/webarticle.cfm?dataId=42231