[Mesa-dev] [PATCH] autotools: Deprecate the use of autotools

[Matt Turner]

On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 12:06 PM Ilia Mirkin <imirkin at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > We're simply trying to get the feedback from users sooner. And the
> > cost to you is very small: Use an extra flag. It's not a burden.
>
> Before the community is happy? Premature. The way you build consensus
> for a new thing is not by shooting the old thing in the foot. That
> just encourages me to pick up a shotgun too.

This reply has convinced me that you're not to be reasoned with.