"because that would mean we would go against the consensus we had in Ocata."
Where was this consensus documented and communicated? If it was just IRC or a comment in a patch, but didn't have a deprecation period or at least a release note to communicate it, the consensus is invalid, IMO.
"because that would mean we would go against the consensus we had in Ocata."
Where was this consensus documented and communicated? If it was just IRC or a comment in a patch, but didn't have a deprecation period or at least a release note to communicate it, the consensus is invalid, IMO.