kdelibs coding style

[Thiago Macieira]

Maks Orlovich wrote:
>No, it's not. Yes, the proposed policy itself affects only kdelibs. But
>the /nature/ of the policy affects everyone. This sets a precedent that
>something that's merely a matter of preference and not technical merit
> can be legislated as a policy in the project. And in fact, even making
> kdelibs different in a way that's not technically neccessary (constract
> with e.g. BC), introduces a small but existing psychological barrier
> for contributors to jump into kdelibs from other modules.  (And don't
> bring up kdepim, please. kdepim also has a long-lasting reputation for
> being hostile to new contributors).

I must have completely misunderstood you. Can you clarify what you meant 
in the paragraph above?

You're saying that, by defining an indentation style, we will be deterring 
potential contributors to kdelibs? That cannot be right.

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