- From: Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:20:23 -0700
- To: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@annevk.nl>
- Cc: "public-media-capture@w3.org" <public-media-capture@w3.org>, Simon Pieters <zcorpan@gmail.com>
On 22 October 2013 15:43, Anne van Kesteren <annevk@annevk.nl> wrote: >> Precedents are a terrible basis for change. > > Because? There are usually better reasons to rely on than a fallback, weak excuse for a reason like precedent. Like the fact that sourceObject actually uses English words, rather than arbitrary contractions of the same, which makes it easier to comprehend. Of course, in the absence of better reasons, feel free to rely on precedent, but ... A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
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