On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 03:59:07PM -0400, Gwern Branwen wrote:
I'm not sure whether it's worthwhile to update them - if they're not being updated by their user, it's reasonable to infer the user is no longer using XMonad
I disagree. I use xmonad everyday on three different machines and wouldn't trade it for anything. But my config in the archive is woefully out of date. I'll take this as a prompt to jump over and update mine...
(in which case they aren't useful in considering how to make XMonad users' lives easier)
that follows.
or are using a different config (and then obviously we should care less about a configuration even its creator doesn't want to use).
the assumption that the user doesn't use the config is just wrong, IMVHO. It turns out for me, really, the system is so stable and usable, once tweaked to a reasonably pleasant default, that there is no need to change. I only started using AvoidStruts (or whatever it's called) the just the other day because of an unrelated change to my config which broke my xmonad.hs because defaultGaps wasn't around anymore. That config hadn't been rebuilt in *months* at least. I missed a couple of upgrades, at least, because what I had _just worked_. I think one of the signs of the success of a product is that certain subsets of the user population *stop* upgrading. Not because they aren't using the product, but because the product fits their needs to a level where it's just a tool and no longer a new thing that needs to be maintained. tribute to xmonad ;)
So here's what I would greatly appreciate everyone doing: 1) Upload your config 2) If you've uploaded your config, update it!
will do. thanks for the reminder! A