Developers of Sympa

[Alexandre Franke <address@concealed>]

Hi,

On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 10:37 AM, David Verdin <address@concealed> 
wrote:
> what is the NIH syndrom?

It stands for Not Invented Here and it is the bias towards homebrew
code which supposedly better fills a need than something written by a
third party, regardless of its actual suitability.

> Except it is already there and working.
> On my opinion, replacing a module with CPAN must come with an added value.

Reducing the burden of maintainership sure looks like added value to
me. As an outsider I clearly lack the context of the specific bit
you’re talking about, but as I often say “the best code is the one you
don’t have to write”.

> "Mieux vaut viser la perfection et la rater que viser la médiocrité et
> l'atteindre."
> - Francis Blanche

« La perfection est atteinte, non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à
ajouter, mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer. »
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

-- 
Alexandre Franke
GNOME Hacker & Foundation Director