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<p>Another point of view:</p>
<p>Some call it monkeypatching. Others call it configuration.</p>
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<p>There's room for both views and I don't see anything wrong with
configuration using this kind of feature.<br>
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<p>Sven<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10.02.2017 17:17, Markus Meskanen
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<div dir="auto">Well yes, but I think you're a bit too fast on
labeling it a mistake to use monkey patching...</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 10, 2017 18:15, "Paul Moore"
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<div class="quoted-text">On 10 February 2017 at 16:09,
Markus Meskanen <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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> But if people are gonna do it anyways with the
tools provided (monkey<br>
> patching), why not provide them with better
tools?<br>
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Because encouraging and making it easier for people to
make mistakes<br>
is the wrong thing to do, surely?<br>
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