Re: Kannel is suffering

 > Frequently the efforts seen here are not to abstract, but to turn down
suggestions,
 > because they are not present in all protocols. That is not abstraction.
That is backward
 > thinking. Kannel would benefit from some real abstraction efforts with a
forward view of
 > supporting all protocols to each their fullest extent.

To quote Linus Torvalds: "As such, my most important function is to say NO!
to people. 
This continually surprises some people, as they see a very rapid pace of
development, 
and often huge patches on a weekly (or even daily) basis."

(see http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/9803.3/0319.html).

This was because Linus continously turned down the GGI projects
implementation of an
in-kernel graphics system. The GGI peoplewere furious about the narrow
minded and
backward consensus of the main kernel developers.

Regards
  Joerg