[Gllug] Open Ports

tet at accucard.com tet at accucard.com
Mon Jan 28 16:37:01 UTC 2002


>> This doesn't follow; it's entirely possible for "enable" to
>> be optional and to default to "yes".
>
>Which does not, of itself, make a reason not to use "disable".

True. However, the fact that it's possible to have a line that says
"disable = no" does give a compelling reason not to use it (IMHO,
at least). Double negatives only lead to confusion, so it's best to
design an interface that doesn't allow them to exist in the first
place.

Tet

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