On: Nginx introduces native support for ACME protocol

[francislavoie]

As we repeat every time this comes up, this was literally 8 years ago when the project was in its infancy and the project author was in the middle of exams, and it has not been true since. Caddy has been rewritten from the ground up since then, and comparing it to those old versions is dishonest.

[stephenr → francislavoie]

The concern isn't that the same code exists, or even that it has odd unintended behaviour.

The concern is that the author failed to understand why his batshit-crazy intended behaviour was a bad design from the start.

[francislavoie → stephenr]

So you've never made mistakes in your life? Do you think children are irredeemable if they get a B on their tests in school? What a ridiculous take.

[stephenr → francislavoie]

Making a mistake is generally considered "acceptable" if you learn from it and acknowledge the mistake.

The author did neither - he was steadfast that his approach was correct, and everyone else was wrong.