<br><tt><font size=2>testtools-bounces@list.coin-or.org wrote on 01/16/2009
10:02:37 AM:<br>
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> Gents,<br>
> <br>
> ThirdPartyAllowed is used as a global variable. The convention
for <br>
> global variables seems to be all caps, so that this should be named
something <br>
> like THIRD_PARTY_ALLOWED. If I make this change, everyone's local
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> NBuserParameters.py file will break, because it defines this variable.<br>
> <br>
> Do you guys have a mechanism for making a change like
this? Is advance <br>
> warning sufficient? Or do we just live with it?</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>I don't think we are that orgainized to have a formal
mechanism.</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>If you want to define one, go for it.</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>(I think an email message is sufficient).</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>I would prefer to make the change, and not live with
it.</font></tt>
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