Import concerns revisited

[BCS]

Bill Baxter wrote:
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> I'm curious...
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> Q1: How many D users out there are *opposed* to imports being private by
> default?  Even if it requires everyone to change their code?

+1

For this change, wont break most of my code, it's mostly private already.

> 
> Q2: How many D users out there are *opposed* to imports being "static" by
> default?  Even if it requires fixing the imports in every D source file
> everywhere?

+~.5

Not opposed, maybe for. Throw in the sugar for aliasing and I'm in.

> 
> All I've heard in this discussion is proponents for these two changes, with the
> exception of Walter, of course.
> 
> Maybe it's time for some sort of strawman -1/0/+1 vote just to see where people
> lie.  From were I sit it seems like Walter is the only one opposed to these
> changes, mainly because he doesn't want to break people's code.  But those same
> people he's trying to protect seem to be saying "break our code, please!"  Are
> the teeming fans of the status quo just being quiet, letting Walter duke it out
> for them?
> 
> --Bill
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