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Comment by pgeorgi

3 years ago

"jxl without a flag" can't be re-added because that was never a thing.

It can, that's why you didn't say "re-add jxl", but had to mention the flag, 're-add' has no flag implication, that pedantic attempt to constraint is somehing you've made up, that's not what people want, just read those linked issues

  • It has a flag implication because jpeg-xl never came without being hidden behind a flag. Nothing was taken away from ordinary users at any point in time.

    And I suppose the Chrome folks have the telemetry to know how many people set that damn flag.

    • > And I suppose the Chrome folks have the telemetry to know how many people set that damn flag.

      How is that relevant? Flags are to allow testing, not to gauge interest from regular users.

    • >"But the plans were on display…”

      > “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”

      > “That’s the display department.”

      > “With a flashlight.”

      > “Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”

      > “So had the stairs.”

      > “But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”

      > “Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.’”

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    • I suppose I'll trust the reality of what actual users are expressly asking for vs. your imagination that something different is implied

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